The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) has said that it hopes the Conservative Party’s general election victory “will stimulate the motor retail industry”.
Ben’s Industry Leader Challenge has thrown down the gauntlet to 10 automotive companies including JCT600 and Endeavour Automotive to jointly raise a total of £500,000 for the motor industry charity in 2020.
More than three quarters (78%) of motor trade businesses located in the North East have revealed that they recruited under-qualified technicians in a bid to plug the sector’s skills shortage.
Arnold Clark has handed a £100,000 donation to the Cash for Kids children’s charity in time for the cause’s gift giving annual Mission Christmas campaign.
Drive Motor Retail Group issued a series of ‘Overdrive’ awards to its top performing employees as its celebrated its 2019 successes at its annual black tie gala dinner.
New Mitsubishi and Suzuki dealerships are set to open in Cardiff next year after franchisee Jenkins Garages went into administration and closed its sites with the loss of 30 jobs.
Car buyers browsing the heycar classified advertising portal will be able to sell their car completely online as a result of the website’s new partnership with fellow automotive sector start-up Motorway.
A seasonal downturn in used car values as the holidays failed to impact sales at BCA and strong demand delivered a “strong month for used car activity”.
Car dealers may experience a used car sales performance blip after voters head to the polls for today’s General Election 2019 but the sector is “performing pretty well” in challenging times, according to Cazana.
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Shoreham Vehicle Auctions (SVA) has raised more than £150,000 for Chestnut Tree House Children’s Hospice with the support of the south coast motor trade.
Mercedes-Benz UK's network operations director Angela Shepherd has been appointed chief executive of its manufacturer-owned dealer business, Mercedes-Benz Retail Group.
Inchcape UK has officially opened its new Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) dealership in Derby 12 months after it gained planning approval for the site of the city’s former cattle market.
Renault’s Zoe electric vehicle (EV) has claimed the title of Auto Trader’s fastest-selling used car 2019 after claiming the top two places in its monthly ranking of vehicles delivering a speedy sale.
For years there have been prophecies of doom for franchised new car dealers.
Car retailers are being advised to hunt down hybrid used car stock after research revealed that consumer demand for the alternative fuel vehicles (AFV) is outstripping demand by eight-to-one.
Former Fiat head of brand FCA Group UK Kate McLaren has joined Kia Motor UK as the Korean brand’s new general manager of customer quality.
Mitsubishi Motors in the UK partners with OVO Energy to strengthen its net-zero plans.
Fix Auto UK has bought two more sites in Yorkshire and Sussex from franchisees as it creates a company-owned bodyshop group.
The new head of the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has urged reform of the 45-year-old Consumer Credit Act because it "is failing consumers" and is unfit for modern finance provision.
Brian Small, who retired as JD Sports Fashion's chief finance officer in 2018, has been appointed to Pendragon's board as an independent non-executive director.
A state-funded research body has claimed high sales of SUVs are making “a mockery” of UK policy and risking the UK transport sector’s ambition to meet European Union emissions targets.
Luscombe Motors has claimed Suzuki GB’s National Dealer of the Year award as the Japanese brand issued awards to six of its top UK retailers.
Dean Pipitone has become the managing director of Cooper Solutions following its acquisition by PIB Group.
All new Minis will be sold with three months’ free insurance after BMW Group extended its partnership with fintech firm Wrisk to create a new Mini Flex Car Insurance product.
A Pendragon accounts assistant whose £250,000 fraud was discovered while she was on maternity leave has been jailed.
Kew Vehicle Leasing claims to have become the first leasing broker to openly disclose the amount of finance commission it receives on all regulated Personal Contract Hire (PCH) agreements.
Evolution Funding has appointed former Barclays Partner Finance (BPF) national accounts manager Keith Bell as its new sales director as part of a reshuffle of the motor finance provider’s sales team.
Car retailers in the North East of England have the biggest car finance penetration success according to a new compiled survey of over 2,000 UK motorists, conducted by Opinium for InsuretheGap.com.
Loyal Nissan customer Patricia McIntosh became one of the UK’s first recipients of the all-new Juke SUV when she took delivery of her 27 new car from Norfolk retailer Crayford & Holt.
