There is now less than 24 hours to go until car retailers, suppliers and top industry experts pack the halls of the NEC in Birmingham for Automotive Management Live 2019.
The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) has called for a “targeted and consistent approach” to addressing urban air quality and the adoption of electric vehicles (EV) following Bristol City Council’s decision to ban diesel vehicles from its streets.
Carwow has appointed Sep Arani as its new head of OEM ten months after Audi’s former future mobility operations manager joined peer-to-peer car sharing provider hiyacar.
The consumer car finance market achieved year-on-year growth of just 4% by volume and 7% by value during September – despite last year’s WLTP-impacted decline.
Aston Martin’s first SUV, the St Athan-built DBX, will be priced from £158,000 in the UK when order books open following its official global unveiling on November 20.
Endeavour Automotive is set to become the first UK franchisee of Geely’s high-performance Polestar electric vehicle (EV) brand when it opens the doors of a new Polestar Space in London.
The London Electric Vehicle Company has announced the appointment of former Inchcape, Pendragon and Jardine Motors man Daniel Cross as its new head of retail at LEVC London.
Traditional online vehicle searches which demand that car buyers select a car manufacturer brand first are “too limiting”, according to iVendi.
Substantial franchised car retail network reductions and restructuring is required if operators are to benefit from a significant increase in the profitability of operators, according to a new report published by the ICDP.
With the Financial Conduct Authority having just issued its proposals to outlaw certain commission models and encourage commission disclosure, the presenters of The Future of Motor Finance session at Automotive Management Live this Thursday are raring to share their insights and analysis.
New car sales declined by 6.7% during October as consumer confidence dipped to its lowest level for six years as talk of a December General Election grew in volume as another Brexit deadline loomed.
The volume of customer enquiries made to UK dealerships rose by 20% year-on-year during Q3 of 2019, according to new data published by Marketing Delivery.
Two Jardine Motors Group dealerships have celebrated becoming the group’s first Electric Vehicle Approved (EVA) accredited businesses under the National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) scheme.
Saxton 4x4 have been fined £27,375 and ordered to pay £37,375 in costs after a Trading Standards investigation uncovered evidence of “deliberate mis-selling” and “very poor business practices”.
EMaC has brought its service plan offering together with and extended warranty and roadside assistance provided by the AA to create its new Lifetime Warranty “vehicle ownership solution”.
Jardine Motors Group has been on a journey that has seen the group implement systems that allow retailers operating across a multiplicity of brands, locations and customer segments to gain a holistic view of their customers and use data in a smarter, more proactive manner.
Arbury Group expects to create 25 new jobs when it opens its new Seat UK franchise at Pendragon's former Strastone Land Rover dealership in Stourbridge.
Bentley Motors has announced that it will be using augmented reality to demonstrate its new Flying Spur model to showroom guests.
Group 1 Automotive has opened the doors to its new flagship five-storey Beadles Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) dealership in North West London.
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AM100 car dealer group Lookers has announced that chief executive Andy Bruce and chief operating officer Nigel McMinn are leaving at the end of this year.
Seat has appointed Lucas Casasnovas as its new head of urban mobility, with responsibility for all projects related to urban mobility.
Automotive Management Live takes place at Birmingham NEC next Thursday (November 7) when dealers and carmakers will get insights on FCA motor finance regulation, electric vehicles, future technology and omnichannel retailing for free.
Automotive retail group Hendy has appointed Sarah Martyn as HR director and Pete Walker as group service director.
UK car and van production declined in September as manufacturers battled with no-deal Brexit uncertainty.
A merger of PSA Group and FCA looks set to create the world's 4th largest vehicle manufacturing group with combined annual sale of nearly nine million units.
Ford has completed consolidating its UK sales and marketing operations onto its Dunton Technical Centre property in Laindon, Essex, and renamed the site Dunton Campus, Ford Britain.
Used vehicle values stabilised in October as a result of low supply and steady demand, according to Cap HPI.
