Franchised car retail groups are choosing to exit the UK fleet sector as their leasing divisions attract big offers from banks and car manufacturers amid a squeeze on profits from their core retail operations.
Mercedes-Benz has teamed up with Hertfordshire franchisee L&L Automotive to open the German premium car brand’s latest pop-up store – at The Maltings Shopping Centre.
The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan will give low income and disabled Londoners the chance to swap into a lower emitting new vehicle with the extension of the capital’s £2,000 vehicle scrappage allowance scheme.
Former Perrys Motor Sales general manager David Walker Smith has been awarded £26,752 after successfully claiming unfair dismissal in an employment tribunal concluded in Manchester.
Sandicliffe Motor Group’s Sandicliffe Motor Contracts (SMC) is pulling out of the UK fleet market due to continued pressure on profits and “challenging trading conditions” in the sector.
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Oodle Car Finance has appointed former Zopa and CapitalOne man Andrew Lawson as its new chief product officer on the back of the firm recently closing its £350m asset-backed securitisation (ABS).
Imperial Cars operations director Neil Smith outlines how it got its processes and data management fit and healthy as it prepared to expand.
Free registration is still open for the motor retail industry exhibition Automotive Management Live 2019 which takes place on November 7 at Birmingham NEC.
Car supermarkets grew their stock of used vehicles by an average of 11% during September in an effort to capture car buyers looking to buy in the key number plate change month, Motors.co.uk has reported.
Pure electric vehicles (EV) could soon sport green number plates as part of Government plans to "turbo-charge" the adoption of zero emissions vehicles.
Hendy Group has claimed the Solent Business Awards’ Company of the Year accolade after judges recognised its profitability, innovation, employment growth and a “near-doubling” of its turnover in 2019.
Lookers has celebrated the history of the Audi brand with a display of Le Mans winning racing cars and classic vehicles at the official VIP opening of its new flagship dealership at Farnborough.
Pendragon has delivered an interim statement to share news of a 57.9% growth in underlying profit before tax as revenues and profits continued to decline amid mass site closures during Q3.
September's UK New car registrations provide a clear picture that value brands are flourishing this year
Vertu Motors’ Farnell Land Rover dealership in Bradford has begun a £2.4 million transformation as part of the Jaguar Land Rover’s (JLR) Arch Concept corporate identity programme.
Footage from CCTV cameras has been made public in a bid to help track down an arsonist pictured pouring flammable liquid over several vehicles at a Northumberland car dealership before setting them alight.
Pre-owned Land Rover Defender specialist dealer LR Motors has expanded its offering with a new all-terrain vehicle (ATV) franchise.
Having recently secured a major £120m bonds deal, Aston Martin appears to be banking on innovating its way through the current tough trading conditions and CEO, Andy Palmer, has promised that its ambitious investment plan can succeed.
Half of Auto Trader’s monthly top ten fastest selling cars rankings was made up of diesel powered vehicles as buyers demonstrated a continued appetite for the fuel type.
Ford falters after Focus and Fiesta sales slump, while WLTP issues rumble on for Volkswagen
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US ecommerce platform Roadster launches in the UK at this year’s Automotive Management Live where its suite of digital tools will be on display in the expo’s Future Dealership Zone.
Isuzu supported its dealers by hosting a two-day Fleet Fest fleet test drive event in Kent, to showcase its D-Max pick-up to potential corporate customers.
SsangYong Motors UK has said that it is “creating a new type of retail offering” to take its products to potential customers inside the M25, where it is currently under-represented by franchisees.
Over 150 TrustFord staff and supply partners have hit the roads of Europe once again in a bid to travel as far as they can by car in 25 hours as part of the Breakout For Ben charity fund-raising challenge.
To maximise the chance of success in an evolving retail environment, retailers need to adopt a new mindset and work with partners to deliver the highest quality customer experience, according to Marcus Dacombe, international product marketing director at CDK Global, ahead of his masterclass at this year’s Automotive Management Live.
Large majority of car-buyers have confidence in dealer’s point-of-sale finance products, but online change is coming, finds study
Renault insists it will keep dealer numbers in ‘hub and spoke’ restructure as Citroën predicts market slump of up to 25% will lead to multi-franchise sites
EDAM Group has launched Minding EDAM, a wellbeing initiative to promote better mental health among its employees.
