The value of fines imposed by the Financial Conduct Authority in 2018/19 increased threefold in 2018/19 compared to the prior year.
Ancaster Group has expanded its workforce by 15 people and opened a Hyundai dealership in Welling, Kent.
The National Franchised Dealers’ Association (NFDA) has said that car retailers are showing “huge appetite” to gain its electric vehicle (EV) sales accreditation.
Border Cars has contacted its 200 employees to warn them that the business faces an uncertain future amid “financial difficulty”.
Larger than life actor Brian Blessed boomed his support for Macklin Motors Ford Dunfermline Motability specialist Ali Aitken as he was awarded with Vertu Motors’ Vertu Masters Award.
Inchcape Retail chief executive James Brearley has denied suggestions that the AM100 franchised car retail group plans to close 20% of its UK dealerships.
New guidance on how to manage at MOT test centre has been issued by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency.
Kia Motors UK has opened UK order books for its new Xceed urban crossover – with prices starting at £28,095.
Car dealers concerns about the roll-out of the new RDE2 Real Driving Emissions car testing standards in September are ‘unlikely’ to manifest themselves in a WLTP-like impact on the market, according to Cox Automotive.
Online used car sales start-up Cazoo has hired BCA to prepare and photograph the used cars it will retail.
Vauxhall was the fastest-growing car brand in the personal leasing market during the first half of 2019, according to data published by Leasing.com.
The first new car sale through the Volvo Online platform has been made by Cambridge Garage in Havant.
Eden Motor Group has opened the doors of Suzuki GB’s 161st franchised car dealership in Stratford Upon Avon.
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Former Marshall Motor Holdings chief financial officer Mark Raban is joining the Lookers board from July 15, to replace its chief financial officer Robin Gregson.
A new electric variant of the next generation Jaguar XJ luxury saloon will be the first of a range of electric vehicles built by Jaguar Land Rover at its Castle Bromwich plant.
Consumer car finance new business volumes fell by 3% in May compared with the same month in the previous year, according to the latest figures from the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA).
Franchised dealer profit figures for May show on average a loss of almost £10,000 per site, according to data from ASE
SsangYong Motor UK has appointed Northridge Finance as the exclusive provider of motor finance products to its dealers.
Former Call It Automotive managing director Nick Reisinger has joined DEKRA Automotive as national sales manager.
MG Motor UK says it is on track with building a 120-strong dealer network by the end of 2020. Its latest addition is Cinderford in Gloucestershire,
A 4.8% drop in private registrations during June closed off a challenging second quarter for the UK’s franchised dealers.
Renault is preparing to follow the launch of the new Clio hatchback with an all-new Renault Captur crossover, which is set to arrive in UK dealerships with a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) drivetrain.
Evolution Funding has picked up four awards at the Car Finance Awards 2019, including being named Best Broker for the fourth consecutive year.
A dealer software firm has been censured after a breach of its data security. Now Ivendi believes the action against DealerBuilt serves to remind dealers in the UK of the importance of data security.
Vertu Motors has inducted 27 new members into its Masters Club, which recognises colleagues from the group’s 125 dealerships who have excelled in their role and delivered outstanding levels of performance.
Used car buyers are increasingly choosing to buy longer warranties when buying cars from independent dealers, finds the RAC.
Pendragon has completed the disposal of its JLR dealership in Mission Viejo, California, fro £28.2 million.
Suzuki has officially launched its Business Partner Programme to drive fleet sales through its franchised car retail network by a third over the next three years.
Tesla’s Model 3 was singled out for special praise as it lined up alongside Mercedes-Benz’s B-Class and GLE-Class and Skoda’s Skala in achieving a five-star Euro NCAP safety rating.
