Stoneacre has become the latest new addition to the MG Motor UK car retail network with the opening of a new franchised site in Greater Manchester.
eBay has completed the acquisition of Cox Automotive’s Motors.co.uk online used car classified business following approval from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) earlier this week.
Just 53% of motorists understood the terms and conditions of their last car finance deal, according to research commissioned by Europcar Mobility Group UK.
A used car dealer who left customers and creditors ‘out of pocket’ has been handed a seven-year directorship ban.
Car manufacturers adjusted their retail offer strategies to kickstart the year with a 4.4% drop in the average monthly prices of PCP deals.
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Coachworks Consulting has suggested that car dealers will be forced to adopt “guerrilla tactics” to sell new diesel-engined cars when the new 19-plate is introduced in March.
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Snows Mazda Portsmouth has revealed its “transformed” showroom since acquiring from Perry’s Fiat, Mazda and Peugeot last October.
Stephen Norman, Vauxhall’s UK managing director, says dramatic restructure is bearing fruit, in the form of higher profit, vehicle throughput and return on sales
Hippo Leasing Direct has launched a new online portal, to help fulfill declined finance customers and maximise lead revenue for partner leasing brokers
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Cox Automotive has reported that volumes of nearly-new diesel vehicles declined in January as the used car sector showed stability by “following its normal seasonal pattern”.
BCA has revealed that it will hold an Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) sale at BCA Blackbushe on March 12, in partnership with Transport for London (TfL).
The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) has celebrated the successes of its ‘Drive My Career’ scheme to attract a new generation of automotive talent into the car retail sector.
Local Government leaders have called on Central Government to create a £1.5 billion vehicle scrappage scheme that could remove nearly half a million older polluting vehicles off UK roads and incentivise the adoption of new low-emission transport.
Dacia’s Sandero hatchback tied with the Duster and Ford EcoSport SUVs as January fastest-selling used cars, according to data provided by Indicata.
The Independent Garage Association (IGA) has published a self-help ‘Garage Guide to Making Tax Digital for VAT’ handbook to assist independent garages with their compliance to the HMRC’s new VAT legislation.
Former Volkswagen UK managing director Alison Jones has been appointed as the PSA Group's managing director of Peugeot, Citroën and DS Automobiles in the UK.
RAC and Euro Car Parts have joined forces to create the “biggest” independent garage network in the UK
Vindis Group has welcomed Jack Lankester-Bell to its senior management team as he is promoted to head of trade parts specialists (TPS) and Ducati.
Slaters of Abergele is preparing to reduce its car retail business to two franchised sites with the closure of its Anglesey Vauxhall dealership next month.
Toyota’s new Supra sports coupe will offer the brand an opportunity to “look at the customer journey” and experiment with home test drives and a handling fee for its franchised car retailers.
A total of 7.9 million used car sales were completed in 2018 as the sector experienced a 2.1% decline in volumes, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has reported.
Imperial Cars operations director Neil Smith discusses the challenge of becoming more transparent with customers' trade-in cars.
The Vehicle Remarketing Association (VRA) has added its support to the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association’s (BVRLA) response to the current Government’s WLTP consultation.
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IVendi has announced the creation of five major new senior positions, including three vice president appointments.
Thurlow Nunn has strengthened its Board with the appointment of Chris Lacey as a non-executive director.
Ben has tapped into the automotive community’s competitive spirit by inviting it to ‘Bring It On 4 Ben’ and take on a range of exciting new fundraising challenges.