Government remains cool on the prospect of targeted regional car scrappage schemes as part of local authority’s various bids to combat the UK’s worst emissions hotspots.
Buyacar has highlighted car dealers’ “dash to pre-register cars” by identifying the top 18-plate used car bargains for potential customers – just weeks after the March plate-change got underway.
A raid on BMW’s Munich headquarters by emissions investigators came after the brand reported the “incorrect installation of software” to the relevant authorities, according to the brands chief executive Harald Krueger.
Diesel new car registrations were down 23.5% year-on-year in February, falling to 42% slump in supermini segment.
Seat will enter the EV race in 2020 when it launches its first fully-electric vehicle as part of a new model offensive which will see a new vehicle launched every six months from 2018.
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By understating its performance, there is a real danger that the motor retail industry will sow the seeds of its own demise.
Hylton Group will close its Renault and Dacia dealerships in Cheltenham and Worcester at the end of this month following the recent closure of its Nissan franchise.
Coachworks Consulting has appointed a former hospitality manager, Sarah Leech as business development manager in a bid to deliver a ‘fresh perspective’.
BCA has announced the trial of a new mobile buyer app following feedback from its customer base, so customers “never miss an opportunity”.
Europe’s continued growth in new car registrations “could become dependent on a select few markets” after 13 of the region’s 27 markets register sales declines, Jato Dynamics has revealed.
A new study has found that more young drivers feel confident with basic car maintenance than their parents’ generation, as a result of online ‘how to’ videos.
Mazda has announced pricing and specifications for the facelifted Mazda 6 and Mazda 6 Tourer.
Peter Vardy’s BMW Edinburgh dealership fought off fierce competition to win the car manufacturer’s Dealer of the Year award in what was described as “a lifelong ambition” fulfilled.
Santander Consumer Finance has introduced a new Propensity Modelling tool which it claims will help dealers improve their finance renewal rates.
Peninsula’s employment law director Alan Price outlines the five changes to employment law, the deadlines and how to prepare your business.
Franchisees say PSA Group aims to boost profits by closing more than 100 of Vauxhall’s 324 retail sites.
Barclays Partner Finance will launch a new portal enabling electronic signatures at AM’s DigiTech Conference.
Volvo Car UK will focus on school and college leavers in a bid to fill 60 apprenticeship programme spaces as part of an ongoing recruitment drive in 2018.
Close Brothers Motor Finance has appointed Jaco Wilsenach as its chief operating officer to support its “business transformation programme”.
Ford will sell cars in the Next store at Manchester’s Arndale shopping Centre after becoming the latest partner of Rockar’s omni-channel car retailing platform.
The 2018 Renault Zoe will be priced from £18,420 and offer a 186-mile real-world range when it hits showrooms in the summer.
Autoinform Live will take place on April 14-15 at the GTG Academy in Glasgow.
The point of sale (POS) consumer car finance market increased 7% by volume and 13% by value in January, according to the Finance and Leasing Association (FLA).
Tributes have been paid to Vertu Motors’ project general manager and “number one Alfista” Dax Pearce following his death earlier this month.
Franchised car dealers in Derby could be set to share a slice of “a targeted local scrappage scheme” if the local authority’s plans for a Government-backed programme to improve air quality get the green light.
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CitNOW has revealed new categories and sponsors for its 2018 Video Awards, celebrating the best use of video technology in the industry.
British motorists are happy to pay more to use a garage they trust than get the work done cheaper elsewhere, according to research.
A classic car collector has started High Court proceedings against JD Classics after alleging that the trader invented fictitious buyers and sellers to boost its sales profits.
