Pendragon has re-opened its Bolton Porsche Centre Bolton following a full refurbishment and showroom extention offering greater capacity for new and used car stock.
SsangYong has added two new dealerships in Scotland with the appointment of Lawrence of Kemnay as a new franchisee and the addition of a second Frasers of Edinburgh site to its network.
Manheim has appointed former Jaguar Land Rover director Peter Bell to lead the remarketing business through its “next phase of growth and development” as its new managing director.
The average price of a used car sold at auction rose by 16.7% year-on-year in February, according to The National Association of Motor Auctions (NAMA) car auction data.
Sytner Group’s top technicians showcased their speed and skill in the workshop as they took on the car retail group’s Elite Technician Challenge to win a VIP trip to Indy Car’s Detroit Grand Prix.
Franchised car retailers in the North West should be filling their workshops with vehicles damaged by the capital’s gaping pot holes, according to data which suggests vehicles have sustained £915 million of damage due to rutted roads.
Pentagon is poised to close its Fiat and Peugeot joint franchise dealership in Keighley after efforts to sell the business “fell through”.
Fix Auto has created a new National Leadership Team (NLT), tasked to drive its network forward.
Auto Trader’s masterclass at the AM DigiTech conference will identify the best used car dealers in the sector and offer 12 tips on how to improve performance.
The Government’s mixed messages on diesel emissions has left car buyers uncertain about their next vehicle purchase, a survey carried out by the AA has found.
Customers are now able to pay for parts in monthly instalments with the launch of Auto Service Finance by Mopar.
Ford has expanded the best-selling Fiesta range with the Active, a new crossover model.
Trade Centre Wales will develop Europe’s largest used car showroom in Coventry as part of growth plans outside its home territory of Wales.
Diesel vehicles accounted for 53% of online used car searches via Auto Trader but the fuel type failed to keep pace with petrol powered alternatives 10% year-on-year price rise in February.
Cap HPI has confirmed that data related to the incoming WLTP and RDE vehicles emissions testing regime will be introduced to its New Vehicle Data set (NVD) in the coming months.
With less than a month until the gender pay gap (GPG) reporting deadline, less than 15% of eligible organisations have published their results, with some experts predicting that a sizeable proportion will fail to make the early-April cut-off.
Cap HPI has struck-up a new partnership with online classifieds specialist Shpock after the business established its own online automotive marketplace.
GForces’ partnership with Gubagoo has seen 50 retailers sign up to a new customer communications solution, having only launched in December last year.
KPMG’s restructuring practice has been appointed as administrators to Nissan and Citroen dealership operators Slaters of Abergele Limited, Slaters of Ruthin Limited and Slaters North Wales Car Centre Limited.
Automotive retail businesses will see a “domino effect” of reliance on ‘Legitimate Interest’ to comply with the stringent GDPR, according to MotorVise managing director Fraser Brown.
An all-in-one car subscription service launched by London-based Drover has seen its “mobility as a service” venture given a £5.5m funding boost in a recent funding round.
Thurlby Motors in Lincolnshire has ditched both its Nissan and Vauxhall franchises after it “suffered heavily” in 2016 and 2017 from demands to pre-register to hit increasing targets.
TrustFord chairman and chief executive Stuart Foulds was first to highlight the efforts of the retail groups “fantastic team” after winning the Fleet Dealer of the Year award at the Fleet News Awards.
Land Rover has recognised the best dealerships from with its franchised retail network with the presentation of its annual awards.
The average price of a used car reached its second-highest level on record for remarketing specialist BCA as demand remained high across its 24 auctions centres and online platform during February.
AM has issued a call for discussion papers in readiness for launching a brand new feature at Automotive Management Live 2018: The Vision For The Future seminar.
Coachworks Consulting has promoted Martin Riddell to account director with immediate effect.
A cross-party group of MPs has called for car manufacturers to fund a new Clean Air Act which would “enshrine the right to clean air in UK law”.
An intrepid team of fund-raisers from Lings Honda set to take on the ‘Only the Brave’ charity obstacle course run in support of the East Anglian Air Ambulance.
