Volkswagen is celebrating Golf’s recognition as Britain’s best-selling car with limited time offers.
Zipcar UK’s general manager has said highly autonomous vehicles should not be privately owned in the future.
Swansway Chester has announced its sponsorship of Chester FC for the 2017/18 season.
Coopers Solutions has bolstered its accounts team with the appointment of; Ian Batcheldor account executive, Adam Trinder internal account manager and Paddy Chadderton account manager.
Cox Automotive’s initiative Women with Drive (WWD) is sending 10 brave members to climb Mount Kilimanjaro next February.
A shift in the selling price of used cars helped average used values to rise 5.2% in June within Cox Automotive’s wholesale and retail businesses.
More than a third of car dealership customer records are lacking vital contact details according to research carried out by Marketing Delivery during Q2.
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has said that ‘significant investments’ need to be made to increase the amount of charging stations in the UK.
Jardine Motors Group has increased its Audi footprint with the transformation of a former Mazda dealership into an Audi Approved used car centre.
The Warranty Group claims that comprehensive warranties will be an essential component in customer acceptence of used hybrids and electric vehicles.
Manheim Online has broken its monthly sales record in May with a growth of 12.5% year on year.
Sytner Group has continued the growth of Aston Martin’s dealer network with the opening of an all-new facility in Nottingham.
A loss of £17,000 was experienced by the average UK motor retailer in May – a result £7,000 down year-on-year.
St Leonards Motors Group has acquired Dingles Motor Group as the business expands in an atmosphere of “buy or be bought”.
Polestar has launched its range of tuning packages for the new Volvo XC60 SUV.
Dealerweb has appointed 10 new members of staff to bolster its technical development and account management teams.
Harwoods has renewed its exclusive remarketing partnership with BCA.
Car manufacturers are set to shift their focus from selling vehicles to creating new revenues streams through a more digital, customer centric business model as vehicle ownership falls by up to 50% in the next decade, according to figures compiled by Deloitte.
Renault has launched Scenic and Grand Scenic models with prices starting from £25,055 on the-road.
This year has thrown a new range of issues before dealers, as well as some old chestnuts. We asked four key executives how they are meeting these challenges.
Most of the UK’s listed dealer groups plan to increase used car revenues, prestige representation or operational efficiency.
The UK’s biggest dealers have vastly increased their representation of premium manufacturer brands, but the impact on their profitability remains questionable.
Despite another record year of new car sales and turnover, the franchised sector has yet to undergo ‘massive’ consolidation.
Trident Honda's support of Woking & Sam Beare Hospices in an annual dragon boat race is expected to raise more than £18,000.
Cox Motor Group has acquired eight acres of land in Lancaster/Morecambe area, a multi-million pound deal that the dealer refers to as “an absolute game changer”.
Consumer car finance new business volumes are stable.
Honda is to extend the Black Edition treatment to the HR-V, while also launching an additional limited run of the CR-V Black Edition.
Women are “more open than men” to the idea of buying a fully electric car, according to research from BuyaCar.co.uk. But are less confident about knowing where to charge it.
Technology from EnquiryMAX has been launched to help dealers achieve full compliance with FCA investigations into PCP sales.
Smart Insurance Services has appointed Nick Franklin as its new sales director.
