Lloyd Blackpool BMW has won the ‘BMW Retailer of the Year’ award.
Fiat Professional has made a number of key appointments and expanded its sales team as it seeks to capitalise on the growing LCV market.
RRG Group has applied for planning permission to build a new Skoda showroom at the heart of Bolton – creating 30 new jobs.
A mechanic who claimed he attacked and killed in self-defence a bomb disposal expert who worked for mine clearing charity supported by Princess Diana has been found guilty of the manslaughter.
MotoNovo Finance has launched its Self-Service finance app, allowing customers to control the financing of their vehicle via a new online app.
The Vehicle Remarketing Association has appointed Rupert Pontin, Tim Hudson and Philip Nothard as new directors on a ten-strong board.
Coachworks has appointed Martin Riddell in a newly created management consultant role.
Automotive was the only sector which saw fewer customers receive top service first time around in 2016, according to the findings of the UK Customer Satisfaction Index (UKCSI).
Cox Automotive UK and Cap HPI have renewed their relationship with a new three-year contract.
Car dealers with body shops have been urged to increase their capacity to cash-in on a winter rise in weather-related incidents on the roads.
Jardine Motors Group has increased its BMW and Mini footprint with the purchase of Carrs dealerships in Bury St Edmunds.
Honda looks set to enter into an agreement to create electric powertrains in a joint venture with Hitachi Automotive Systems following the signing of an initial Memorandum of Understanding.
Leeds-based Independent Motor Auctions (IMA) has increased its sales ambition, investing over £200,000 and adding to its team as part of its expansion.
Toyota’s second generation Prius Plug-In can cover double the distance – more than 30 miles – and achieve much higher speeds.
Aston Barclay has secured a contract with John Banks Group that will see all vehicles from the Cambridgeshire and Suffolk-based dealer group remarketed at its Chelmsford centre.
Adrenaline levels soared as Jardine Motors Group’s Aston Martin Cambridge dealership indulged eight new owners of the limited edition collection of V12 Vantage S Spitfire 80 at a celebratory handover event.
Mitsubishi Motors in the UK has launched 0% APR higher purchase and 5.9% APR representative PCP finance offers in a bid to attract buyers to the recently revised model range.
According to Eurostat, just 16% of the automotive retail workforce is made up of women.
The average profit made by dealers at the end of December was £178,000 per site.
Vauxhall has called for the creation of a vehicle fire database during a meeting with the Transport Select Committee.
Cambria Automobiles has appointed Paul McGill and William Charnley to its board as non-executive directors with immediate effect.
The AM Award 2017 for used car of the year went to Kia Sportage.
Used car values rose at auction in January as buyers competed for stock in a strong market, according to the monthly BCA Pulse report.
Recently-established Oodle Finance has secured £60 million of investment to help it roll-out a funding solution for customers from the full range of credit profiles.
Vauxhall has released the first official images of its new Insignia Sports Tourer ahead of the vehicle’s public debut at next month’s Geneva Motor Show.
Industry-recognised metrics are needed to help car dealers measure impact of their online motor finance offering, according to iVendi.
One in 10 dealers are unaware of the VED changes due on April 1, according to a new survey from Cap HPI.
The UK new car market achieved a 12-year high in January, with a 2.9% uplift in registrations. Private registrations were up 5%.
AA Cars has today launched its ‘approved dealer’ standard for dealers on its used car search website, www.theAAcars.com, in a continued bid to boost consumer trust.
Steven Eagell Group is poised to acquire seven Toyota dealerships from Jardine Motors Group in a deal which also includes a brace of Lexus sites.
