The UK is among seven nations subject to legal action from the European Union (EU) over their failure to take action against Volkswagen over the dieselgate scandal.
Le Mans racer and former Olympian Sir Chris Hoy was guest of honour at the official opening of Vertu’s new Macklin Motors Nissan dealership in Glasgow.
FCA Automotive Services is celebrating after gaining IMI accreditation for its own finance training program.
The point-of-sale consumer used car finance market grew 12% by value and 9% by volume in October, compared with the same month last year, according to The Finance and Leasing Association.
Valeter-turned general sales manager Craig Christopher has celebrated with colleagues after racking-up 30 years of service at Robins and Day’s Preston dealership.
Dealerweb charted a 23% sales spike on Black Friday as dealers used the day to convert existing sales and create new business.
SsangYong has introduced a new approach to the selling and servicing of its six-car range in Greater London.
Mercedes-Benz models shared the runway with fashion models at a charity catwalk show which saw Mercedes-Benz of Birmingham Central and LSH Auto UK join forces with a children’s charity.
In a world increasingly conscious of its carbon footprint, ‘dieselgate’ cast a dark shadow over the entire motor trade.
Motorline Group has seen work get underway on its new £8.5 million showroom and service facility for its Nissan and Skoda franchises in Dartford.
High-flying Harry Garraway has claimed the Gold Award at UK Skills Show after becoming the Volkswagen Group’s youngest-ever Master Technician – at the age of 20.
Volvo Car UK has created its own regionally based product-training specialists.
Listers Honda Northampton has appointed Gareth Earl as sales manager.
Citygate Group has fully re-opened its Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Colindale Van Centre following a substantial refurbishment and expansion of the facility.
Vauxhall has rebuffed suggestions that over one million Corsa hatchbacks could be at risk of fire following publication of a report in The Sun newspaper.
Shared ownership could be a significant new way in which motorists use cars in the coming decades, according to the findings of research carried out by Nissan.
Direct car sales are the biggest threat to Auto Trader but Brexit could prompt a two year business boom for the UK, according to chief executive Trevor Mather.
Dealers are reporting a slowdown in business as consumer demand drops, with the majority expecting a 10% fall in new car sales in 2017.
Dacia has announced UK pricing and specification for its updated vehicle range, which was unveiled at the Paris Motor Show in September.
Cox Automotive UK has appointed former Volkswagen Group director Alasdair Stewart as its client director.
The next generation of automotive engineers are being encouraged to sign-up up for an internship at the SAIC Motor UK Technical Centre (SMTC UK) in Birmingham.
Vauxhall has released first pictures of the all-new Insignia, known as the Insignia Grand Sport, which will receive its world premiere at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show in March.
Diesel vehicles are to be banned from the centres of Paris, Madrid, Athens and Mexico City by 2025.
Car dealers enjoyed a one-day spike in sales on Black Friday, according to data from Dealerweb.
The UK new car market will fall by around 3.5% next year to around 2.6 million cars, predicts Glass’s.
The Trade Centre Wales is set to open its second new superstore within nine months, crossing the border for the first time with the opening of a 12 acre, 1,200 car site in the West Midlands.
The majority of UK car buyers use three or more websites to find their next car, according to research from Motors.co.uk.
The average UK motor retailer made a profit of £187 in the month of October.
Carsnip has soared past its target to attract car listings from 5,000 car dealers six months earlier than expected – with 6,500 now taking advantage of the search engine.
New EU rules on debit card transactions are likely to be beginning to bite with retailers where large purchases are made, such as a used car when a customer has sourced a loan and the monies have been deposited in their personal bank account, hit the hardest.
