Arnold Clark Automobile’s turnover in 2015 reached a record high of £3.35 billion, with operating profit also up by £2.1 million to £121.7m.
Since March Peugeot has stopped encouraging its dealers to pre-register cars as one of its strategies to maximise residual values.
Volkswagen Group plans to create a 13th brand within the company, this time dedicated to mobility services.
BMW put on display the Concept X2 compact crossover at the Paris Motor Show ahead of an expected 2018 launch.
Outgoing Nissan UK boss Jim Wright has admitted that imposing April margin changes on dealers “was not the right thing to do” and promised better communication with the network in future.
TrustFord has appointed Stuart Cresswell as the group’s aftersales’ service director.
Mark Squires, former Benfield Motors chief executive, has returned to a family business after joining the architecture practice co-founded by his wife.
Kia Motors (UK) is recalling 9,955 Sedona models built between June 2005 and April 2014 to check the operation of the vehicle’s secondary bonnet catch.
Hilary Sykes is stepping down from the board of Pendragon.
Audi has revealed its all-new Q5 model - which the company says focuses on connectivity, driver assistance, aeroacoustics and driving dynamics – ahead of its spring on-sale date.
Nissan chief executive Carlos Ghosn is reported to have said he wants compensation for any trade costs resulting from Brexit before more investment is promised in its Sunderland factory.
Audi has been given the all-clear after complaints about a television ad were made to the watchdog.
Car servicing provider Servicing Stop has launched image and video verification to improve customer trust.
Vauxhall revealed a special edition Viva at the Paris Motor Show today.
An all-new Koleos due to arrive in the UK in the summer made its European debut at the Paris Motor Show this morning.
Car insurance costs have been named by drivers as the motoring cost that has increased the most in the past 12 months and their number-one cost-of-motoring concern. Car maintenance bills was second.
A pure-electric Renault Zoe with a range of 250 miles will go on sale it the UK in November.
Sales of the new, fifth generation, Nissan Micra will begin in March.
JCT600 has retained Accident Exchange as its accident management provider, extending an 11-year relationship.
A third of dealers are leaving their business exposed to online finance brokers by not offering motor finance on their website.
Online comparison tools, such as those used by consumers to choose car insurance, are to be reviewed by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
The New Discovery will build on the existing desirability of the model, with dealers reporting customer interest “beyond expectations”.
The session will also interweave the customer experience, illustrating how a digital process such as a vehicle appraisal can lift a customer's perceptionas well as providing a highly efficient and credible valuation method and help with FCA compliance.
UK consumers are increasingly embracing Snapchat and Instagram.
Automotive consultancy BTC has launched a new version of its electronic vehicle health check software, autoVHC.
A Somerset car dealer accused of using dodgy and aggressive sales tactics has been ordered to stand trial.
Edinburgh Aston Martin and Rolls Royce dealer Leven Car Company is aiming to grow sales volumes by 45% with the opening of a supercar showroom.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) marks six months since the start of the Senior Managers’ and Certification Regime by proposing ways to strengthen it.
The National Tyre Distributors has highlighted the ongoing abuse of laws designed to keep motorists free from the potential dangers of part-worn tyres as it appeals for an all-out ban on their sale.
Car manufacturing in the UK achieved a 10-year high last year and British-built cars have never been so popular, with a record 1.2 million cars exported to more than 100 countries.
