Car salesman and Jamie Vardy lookalike Ian Haughey has told AM of his surprise at being mobbed by Leicester City fans on the night of the team’s historic Premier League title win.
SsangYong has introduced 0% finance and the option of 24-hour test drives across its SE range of vehicles.
Dealership bosses need to work harder to diversify their workforce and make their business female friendly, says IMI CEO Steve Nash.
Learning and development agency RTS Group is driving up its headcount and taking on four new staff members.
The growing appeal of alternative fuel vehicles was reflected in a 23.7% rise in UK registrations during the first quarter of 2016.
Consumer law experts and consumer champion Which? have called for more information from the Department for Transport (DfT) to see if legal action can be brought against Volkswagen in the wake of its emissions scandal.
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Ford has seen a surge of online activity around its new Edge SUV, with over 60,000 versions of the vehicle configured on its website since January.
Volkswagen is rolling out the use of hand-held tablet devices and video in dealerships in a bid to transform customers’ aftersales experience.
Schools, students and employers need to forge new relationships if dealers are to recruit the high calibre apprentices they need.
Vauxhall has appointed Alastair Cassels to the position of UK retail network development (RND) director, effective immediately.
Loyal employee Colin Massey has been appointed as general manager at Jennings Group’s multi-franchise Stockton site as he landed his fourth promotion in 27 years with the business.
Stricter data protection rules have been adopted by the European Parliament to protect the privacy of drivers.
A new study by Accident Exchange has highlighted that nearly 10% of all collisions last year involved new 15 and 65-plate vehicles.
Nationwide Accident Repair Services has acquired DWS Automotive Repair Solutions.
Consumers have a misguided confidence in the reliability of German brand cars, according to research by WarrantyWise.
Caffyns has completed the disposal of its Lewes Land Rover dealership to Harwoods.
The judges for Auto Trader’s Click Awards have been chosen from the UK’s most “progressive” blue chip digital retailers.
Swindon Mitsubishi has provided an Outlander PHEV to Alun Rossiter, the manager of Team GB and Swindon Robins speedway teams.
A YouGov poll has highlighted a generation gap amongst car buyers with 44% of respondents aged 55 and over not visiting classified websites when buying a car.
Vertu has acquired a Jaguar centre in Leeds from Inchcape Retail.
With the recent introduction of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) legislation and the game-changing Consumer Rights Act 2015, the number of claims made by motorists against independent garages, franchise dealers and authorised repairers is on the rise.
Carmakers must consider digital needs as much as showroom demands, says Seat president Luca de Meo. They need to consider whether the investment they expect franchised dealers to put into expanding showrooms could be better spent on digital tools.
A severe fear of heights has not prevented the boss of AM100 group Marshall Motors from jumping out of a plane at 10,000 feet to launch a new motor industry charity initiative.
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UK Volkswagen dealers have expressed concerns that low-profit recall work related to the ‘dieselgate’ emissions scandal will run “for years”.
Manheim has launched the SureCheck pre-auction inspection service.
Around £10,000 worth of damage has been caused to vehicles which were targeted by a key-wielding vandal in a “reckless act of vandalism”.
Inchcape plc has opened the doors of Volkswagen’s new flagship UK showroom which sends “a very clear message” about the brand’s bid for continued growth, according to Volkswagen’s UK director.
Euro Car Parts (ECP) has opened its new Londonderry branch to strengthen its delivery service across Northern Ireland.
