Fleet maintenance controllers are set to be better equipped to manage service, maintenance and repair (SMR) through an agreement by Fleet Assist and CarWeB.
Sytner Group says it acted promptly and appropriately when it was alerted by a customer that a technician had taken his car on a drive, repeatedly breaking the speed limit.
The maintenance costs of the three most popular car brands in the UK - Ford, Volkswagen and Vauxhall - is considered by car servicing and repairs website WhoCanFixMyCar.com.
The Audi A3 is to receive a minor facelift and a raft of new technology.
The UK’s new car market has set a fresh record, with the 518,707 registrations in March the highest ever achieved in the month under bi-annual plate-change.
Banking giant Lloyds has announced it is closing its two car supermarkets, which operate under the Car Select brand.
Dealers’ weekend activity online is not matched by manufacturers’, writes Professor Jim Saker.
Integrating video into the day-to-day tasks in a dealership can have a massive impact on website traffic, enquiry conversions and sales.
French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen has announced a new global plan which will see at least one car launched per brand per region per year.
Toyota (GB) appointed Mark Roden as sales director.
Marshall Motor Group has sold its Nissan centre in Bury St Edmunds to Hammond Group.
JCT600 has relocated its Lotus dealership from Gelderd Road in Leeds to a new centre in Yeadon.
Vertu Motors has completed a £1 million investment in a large-scale re-modelling of its Ford dealership in Birmingham.
Dealers are being advised to ensure a ‘two-pronged’ approach to selling cars to ensure all age groups are at ease with the process, in both the showrooms and online.
Total has retained its position as Kia’s preferred aftermarket lubricants supplier for another five years.
The new Volvo S90 and V90 will be unveiled to the UK public from this week at two Scandinavian-style pop-up shops in Reading and Glasgow shopping centres.
Mercedes-Benz dealers have opened their order books for the brand’s most luxurious open-top car, the new S-Class Cabriolet.
Technology, the internet and the changing demands of the modern retailer should herald a new sales era for automotive retail.
Mazda UK has achieved the largest single month of sales in the company’s history.
Ridgeway, has revealed plans for a new Jaguar Land Rover showroom in Newbury.
A vote to leave the European Union in the June 23 referendum could damage the UK’s new car market and lead to massive economic uncertainty.
Franchised dealers in the USA are facing a threat to their finance sales, the chairman of the National Automobile Dealers Association told the NADA conference.
Tesla boss Elon Musk has admitted he will have to rethink production capacity after the company took almost £7 billion of pre-orders for its “affordable” electric car in two days.
Jardine Motors Group has increased its Land Rover representation with the purchase of Land Rover Tonbridge from Harwoods Motor Group.
March’s new car market is forecast to be a record breaker.
A salesman whose career spanned seven decades with the same dealership has retired from the industry at the age of 82.
Renault UK has launched a TV marketing campaign through the Discovery Channel for its Kadjar crossover SUV.
Mazda UK has brought its customer relations offering in-house, officially opening a new call centre within its Dartford headquarters.
Mercedes-Benz Vans is demonstrating its expertise to prospective customers in supporting the Freight Transport Association Van Excellence Operational Briefings.
Motor factor and workshop equipment distributor Andrew Page has decided to reward all of its staff over the age of 18 with at least the National Living Wage.
