Peter Vardy Limited has seen record numbers of consumers visiting its website after a series of digital developments has changed the experience of searching for a car online.
The all new Kia Sorento has officially gone on sale, with prices starting from £28,795.
Guy Jones has left the role of sales and marketing director at MG Motor UK and joined the senior management of tyre firm Bridgestone.
IMI chief executive Steve Nash has welcomed the Government’s plans, announced in today’s papers, to implement a 57p an hour increase for apprentices under 20 years old.
British cars are being made with more British-sourced parts as the UK automotive industry’s renaissance continues apace, according to a new Automotive Council report.
Chrysler franchisees have been issued two years notice that the brand will withdraw from the UK in 2017.
Marshall Motor Group has applied to float on the London Stock Exchange.
The Ridgeway Group has signed up 31 of its dealers to the Auto Trader i-Control system.
One in four business drivers are concerned that they’ll be replaced by autonomous vehicles in their working lifetime, according to new research from pan-European provider of fleet telematics solutions Masternaut.
Renault is adding more power to its Captur crossover model in the form of a new 1.5-litre 108bhp diesel engine.
AM100 car dealer Swansway Group, is celebrating their fifth consecutive year in the Sunday Times Best Companies to Work for List.
BMW has launched the X5 xDrive40e, the first plug-in hybrid production car from the manufacturer's core brand.
The Car Finance Company has been identified as one of London Stock Exchange’s 1,000 Companies to Inspire Britain. This is a celebration of the UK’s fastest-growing and most dynamic small and medium sized businesses in the UK.
Car dealers would welcome a reduction in VAT on new and used car sales in this week’s budget announcement, according to Close Brothers Motor Finance.
HR Owen has opened its new Aston Martin showroom in Reading.
British Car Auctions is set to be acquired by a consortium of investors, known as Haversham Holdings, according to Sky News.
The bunco booth is an anachronism which belongs in a Dickens' novel and not from any international manufacturer in the 21st century.
In the first month the new Mustang has been available to order Ford websites have attracted more than 1.1 million visits from people wanting to design, specify and price nearly 500,000 models.
A leading figure in the development strategies and marketing campaigns for the likes of Dove, Ford, Vauxhall, Cadbury, Halls, Cote d’Or and Milka is the next guest speaker at the networking club for senior dealer group bosses.
City Auction Group says the city and small vehicle segments performed well at auction this month at its second auction at Rockingham, with the Mazda3 hatchback achieving the highest CAP value (124.1%), followed by the Ford Focus (123.8%) and the Mini Cooper (112.3%).
'What we have at the moment is a pay structure where its low basic salary, high commission based on closing sales as fast as possible and generally anti-social working hours, working most weekends, often six days a week. That’s not going to attract a lot of the people - we want to attract particularly female staff members.'
Kia Motors UK has appointed Bluesky Interactive as lead agency to enhance the useability of its used car locator with the aim of making it more customer focused.
UK fast-fit network First Stop has announced new locations and significant investment for 2015, starting with an major refurbishment for a Midlands centre.
NextGear Capital has loaned more than £100 million in its first nine months' of business lending to the UK dealer market.
The supply of ex-fleet used vehicles has picked up significantly in the first two months of the year and the strong market looks set to continue through the first half of 2015, according to Andy Brown, managing director of online auction, Cars Direct.
Car manufacturers have united in a new initiative aimed at driving growth, investment and revenues by securing a future skilled workforce.
Car dealers are being urged not to sacrifice tends of thousands pounds in rating refunds and savings.
Nissan is recruiting more than 25 new apprentices to join its five-year maintenance technician scheme at its Sunderland plant in the UK.
BEN, the automotive industry charity, has reported a 17% increase in the number of people contacting the organisation for help in the last year, with a 34% increase in dedicated helpline calls.
Following a buyer behaviour study, Auto Trader is urging car dealers to focus carefully on their online points of contact which drive leads when doors are shut.
