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.
Franchised dealers need to build the infrastructure to meet the needs of the consumers' entire car ownership cycle.
Steve Zanlunghi has been appointed head of the Jeep brand for the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region.
Independent used car dealer Carbase has informed customers it has changed its sales process and approach to finance sales in the wake of FCA consumer credit regulations.
The average UK motor dealer made a loss of £59 for the month of January, a deterioration of over £9,000 on the profit made for the same month in 2014.
Aston Martin Works is celebrating a successful first year of customer engagement and experience through its ‘By Invitation’ programme of VIP events.
MG is looking for 30 new dealers to fill key open points created by the brand’s growing popularity.
Dealers are being given a key role by car manufacturers in the campaign against the 'demonisation' of diesel
Renault UK's managing director Ken Ramirez has defended the brand's increased use of rental channels and says it is being done carefully so not to damage residual values.
The BMW X5 topped Tracker's most stolen and recovered vehicle table for 2014 - the sixth year in a row in has held this position.
The UK Government is becoming a major supporter of low emission vehicles by adding 140 of them to its fleet.
Northern Ireland car dealer Saltmarine Cars is holding a dedicated fleet night to engage with businesses in its locality.
Many will consider 2014 to have been an interesting year, with a Scottish referendum landing right in the middle of a crucial month for some, as well as the debate around how many ‘tactical registrations’ were supporting the yearly increase in new cars… This year looks to be no less interesting
Increasing demand has made it more difficult and expensive for dealers to benefit from Facebook advertising with costs per click and per 1,000 impressions soaring in quarter four of last year.
Cox Motor Group has opened a new franchised site in Blackpool.
Car dealer group Inchcape has announced its results, reporting a fifth consecutive year of double-digit earnings growth.
A surge in demand for new cars means that the days of big discounts are numbered, according to What Car?.
Less than one year from launch, the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV has become the UK’s best selling plug-in vehicle.
Former chief executive of Hurst Publishing, the business that launched Auto Trader, Steve Edwards has announced the launch of a free-to-list rival website.
Audi is a hot brand right now and dealers must learn to keep up with the level of enquiries coming through, was the message from Audi UK’s director Andre Konsbruck at this year's Geneva Motor Show.
Infiniti GB has no current plans to work with new dealer group partners for the five of its 11 UK car dealership locations it had to take operational control of at the end of last year.
A rise in UK new car registrations this year of more than 1% will be due to forced sales activity and daily rental sales, not genuine retail sales, warns Kia Motors UK president and chief executive Paul Philpott.
Manufacturers are getting carried away with the recent up-turn in the market by getting dealers to invest in new corporate identities (CI), says Mitsubishi managing director Lance Bradley.
In an interview at the Geneva Motor Show last week, Seat UK managing director Neil Williamson told AM that he expects the market to be stronger this year than 2014.
