An internal audit of FCA compliance led car dealer Vertu Motors to halt sales of GAP insurance at two of its dealerships in September.
Parts distributor Euro Car Parts has announced that 14 of the 27 branches it acquired from KPMG, the administrators for Unipart Automotive, are open for business.
Global information services company, Experian, has published its Used Car Sales Index which shows that sales fell by 3% compared to the same quarter last year.
Iveco launches the 'Daily Club' - a VIP club that offers many advantages to customers who purchase the new Daily.
The government is to clamp down on nuisance text messages and calls, according to The Independent.
Sales of electric cars and other plug-in vehicles continue to increase, with a record number of people taking advantage of government grants.
Accountant UHY Hacker Young has announced the addition of David Kendrick and Paul Daly to their automotive sector team in Manchester.
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) is calling for licensing of the automotive retail sector following research revealing almost three quarters of motorists think that it already exists.
The first ever Fulham FC Business Club event was hosted by Fiat’s flagship dealer group Motor Village last Thursday, as part of its role as official car partner to the football club.
Mike Gadd has taken the helm as vice president of retail DMS at Pentana.
The ‘Big Brother’ image of vehicle tracking technology is over, according to Masternaut.
Buyers are often put off by the need to register details first before making an online purchase or enquiry, research suggests.
Chasing volume and market share, and registering more cars than customers need, will lead to faster depreciation, warns CAP.
The European auto market continued its upward trend in September with new car registrations up 6.1% to nearly 1,270,000. For the nine months year-to-date, registrations were up 5.8% to 9,907,000.
Pendragon has congratulated its Chatfields car dealership in Sheffield after it was named ‘MS Employer of the Year’ at the MS Society Awards 2014.
Impetus Automotive is opening new offices in Germany, Japan and China to support its growing portfolio of international and global clients.
Neil Atherton has been appointed as the new sales and marketing director for Autoglass.
Fiat's flagship dealer group Motor Village has addressed growing on-line customer demand by launching a new, redesigned website available to use across most platforms.
Volvo UK is rolling out a new showroom concept to its dealer network from next year with an aim of creating more of a destination for its customers.
There is no major HMRC attack on mileage recording in the motor sector. But there is the need to exercise care and it would be sensible to review your own position to ensure that if you get the knock on the door from HMRC you are less likely to face a significant liability.
The entry deadline is approaching for the 2015 AM AWards.
Mitsubishi Motors has recruited Tricia Kuzyk as its new customer services manager to keep up with its sales growth.
Dealers should embrace the new era of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) or risk the imposition of a stricter structure which other industry sectors have been forced to adopt, delegates at AM’s new F&I Compliance Conference will be told.
Cost and quality of work come first on the consumers’ list of priorities when considering a vehicle service, research suggests.
AM has teamed up with What Car? Connect, the data marketing and insight service, to produce a monthly look at used car sales and target price data.
NextGear Capital UK Ltd is set to launch its all-new StockMaster website, giving its used-car dealers a place to view their vehicle stocking activity.
September proved another month of growth in part-exchange values for dealer stock, with all segments increasing prices compared to 2013.
Mercedes-Benz has recalled more than 8,000 UK-based C-Class models due to a steering fault.
BMW has been told not to run an ad for the M4 after watchdogs agreed with a complainant that it encouraged unsafe driving.
Dealer group Premier Automotive, in the north west, is set to open its second Mitsubishi showroom in six months.
