Kia will premiere its revised Venga model and third-generation Kia Sorento at next month’s Paris Motor Show.
Peugeot is shifting its marketing to portray a ‘more thrilling experience’ after admitting that the brand can be seen as less exciting than rivals such as Volkswagen.
Hyundai is to open a store in the Bluewater shopping centre where consumers can buy a car "without speaking to a salesperson".
If we don’t redefine the used car sales model, the customer will. This is the scary reality that Auto Trader will outline at this year’s AM Used Car Conference on October 21.
North West based, AM award winning, dealer Swansway Group, is set to add Jaguar to its premium brand portfolio.
Kia will premiere its enhanced version of its Rio model at the Paris Motor Show, next month.
Traditionally car companies have pursued an apparent logical strategic presumption that improving customer service commensurately increases customer loyalty and decreases customer complaints. However this creates three problems.
Volkswagen will be taking orders for its all-new eighth generation Passat Saloon and Estate models, from October 7.
The director of Sandmoor Motors in Yorkshire has been jailed for six months in relation to 26 charges including falsely advertising vehicle mileages, misdescribing unroadworthy vehicles, tampering with MoT certificates and disguising insurance write offs.
Andre Lacroix, chief executive of London-based motor retail group Inchcape, has resigned.
What do drivers do with their tax disc holder once the requirement to display the paper disc is abolished on October 1? Vauxhall has an artistic suggestion.
Auto Trader is relocating its two southern offices in Wimbledon and Reading to Pancras Square North, Kings Cross.
Honda has revealed further details on the all-new Civic Type R ahead of the Paris Motor Show, next month.
Olympic medallist Jenny Jones has been loaned a Nissan Juke as part of her role with its new ‘Personalise Your Thrill’ campaign.
Europe’s auto industry has been badly damaged by the ongoing fallout from the global financial crisis and credit crunch (including misguided austerity measures across the EU).
In-market buyers turn to an average of nearly five dealer websites during the buying journey – and nearly a quarter visit more than 10, research has found.
Celebrity chef and Mitsubishi brand ambassador, Rosemary Shrager, has picked up the keys to her new Outlander, from Grosvenor Garage, Tunbridge Wells.
Franchised dealers are being offered service plans from the National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) and EMaC.
Honda UK has appointed six dealers to sell motorcycles to fleet customers.
Vauxhall is warning drivers of Adam and Corsa/Corsavan models registered since May 2014 not to drive before getting their vehicle inspected.
A new Audi dealership has just opened its doors in Milton Keynes after a nine month project and investment of £8 million.
BEN the automotive industry charity's new president is Robin Woolcock.
Arnold Clark has reported it achieved record turnover in 2013, the 60th year since the AM10 company was founded.
With more marketing channels than ever before and a dramatic change in the way and time of day customers find their next car, reaching customers has become more complex than ever before. It is a situation accentuated in the way different consumer segments prefer to shop (not that there is a single way).
Jon Stenson of Sytner's Graypaul Maserati dealership in Birmingham has completed a 20-day bike ride challenge from Birmingham to Maserati's HQ in Italy in aid of a charity which helps young adults and their families affected by cancer.
A Nissan Leaf electric vehicle has helped to clean up an area of London as part of a street art installation by Moose.
Matt Walton, from Sandicliffe Motor Group, is the winner in our recent Dealer Recommended survey.
AM’s Franchise Guide 2014 looks at each of the manufacturer brands, the vehicles they have on the horizon and the opportunities they present in the near future, using data from our intelligence website, AMi, and the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
The October 'upselling' issue of AM - Automotive Management is out now, containing expert features for UK car dealers on how to increase add-on sales and ensure they are FCA-compliant. Plus, John Clark interviewed and the BMW 2 Series Active Tourer reviewed.
Local dealerships are the number one choice for in-market buyers looking to secure finance for a new or used car purchase.
