Average part-exchange stock sold at auction increased by 12.7%, up £346 in May, according to Manheim’s latest market analysis.
The European Commission is to open a formal investigation into Fiat France in relation to its tax arrangements in Ireland, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
Franchised dealers have reduced the average price gap between franchised and non-franchised dealerships for servicing and maintenance from 83% in 2006 down to 44.9% in 2014, according to figures from Warranty Direct.
Vertu Volkswagen Boston has helped one of its colleagues celebrate 45 years of service at the dealership.
Two years since it entered the DMS market, classified brand Exchange and Mart, is adding new features to its system.
Dealer group Peter Vardy has been named as the official vehicle partner for the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) which gets under way this month.
Plans have been submitted for a new Jaguar dealership at Tunbridge Wells.
Renault has confirmed that its resurrected Alpine sportcar brand will launch its first model ‘the Berlinette of the 21st century’ in 2016.
After 55 years in motor retail John Marson still has the desire to come to work.
The average UK car dealer continued its strong performance in April producing a profit of just over £9,000, according to the latest profitability figures from ASE.
The Retail Automotive Alliance (RAA), which represents 22 dealer group partners, has appointed Autorola as its online remarketing partner after a recent six month pilot sold over £5 million of used cars.
Toyota and Panasonic are working on a new cloud-based telematics service that will allow people to operate their home appliances from the steering wheel.
AM's Julie Howard was one of five industry professionals who helped raise more than £12,000 for automotive charity BEN by running in the latest London Marathon.
Anonymous, the global group of hackers and activists, is intending to hack sponsors and partners of the 2014 World Cup following critisicm of the financial burden of the competition to Brazil.
Just over half (51%) of all used cars listed by dealers on Auto Trader are more than 5% above or below market value which is halving lead generation, according to the company.
Tesla Motors UK is looking to expand its reach across the UK with new dealerships following the launch of its first right-hand drive models.
Three of Toyota’s UK dealers have been honoured for achieving the highest levels of customer service in the 2014 Ichiban Awards.
Benfield Motor Group has opened a new £7 million Audi dealership on Scotswood Road, Newcastle.
Police said a salesman at Stratstone Aston Martin was left with serious injuries following a robbery last Thursday.
The 10 largest dealer groups in the UK are now Specialist Automotive Finance (SAF) approved, according to the Finance and Leasing Association (FLA).
Mitsubishi dealership Firs Garage, in Hook Norton, is sponsoring a woman only shooting club called Shotgun & Chelsea Bun Club.
HR Owen’s Jack Barclay Bentley Service Centre has been awarded the Royal Warrant for the service and repair of motor vehicles to the Queen.
Multi-franchise dealer Crawley Down Group has launched a new website at www.cdg-cars.com.
The AA has announced intentions to proceed with a management buy-in and flotation.
Skoda UK has appointed Warren Richards as its new head of service and parts operations.
CRM as a concept has been around for a very long time but has not really implemented very effectively at dealer level as far as we can tell. It’s therefore no surprise that CRM is a hot topic in the trade press but how many actually understand what CRM really is?
Bluetooth is back and is being used to send targeted real-time marketing messages to customers. But it's got a new name: beacon technology.
Seat UK is on course to achieve double its normal rate of hot hatch sales with the new Leon Cupra.
Milton Keynes-based Toyota dealer Steven Eagell has expanded.
New cars bought on finance increased by 4% in April, according to the latest figures from the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA).
