Mazda has issued a voluntary recall for 42,000 vehicles in the US due to problems with spiders blocking engines with their webs after being attracted by the smell of petrol.
Peter Vardy has opened a new Vauxhall dealership in the Edinburgh commuter town of Dalgety Bay.
Jay Nagley looks at whether certain manufacturers have trapped themselves in producing small cars only
Successfully selling an ‘oddball’ trade-in is more likely using industry data than gut instinct
BCA’s latest Pulse report shows that the headline average car values increased in March, rising by £57 compared to February to record the highest monthly value this year and the third highest on record.
Mercedes-Benz UK has started its Van Talent Development Programme which focuses on sales and aftersales skills in the van sector.
Infiniti will put its Q50 Eau Rouge high-performance vehicle into production following the launch of a concept model at the Geneva Motor Show this year.
Windsors Mazda in Wallasey, Merseyside has celebrated its 20th anniversary with an event attended by the brand's senior management team.
Manheim has invested with a six-figure sum to improve its Leeds auction centre.
Paul Dillon has been appointed joint managing director of the Westover Group.
A Baldock second-hand car showroom has been fined £5,000 after being prosecuted under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008.
The UK’s first road of electric cars – ‘the street of the future’ - has been created in Marlow by the ‘My Electric Avenue’ project.
The growth in PCPs and the new car boom may hurt independents, says CAP’s Philip Nothard.
The number of new cars bought on finance grew 26% in February year-on-year, according to figures from the Finance & Leasing Association.
Lexus and Land Rover have released 'teaser' images of their next SUVs.
The plate-change campaign in March saw new car registrations rise 17.7% year-on-year to 464,824 units.
Award-winning car dealers share a common trait – they are willing to take a risk.
Keith West has been appointed group fleet general manager of Derbyshire-based motor group Pentagon.
A new document and image upload tool has been added to Epyx’s 1link Service Network E-commerce platform, offering benefits for repairers and their fleet customers.
Construction of car dealer group Ridgeway's Audi centre in Oxford is underway - and on track for a mid/late 2014 opening.
2013 saw a 0.9% year-on-year increase in used car sales, with 6,806,198 cars changing hands.
The increased availability of residual value and running cost data to consumers will contribute to improving the reputation of motor retail, it's been claimed.
The Hendy Group has decided that it will be withdrawing from the vehicle hire market to focus on its dealerships.
AM has joined forces with the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) to launch a new conference to help automotive business retain and nurture their greatest asset – their staff.
Top 20 AM100 group, Ridgeway, which has seen a meteoric growth expanding from just six outlets in 2007 to 32 in 2014, is about to launch its own training and development centre – Ridgeway Academy.
“Last week’s judgement in the High Court case of Littlewoods Plc & Others v HM Revenue & Customs could result in HMRC repayments to dealers totalling in the billions” said Michelle Malone, senior VAT manager at dealer profitability specialists ASE.
A bookkeeper who stole £550,000 from a Bury St Edmunds car dealership has been jailed for two years.
A motorist who put a video on YouTube claiming he'd been overcharged for repairs is being sued for defamation by the dealership.
Visitors to the Gadget Show Live at the NEC in Birmingham next week will be the first in the UK to see the new Volkswagen Golf GTE plug-in hybrid, which mixes the dynamics of a GTI with the emissions and economy of an electric car.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders today released a new report, The UK Automotive Industry and the EU, produced by KPMG, which examines the relationship between the UK and the European Union.
