Car dealer group Lookers has acquired Hertfordshire Land Rover dealership, Chipperfield.
August new car registrations up 10.9% but recovery expected to slow during plate-change boom
Mazda Motors UK is adopting a closely aligned new and used car operation to ensure the brand’s used vehicles find themselves solely on the forecourts of approved dealers thereby delivering higher margins to its network.
Skoda car dealer Station Garage is holding an open weekend to mark its relocation to Horsham from Ewhurst.
The national minimum wage for adults aged 21+ has increased by 12p an hour to £6.31.
Škoda has announced prices and specifications for the new Rapid Spaceback ahead of its arrival in the UK in January.
Stoneacre Motor Group has launched a new responsive website, which adapts to desktop, tablet or mobile devices.
Honda’s breakdown cover, Hondacare Assistance, is the best of its kind according to a new survey of UK motorists by Which?.
Independent used car dealers are enjoying unusually strong late summer retail sales, according to the latest research by CAP Automotive.
The Motoring (.co.uk) website says aftersales keywords on Google could ‘go through the roof’ over the next two to three years.
Halfords is equipping its 460 service centres with diagnostic equipment, products and training to sell and fit stop/start battery technology in customers’ cars.
AA Cars, the online used car classifieds portal, is investing £5 million in its business and will be offering a year’s free breakdown cover for customers that buy through the website.
Dealers need to take steps to continue to reap rewards in a seemingly buoyant used car market and focus on key areas to ensure they are best placed to continue to attract business, according to BCA managing director Spencer Lock.
Infiniti has appointed Nicolas Tschann to the newly created role of product director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Car dealer group JCT600 says its September retail new car sales were 66% up year-on-year.
Renault Retail Group has appointed Michal Kalina as its new managing director with immediate effect.
Electrical parts dominate the claims made by used car customers under motor warranties, according to new statistics released by RAC Warranty.
Guy Allman, chief executive at BTC, believes addressing problems with customer satisfaction starts with looking at how engaged staff are with the business.
Japanese manufacturers are the most reliable brands when it comes to passing the MoT test, according to new Vehicle Operator and Services Agency (VOSA) data, analysed by TootCompare.
Demand for used cars in the trade market remained unusually robust during September, with some values increasing – a noteworthy phenomenon for this time of year.
Mercedes-Benz is offering free servicing for three years on its A-Class when customers buy on an Agility Personal Contract Purchase (PCP).
Gloucestershire car dealer Warners Motor Group is set to open an MG new car and servicing business in Gloucester.
Auto Trader has once again confirmed its on-going support of the AM Awards by sponsoring the Best Dealer Website & Digital Initiative of the Year categories at the 2014 event.
Manheim is predicting an increase of up to 20% in vehicle supply to the UK wholesale market during the next six weeks.
Warrantywise, the UK extended car warranty company, has launched a new website dedicated to car dealers.
Google has changed the way it interprets how people are searching for content online in its first major upgrade in three years.
Former Parklands Audi dealership manager Craig Wellings has been jailed and sales manager Gary Smith received a 12 month suspended jail sentence for their part in a £37,500 fraud at the Gloucester car dealership.
Macrae & Dick is supporting National Tyre Safety Month.
Jardine Motors Group is extending the use of its Lancaster trademark across its dealerships.
September plate-change influx should keep conversion rates strong, says NAMA
