Publicly available data would suggest Vauxhall is having a difficult year. Its total new car and LCV volume for the first 10 months is more than 12,000 units below the same point in 2011.
Peter Vardy Limited has finished off the year by acquiring three sites in Aberdeen for an undisclosed sum taking the group to 10 sites in total.
Springside Motors in Irvine, north Ayrshire have been recognised globally by Kia Motors Corporation as the dealership in the UK that has the highest record of improvement.
Italian private equity fund Investindustrial has bought a 37.5% stake in Aston Martin from owners Kuwaiti investment house Investment Dar for £150 million.
With 2013 nearly upon us, one date every vehicle dealer will probably want to circle on next year’s wall calendar is June 1.
A new Honda dealership is set to open, filling a seven year open point.
PSA Peugeot Citroen has completed a sale and leaseback of nine UK properties, mostly dealerships, to raise £29.9m.
Arnold Clark Automobiles has added another Vauxhall dealership to its portfolio.
Eco City Vehicles, the developer and supplier of the London licensed Mercedes Vito taxi, announced Steven McCarthy as its chief operating officer.
New car registrations increased by 11.3% in November to 149,191 units which the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) believe is on the back of increased private demand.
Hepworth Honda, the West Yorkshire-based dealer group, has expanded beyond the Japanese brand with a SsangYong franchise.
Dealer part-exchange values in November remained strong at an average of £2,804.
Consumers are increasingly contacting dealerships out of normal business hours with 33% of sales calls now made when showrooms have closed for business.
Sue Robinson, the RMI National Franchised Dealers Association director, has welcomed measures in the Chancellor's Autumn Statement which ought to help motor retailers.
Nidd Vale Group, one of the first to truly embrace multi-franchising with its five brand dealership in Harrogate, has collapsed after financial difficulties.
Renault UK managing director Thierry Sybord has said he will pull its budget brand Dacia out of the UK rather than discount its already low model prices.
Car dealer technology company iVendi has launched a new online credit checker which can prequalify a customer for credit.
AM has been presented with a BEN award for its support of the motor trade charity.
North-west of England dealer RRG Group has acquired more Toyota and Lexus dealerships.
Dealer group Macrae & Dick has gained its first franchise in Aberdeen.
Collision repairer Fix Auto has signed a three-year deal with Covéa Insurance to become part of its approved repairer network.
Carsharing firm car2go says it is bringing ‘the future of urban mobility’ to London by launching in Islington, Sutton and Newham.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has begun a search for a new chief executive.
Vertu Motors has bought more Honda dealerships to become the brand's biggest UK retail partner.
The first Fisker Karma extended-range electric saloon will soon be delivered to its first UK customer, a premiership footballer.
Lookers has officially opened its third Toyota dealership in Northern Ireland.
Renault will use the quietness of electric cars as its main sales weapon when it introduces the ZOE, a battery-powered small hatchback, to the UK next year.
An online marketplace for used cars is adding live chat functionality for its motor trader advertisers.
Dacia has revealed a B-segment SUV, the Sandero Stepway, which will rival Vauxhall's Mokka and Ford's EcoSport next year.
Honda (UK) has joined forces with CAP and launched an online used car valuation tool, allowing owners of any UK registered car to obtain a valuation.
