Fleets will be able to road test the new Volkswagen Crafter for up to six months thanks to a ‘try before you buy’ scheme being launched by the manufacturer.
North east of England Ford dealer Holliways has reported profits have halved in the aftermath of the scrappage scheme.
AM has learned that Jeremy Hicks, director of Audi UK, has left the business.
Directors at the UK's top companies are retiring on pensions of about £175,000 a year, a survey has said.
Nissan is partnering with a housing developer in the USA on a residential electric vehicle wiring project.
Two directors from Snows Group are climbing Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money for a local children’s charity.
Chorley Nissan in Lancashire has signed up to use video marketing at all five of its dealerships.
Trading Standards officers have ordered a franchised dealership to admit to customers it made false claims over servicing.
Installing a new DMS can be an upheaval but could offer long-term rewards.
Land Rover’s summer of outdoor promotions continues in August at the Festival of British Eventing, where it will highlight its product range as an associate sponsor and official vehicle supplier.
BMW makes heavy, expensive, high performance cars. That’s the perception and the perception is not as BMW would like it.
A Staffordshire car dealer has been found dead after he fell from his boat into the sea off North Wales.
CAP has released its definitive vehicle condition criteria to put an end to uncertainty over what qualifies as a ‘CAP Clean’ vehicle.
After a BBC Top Gear stunt showed a Nissan Leaf running out of charge in Lincoln Nissan has decided to pay for installing a charging point in the city.
Caffyns will no longer represent Vauxhall in Kent from June 2013 due to the brand not fitting with the group’s strategy of developing a core business with premium and premium volume franchises.
Mini’s field trial of its electric Mini E have shown that the average daily distance driven was 29.7 miles with virtually all recharding carried out at home.
Opinion is divided on whether a used car sales code of practice would improve public perception of the sector, according to an AM-online.com poll.
New car registrations fell by 3.5% to 131,634 units in July as a result of slower economic growth and subdued consumer confidence.
A new management team and range of sports cars heralds ambitious relaunch plans for the manufacturer.
Van and truck registrations saw a 3% rise to 20,681 units in July and were up 21.6% year-to-date to 287,778 units.
Showroom share of car purchase finance rose to a two-year high of 55.7% in the 12 months to May, but dealers are being urged to take note of a shift in buyers’ priorities.
Nissan has accused Top Gear of misleading its viewers after featuring the brand’s Leaf electric vehicle running out of charge after a 30 mile journey.
Right to block a dealership sale is one of many new powers which BER gives manufacturers.
Fiat has officially opened its new £1.4 million training centre in Slough which will train 6,000 delegates a year.
Chevrolet is set to launch a major national TV, print and digital campaign this summer to support the introduction of five new cars in Europe.
Motor finance fraud rose by 17% in the first three months of the year compared to the first quarter of 2010, says the Finance & Leasing Association, which is urging retail buyers to make provenance checks.
Dealer Energy Efficiency Guide shows how dealers can save £4,000 without any cost
MG is returning to international motorsport after teaming up with Team RLR, which runs an MG Lola EX265 sports prototype in the Le Mans Series of endurance races throughout Europe.
Spencer Halil, who has led Alphera Financial Services for the last three years, is set to take on a new role in Australia heading up the BMW Group and Alphabet business lines from the beginning of September.
Three young men from across the automotive industry in the UK have been chosen to take part in the UK at WorldSkills London 2011.
