Research by media regulator Ofcom has shown that 13.5m people now use their phone to regularly access the internet, almost triple the number that did in 2008.
Diamondbrite is offering to double its dealers’ current stock of its products for free.
Marshall is looking to recruit a new finance director after moving Francis Laud into the new role of head of financial reporting.
Administrators have been appointed at car servicing chain In N Out.
Jaguar has chosen the Moscow motor show to launch an armoured version of its XJ luxury saloon.
Lookers, the top 10 AM100 franchised dealer group, today reported a record trading performance for the first half of 2010.
AM100 dealer group Lookers has revealed it has been awarded its first Audi franchise.
Ford has added Transit and Transit Connect entry level Leader models to its commercial vehicle range, which are priced under £12,000 and £10,000 respectively.
One of the key issues in the current used car market is the fall-out from the good times of last year and into this year.
A new speaker has been confirmed for the AM Used Car Market Conference to give insight into what women are looking for from a used car buying experience.
Scottish dealer group Peter Vardy has bought a £2.5m plot of land in Glasgow for its first dealership in the city.
The boss of a Leicestershire Ford dealership has been found guilty of 11 offences involving inappropriate touching of female employees.
Dealers failure to properly sell the benefits of tyre pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) is the cause behind the European Union's decision to mandate them by 2014.
Used car retailer ACF Car Finance has relocated its Bristol dealership to a new showroom.
Average used car values are lower than 12 months previously for the first time this year, according to the Used Car Price Index published by CAP.
Volvo is calling for all dealers to show two environmental labels on the cars they sell – one for CO2 and one for all the other tailpipe emissions.
Cash windfalls possible for dealers with unprofitable showrooms closed during the recession
The number of customers that bought new cars on dealer finance rose by 26% in the first half of this year with 264,377 taking the plunge, representing 49.4% of all new cars sold.
Heavy discounting returns as fleet offers the best prospects for additional new car sales
Vauxhall is launching a television advertising campaign today to support its new lifetime warranty across its model range.
The UK’s automotive finance is wary of a shift in power planned by the Government, which intends to abolish the Financial Services Authority (FSA) and give more regulatory power to the Bank of England.
The managing director of Scotland's John Martin Group is upbeat about his company's annual performance, despite the Government "threatening sales" by increasing VAT to 20%.
The John Clark Motor Group is to open a new Skoda dealership in Dundee, following its acquisition of the premises and equipment of the city’s former Fairweather Motors from the receiver.
General Motors has today announced that Edward E. Whitacre, Jr. will step down as chief executive officer on September 1 and as chairman of the board by the end of the year.
Breakdown of survey results shows that franchise dealers find the going is tough
Dealers view valeting as an increasingly important service for customers hit by high servicing and repair bills. But the sector is struggling because of cut-throat competition among a large number of professional providers.
Apprenticeships can be a big investment in money and time and dealers are finding it more difficult to find quality candidates.
Danielle MacLeod, Peter Vardy head of people and change, said: “We didn’t cut training during the recession, we actually increased it.
GardX Protection has recruited two new account managers to its dealer support team.
