Glass’s is urging more franchised car dealers to sell vehicles that have higher mileages and are more than three-years-old to combat the anticipated reduction in used car supply over the next 12 months.
Peugeot has launched a range of sales offers in advance of the arrival of the “60” plate in September.
A shortage of new cars and longer than normal lead-in times is causing dealers problems, says CAP.
Carphone Warehouse founder Charles Dunstone has backed a venture to resurrect the Jensen Interceptor.
Environmental creditionals may be what the manufacturers like to promote but the bottom line for buyers is running costs, so environmentally friendly is popular for economic reasons rather than ethical.
The Retail Motor Industry (RMI) is urging its members to participate in an online survey to voice their opinions on the importance of the MoT test and to highlight any issues with a reduction in the regularity of testing.
Honda (UK) has unveiled a new SMR (service, maintenance and repair) service, which allows fleet customers to access all information on their cars online.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders are predicting a tough second half of the year for commercial vehicle sales.
A new online auction site, Trader-Net.co.uk, has been launched into the competitive internet auction industry, but it is only open to the trade.
Nissan has upgraded its Qashqai range to feature stop/start on its 1.6 petrol variants and revisions to its 1.5-litre dCi engine.
Ford Retail is supporting charity ‘Boots for Africa’ which sends second-hand football boots out to children in Africa.
BCA reports a significant shift in model mix during June, which has undoubtedly influenced used car values.
The August digital edition of AMe is now live.
Vauxhall has just announced that its cars are now covered by a lifetime warranty from the first day of registration.
Just spotted this article in The Guardian this morning. We've done polls on this subject before and there's always going to be mixed reports about relationships between funders and dealerships.
The difference between car sales and assembly so far in 2010 shows that a return to equilibrium is still some way off, according to PwC’s Automotive Institute.
Jardine Motors Group has confirmed One Hyde Park - The Residences at Mandarin Oriental in Knightsbridge - will be the location of its McLaren London showroom.
The July market for new cars has slowed as expected with units falling 13.2% by 20,703 units following 12 successive monthly rises.
Kia Motors UK has introduced a new system to manage its incentive (bonus) payments to dealers.
Volvo Cars has begun using digital video training to improve its customer service, communications and management skills training for 5,500 dealership staff in the UK and Ireland.
The Tata group, which owns Jaguar Land Rover, has begun searching for a successor to its group chairman, Ratan Tata.
Glass’s is predicting that hybrid cars, which combine an internal combustion engine with an electric motor, will represent the dominant ‘alternative fuel’ powertrain technology until 2019, after which they will be overtaken by electric vehicle sales.
Spanish bank Santander has bought more than 300 UK branches from Royal Bank of Scotland for £1.65 billion pounds.
More companies are signing up for the Dealers Backing BEN campaign.
Vauxhall has revealed its new British-built Astra Sports Tourer which will go on sale in the UK at the end of October.
Former Chrysler UK boss Peter Lambert has joined Kwik Fit Fleet.
Manheim Remarketing has appointed George Grant, a former senior executive at Bank of Scotland Dealer Finance, as operations director.
Vertu has completed its acquisition of a Seat dealership in Derby for £480,000.
Fiat is making 152 examples of its Abarth 500 695 Tributo Ferrari available in the UK for £29,600.
Chrysler UK has joined forces with Motor Codes to survey customers using its service and repair garages.
