The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) has called on Government to redeploy business support measures for retailers ahead of the 2021 Budget.

Peugeot is giving new car buyers up to £950 in additional discounts if they buy their new car through its Buy Online platform.

JF & E Hadwin’s Settle Land Rover dealership and Roger Young’s Plymouth Jaguar car retail operations have been named as Jaguar Land Rover’s (JLR) dealers of the year for 2020.

More than a quarter of adults in the UK characteristics of vulnerability such as poor health, low financial resilience or recent negative life events

Vertu Motors is set to relocate its Kia Nottingham dealership into its existing Volkswagen dealership operation in the city as it continues to consolidate its UK retail operations.

Cazoo has completed the acquisition of Smart Fleet Solutions in a deal which equips it with the ability to recondition more than 100,000 used cars each year ‘in house’.

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ICDP has set aside a “pragmatic approach” to the evolution of motor retail in a new whitepaper which explores the impact of a ‘clean-slate’ shift omnichannel car distribution.

Car auction firms believe that values for used petrol and diesel cars will remain strong or could increase, despite a decline in the used car market.

Audi has revealed the new e-tron GT, a fully-electric saloon car that will arrive in UK dealerships in the Spring.

Isuzu UK has named Welsh franchised retailer David Taylor Garages as its Dealer of the Year 2021 as it celebrated the “talent and expertise across its growing UK network” with a string of awards presentations.

Kia president and chief executive Ho Sung Song has said that the Korean carmaker will be “reborn in 2021” with the launch of new mobility solutions and 11 new electric vehicles (EVs).

Car retail bosses have voiced concern that a failure to re-open car showrooms in-time for the March number plate change will impact jobs and the economy, claiming “MPs fundamentally do not understand business”.

Suzuki has achieved a high-ranking position in the latest Institute of Customer Service’s UK Customer Satisfaction Index, taking 23rd place overall and third in the automotive sector.

TrustFord has gained planning permission for a new dealership site in Guernsey which will allow the business to bring its Ford retail, aftersales and body shop businesses under one roof.

Garages and workshops should expect a reduction in demand for MOT tests this month as all vehicles that were eligible for the Government’s six-month Covid extension have now been tested.

G3 Vehicle Auctions have announced the development of its new wheelchair accessible vehicles (WAV), light commercial vehicles (LCV) and motorbike auction centre in Leeds.

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has revealed that used car dealers delivered four consecutive months of sales growth in 2020 – despite months of enforced showroom closures in COVID-19 lockdown.

The new programme is designed to help dealers optimise their communications with customers, colleagues and the media.

Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle dealer group Rygor Commercials has promoted Tim Smith to the role of finance director.

Car retailers' average return on sales (RoS) of 0.94% during a heavily COVID-19 impacted 2020 has been hailed as “‘a very strong performance” by ASE chairman Mike Jones.

Vospers Abarth Exeter is the performance brand’s UK car retailers to trial a virtual reality (VR) home test drive package to coincide with the launch of the new limited edition Abarth 595 Scorpioneoro.

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The UK’s COVID-19 ‘Lockdown 3’ trading restrictions mean that franchised car retailers are “suffering” more greatly than their European counterparts.

Big brands Ford and BMW are using low rate, affordable finance offers to drive consumer interest to their dealers in Q1 2021

Park’s Motor Group’s BMW Hamilton dealership has claimed the German premium car brand’s Retailer of the Year award for 2020.

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