Environmental concerns are playing a bigger part than ever before in new car buying decisions, with 49% of buyers saying they will consider a hybrid and 33% looking for an electric model.
Auto Trader is targeting further automation of the car sales process following the acquisition of finance, insurance and compliance software platform AutoConvert.
Emerging premium car brand Polestar has delivered the first European Polestar 2 electric vehicle (EV) to a customer at its headquarters in Gothenburg, Sweden.
A new survey by DesperateSeller.co.uk has revealed that 30.9% of UK consumers, don’t understand what a hybrid car is.
The September plate-change campaign will be the next big test for new car finance offers
Car dealers may wish to concentrate on cash generation after the COVID disruption to trading, but they should have a plan for worst-case scenarios
Analysis of the UK's new car sales at the half-year point discovers stable trends despite the disruption caused by the coronavirus lockdown.
Jordi Vila, a key figure in Nissan’s electrification of the European car market, has been appointed Nissan’s divisional vice president for marketing and sales in Europe.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) expects 32% fewer cars to be produced in UK factories in 2020 after volumes declined by 48.2% in June.
A ‘false economy’ which has seen the UK’s car retail sector deliver on pent-up demand from the COVID-19 lockdown is masking the true extent of impending redundancies in the sector, Pendragon boss Bill Berman has told AM.
Pendragon has announced a plan to axe 1,800 jobs from its UK car retail network as part of a bid to create a “leaner and more sustainable operating model” in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis.
Inchcape is driving forward plans for a restructure to be completed by Q1 next year after reporting a 36% decline in overall revenues and pre-tax losses of £188 million in the first half of 2020.
The forecast for the UK new car market has been downgraded again as the government continues to ignore calls for stimulus measures specific to the automotive sector.
Imperial Cars has begun to consult its staff over widespread redundancies just two weeks after its acquisition by online car retailer Cazoo.
Park’s Motor Group is poised to open a new Lotus Cars sports car dealership in Hamilton in preparation for the brand's “exponential growth”.
Car dealers are among businesses across the UK who have been told that they must pay back any overclaimed funds from Government’s coronavirus job retention scheme (CJRS) – deleting any online claims made in error within 72 hours.
Rockingham Group is investing an additional £12 million in its de-fleet facility at its Automotive Logistics Hub.
Former Renault chief executive Thierry Bolloré has been named as Jaguar Land Rover’s replacement for long-time CEO Professor Ralf Speth.
Accounting errors have been blamed for an understatement of Aston Martin’s 2019 losses by £15.3 million.
Lexus dealers have topped Auto Express magazine’s Driver Power survey, which ranks the best dealerships in the country.
Used car values rose by 0.4% during July as automotive retail's lockdown recovery delivered the month’s first price rise since 2009, Cap HPI has reported.
A new iVendi product provided to coronavirus crisis-hit vehicle retailers for free has been used to manage and negotiate more than £63m of vehicle finance deals in the last 10 weeks.
The number of UK drivers willing to pay for a car they haven’t seen first has fallen since last year, with three-quarters saying they would not buy one without viewing it in person.
Mitsubishi Motors in the UK retailers have spoken of their “shock” at Mitsubishi Motor Corporation’s “unexpected” decision to exit the UK and wider European markets.
Volkswagen remains the top car brand in the UK for converting online searches into purchases, according to analysis by Honcho.
Dick Lovett Swindon has adopted the most recent Ferrari corporate identity, following major refurbishment works.
Electric vehicles (EV) and hybrid sales across Europe delivered a record 16.2% market share as overall car registration volumes declined by 24% as the sector emerged from COVID-19 lockdown.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed its move to ban all discretionary commission models in motor finance to save car buyers £165 miilion-per-year and eliminate “conflicts of interest” in the sector.
Mitsubishi Motors in the UK has written to its UK franchised retail partners to inform them of the Japanese car manufacturer's plan to exit the UK and European new car markets.
Cox Automotive has reported signs of pent-up demand in the used car market after its auctions went wholly online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
