Pendragon has increased its profit expectations for 2021 by a further 14.3% after continued car buyer demand powered it to another profit upgrade.

Automotive executive from across the globe have predicted “profitable growth” in the next five years, despite ongoing vehicle supply and staffing worries.

Bowker Motor Group has promoted Jonathan Rogan to the role of head of business at its BMW and Mini centres in Preston.

Peugeot’s 308 hatchback and 308 SW estate have been made available with a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) drivetrain for the first time as UK retailers open order books for the new models.

Andrew Dickinson has joined Donnelly Group as its new head of marketing.

A stabilising of values in the used van market in recent months may highlight “what’s to come” for the used car sector, according to remarketing giant BCA.

Bumper has integrated with Keyloop’s car dealer management systems to facilitate the provision of digital aftersales payments.

Maserati has vowed to maintain the “centrality of dealerships’ role” after unveiling a new OTO Retail project corporate identity (CI) in a bid to adapt to customers’ growing demands for online sales.

People are the automotive retail sector’s biggest asset.

Stellantis brands outsold those of the Volkswagen Group for the first time as Europe suffered a 30% decline in new car registrations during October, Jato Dynamics has revealed.

Constellation Automotive’s £201.6 million offer for a 64.4% controlling stake in Marshall Motor Group has been described as a “done deal” after an ‘undertaking to accept’ was published via the London Stock Exchange.

Nissan will launch 15 electric vehicles (EVs) by 2030, as part of its Ambition 2030 strategy.

Lookers has appointed Danny Bishop to the newly created role of head of learning and development.

Carzam has raised £112 million to in a development that the online car retail business believes will propel it into its “next chapter”.

Greenhous Group has continued its growth in commercial vehicles with the acquisition of Heatons Truck Group.

Motorway has set its sights on “further massive opportunity” in the automotive retail sector after achieving ‘unicorn’ status with a $1 billion (£750m) valuation.

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Marshall Motor Holdings has confirmed its largest shareholder, Marshall of Cambridge, is considering the sale of its 64.4% stake in the AM100 motor retailer.

Kia and Audi are among car manufacturers helping to propel the Ionity electric vehicle (EV) charging network to 7,000 units by 2025 thanks to a €700 million (£592m) funding boost.

Sales of used electric vehicles (EV) have accelerated past their petrol counterparts and are now leaving forecourts faster, according to new data from Auto Trader.

Suzuki has unveiled details of its new S-Cross SUV ahead of its arrival in UK car dealerships in January 2022.

Caffyns has revealed turnover up by 29.8% and a 62.3% rise in profit before tax in published results for the first half of its financial year.

Nissan GB has appointed Csaba Vincze as fleet director as it targets “leadership in electrification” with the launch of its new Ariya EV crossover and fully electric Townstar compact van.

The UK’s car manufacturing output slumped 41.4% year-on-year in October as an “extremely worrying” continuation of the semiconductor shortages continued to play out.

Thatcham Research and Euro NCAP have said they are ‘encouraged’ by the results of their latest Assisted Driving Gradings.

Real Time Communications (RTC) has joined Menable as part of a bid to "champion the well-being" of its team and its clients in the automotive retail sector.

Snows Motor Group is rolling out a new company-wide talent management programme as part of its 60th anniversary celebrations.

Car retail’s staffing crisis, a celebration of inspiring automotive women and in-depth insight into the soaring used car market all feature in a packed December edition of Automotive Management (AM) magazine.

Marshall Motor Group is nearing the completion of the new £12m Motorline Toyota and Lexus dealership in Bristol – Europe’s largest retail site for the two Japanese brands.

Used car dealers are buying cheaper used cars at physical auctions as they search for ways to avoid the impact of limited vehicle supplies and soaring values, according to Shoreham Vehicle Auctions (SVA).