BDO’s newly-published 2021 Motor Salary Survey has shown that vehicle technicians were the biggest wage increase winners in 2021 as the sector’s average pay rose 5% to almost £42,000.

Car buyers’ brand loyalty is “vaporising” in a “pressure cooker” of high demand and stalled new vehicle supplies causing lengthy delivery times, new research shows.

The future of Block Exemption in car retail, electric vehicle (EV) sillks and recruitment look set to be among the top subjects up for debate on the NFDA stand at AM Live 2021.

Tarnock Garage, the Ford Service centre in Tarnock, Somerset, is set to move premises next summer.

The Independent Garage Association (IGA) is offering a second round of subsidised hybrid and electric vehicle (EV) Level 3 courses to members.

Delegates at next week's AM Live car retail expo will hear connected retailing tips from iVendi that can help them successfully compete and better manage the digital sales journey.

MG Motor UK and Vertu Motors have extended their partnership with a second Bristol Street Motors dealership opening in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire.

MG, Hyundai and Kia continued to buck the UK’s new car registrations decline with impressive year-on-year growth in October.

Car Money, the motor finance business owned by Peter Vardy Group, has appointed Belfast-based Lyndsey Kerr as its new Northern Ireland regional sales manager.

Volkswagen has revealed the ID5 SUV Coupe, which will arrive in UK dealerships in the first half of 2022.

Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) chief executive Mike Hawes has expressed hopes of a “brighter” 2022 for UK automotive after new car registrations declined by 24.6% in October.

Amanda Stretton has completed a 1,500-mile drive in electric vehicles (EVs) to highlight the importance that plug-in driving can make in reducing emissions and advancing sustainability.

Vertu Motors' Nissan dealerships in Northampton, Derby and Glasgow are the latest to adopt the Japanese carmaker's updated showroom style.

Auto Trader is aiming to drive efficiencies for car dealers with a new stock management system which it claims will remove many of the biggest pain points in vehicle marketing.

One-in-10 car buyers are ready to complete their purchase wholly online, according to new research from What Car?.

The past fifty years has seen radical change within industries such as the automotive sector thanks to the advent of technology.

Cazoo has grown its Customer Centre used car handover network to 21 sites with the opining of its latest new facility in Newcastle.

Digital automotive retail finance specialist iVendi has continued its recruitment of C-suite executives with the appointment of former Cox Automotive Europe board member Darren Sinclair.

Automotive ecommerce agency Drivvn has appointed Anu Shahi as its new head of product and technology.

Retailers can learn innovative new ways to connect and market to drivers that are on the road as part of a specialist digital session at next month’s AM Live at the NEC on November 11.

Peter Vardy Group has announced a partnership with Zoom EV, to provide customers with services to help simplify the switch to electric.

Automotive industry leaders, including executives from AM100 dealer groups JCT600 and  Marshall Motors, are taking on the National Three Peaks Challenge for charity Ben.

The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has announced the appointment of two new non-executive directors.

Castrol Auto Service has launched in the UK to support independents operating car repair workshops in their brand awareness and revenue generation.

Group 1 UK chief executive Earl J Hesterberg expressed hopes that strong car retail margins would persist for some time to come after recording increased profit and turnover in Q3 2021.

MG Motor UK’s newly-updated ZS EV will be priced from £30,940 in its new long-range guise – offering 273 miles of a zero emissions transport on a single charge.

Car retailers can learn innovative new ways to connect and market to drivers that are on the road as part of a specialist digital session at next month’s AM Live at the NEC on November 11.

The consequences of the global pandemic have been profound. Like many other sectors, large swathes of the automotive industry had to scale back or even stop production in the early stages of COVID-19, with a gradual reopening as restrictions eased during 2020.

Fix Auto UK has expanded its business into Northern Ireland, with the appointment of Fix Auto Lagan Side.

The Motor Ombudsman has handled more than 250,000 enquiries and worked on 25,000 cases since it was established five years ago.