Toyota's Deeside plant is getting investment to support the production of a new fifth-generation hybrid engine.

Four more sites have been added to Inchcape UK's network of used car dealerships, which trade under the Bravoauto brand, taking it to 17 locations.

Used Land Rover and Jeep models delivered the biggest margins for dealers in November, according to Dealer Auction.

Lawrence Price has been named as non-executive charman of Morgan Motor Company, replacing Steve Morris who has resigned.

Eastern Western Motor Group joint managing director Peter Collin is set to retire at the end of 2022, with his counterpart Keith Duncan assuming the role of group managing director, with responsibility for the entire group and its strategic direction.

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Audi is preparing to switch all its factories for production of battery electric cars ahead of the final combustion-engined car coming off its assembly lines by 2033.

Renault Group’s Mobilize Financial Services has launched Lease&Co, a new leasing subsidiary that will specialise in flexible, use-based contracts, which will be promoted and supported by the dealer networks of its Alliance brands Renault, Dacia, Alpine and Nissan.

As some carmakers see opportunity in manufacturer refurbishment programmes, a consumer survey has found one in two carbuyers would choose a factory-reconditioned used car over current approved used vehicles.

Thatcham Research will lead a project focused on EV collision repair and salvage processes and their impact on insurance claims and associated costs.

Van Sales UK has appointed its first business development director as it adopts a new outbound sales strategy to support its growth ambition.

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LSH Auto UK has appointed LSH Australia general manager as its new managing director in preparation for Mercedes-Benz’s introduction of agency model car retail in 2023.

Hyundai has unveiled an all-new Kona for 2023.

A Vertu Motors employee has been awarded the Silver Medal of the Polish Army for his voluntary work with the Polish Heritage Flight.

Tesla is offering customers who place an order before the end of 2022 the equivalent of 6,000 miles of free electric vehicle (EV) charging from its Supercharger network.

Riverside Motor Group has become Yorkshire’s largest Volvo Car UK franchisee with the acquisition of Marshall Motor Group’s dealership in Leeds.

Stellantis has launched the Fiat Metaverse Store in a bid to recreate a car showroom experience via an “immersive” online car buying experience.

Lloyd Motor Group is planning to create a Kia and Volvo multi-brand car dealership on the outskirts of Kendal to unite two franchise points added through acquisitions in 2022.

Used car dealers will need to offer a high level of reassurance to ‘vulnerable’ buyers as used cars become older and more expensive in 2023.

Auto Trader expects used car values to rise in early 2023 after remaining flat in the traditionally weak festive trading period.

Lookers chairman Ian Bull has said that he is “sorry” to be stepping down from his role with the car retail PLC at the end of this year.

The car retail sector needs to start treating job applicants as it does its customers in order to connect with its future stars, according to Fraser Brown of automotive consultancy MotorVise.

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Livingstone Motor Group’s growth ambitions, the AM Awards 2023 launch and all the content from AM Live 2022 are all packed into the latest edition of AM magazine – out now.

Nearly half of all new and used car buyers expect to make a purchase at some point in 2023, despite the impact of the cost-of-living crisis.

Leveraging a start-up culture in car retail emerged as a key topic in this episode of the AM News Show podcast, featuring Waylands Automotive CEO John O’Hanlon and eBay Motors chief operating officer Phill Jones.

Isuzu UK has reached the 50,000-registration milestone with the Isuzu D-Max pick-up.

More than 600 guests attended the 2022 Ben Ball which raised over £120,000 in funds to help support members of the automotive industry.