Donnelly Group has donated more than £14,000 to mental health charity Aware NI after a year-long partnership.
Volvo Car UK has doubled the number of contractors within its Temporary Technician Programme (TTP) with Autotech Recruit after the initiative provided over 30,000 hours of workshop support.
UK inflation reached a 40-year high of 9.1% as the pricing pressures forcing car buyers to think twice about their next purchase continued to intensify.
Cazoo has launched its online car retail offering in Italy in a move that completes its expansion into four countries in mainland Europe over the past six months.
Inchcape chief executive Duncan Tait and Constellation Automotive executive chairman Avril Palmer-Baunack were the only two car retail sector leaders to make the Auto Express Brit List 2022.
Vertu Motors has said that it remains focused on the delivery of operational excellence around cost, conversion and customer experience as car retail’s headwinds deliver uncertain H2 outlook.
Elon Musk’s Tesla electric vehicle (EV) brand has opened a new store in Norwich.
Pendragon has vowed to formulate new remuneration policy after its shareholders voted 65.5% against its plan to hand over multi-million bonuses to its leadership team.
Auto Trader has given away more than £500,000 worth of electric cars in the last 12 months as part of its Electric Car Giveaway competition.
Car subscription provider Mycardirect has an overall vehicle mix of 28%, which is double the share seen in the UK car market overall.
Solera has introduced eBay Motors’ live used car retail data to its Audatex Market Value Manager to help insurance claims handlers offer more accurate valuations in a fast-moving market.
Stoneacre Motor Group is set to make its Lincoln Volvo dealership “ready for the future” as it becomes the Swedish brand’s latest franchised site to undergo a major redevelopment.
The Finance and Leasing Association (FLA) still expects a Q2 rise in car buying activity, despite expectations that spending will slow amid rising inflation, interest rates, and taxes.
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Electric and hybrid vehicles are taking longer to repair in bodyshops that petrol and diesel equivalents, due to more "complex" procedures, according to Activate Group.
Vertu Motors has welcomed 26 new members into its Masters Club, which is a Group-wide recognition programme that identifies and celebrates the achievements of high-performing colleagues.
It will be a case of ‘Czech mate’ Lightcliffe Skoda’s Warrington car dealership staff when they further plans to become a community hub by hosting to a junior chess championship early next month.
Carwow has appointed former GoCompare vice-president and Photobox chief innovation officer Sally Foote as its new UK managing director.
Nissan GB authorised repairer Andy Middlehurst take on the stopwatch at the Goodwood Festival of Speed’s infamous hillclimb course in a flame-throwing Skyline GT-R R32.
Technicians in the ATS Euromaster network of tyre and maintenance centres have undergone IMI accredited training to work on hybrid and electric vehicles (EVs) safely.
Arnold Clark is set to retire 70-year-old Harry Fairbairn car retail branding ahead of plans to open a new BMW Mini dealership in Glasgow.
The June issue of AM magazine is here in digital form, free to read, full of insights that will get dealers thinking about their strategy for the future.
Plans for a new Kia UK car dealership as part of a new £7 million business park development on the outskirts of Kendal will not be progressed despite gaining planning approval this week.
Dealers need to make changes to their websites so customers don’t hit the back button too quickly.
A car sales controller from Holdcroft Nissan, in Crewe, saved the life of a customer who was having a cardiac arrest.
Blackshaws has become the latest addition to the SsangYong Motors UK franchised car retail network at its former Mitsubishi Motors in the UK dealership in Morpeth.
TrustFord has increased the aftersales and commercial vehicle offering at its newly re-opened Wimbledon dealership through a £500,000 refurbishment of the recently acquired facility.
Car retailers will be offered insight and advice to help them score success from September’s new seasonal spike in MOT volumes.
National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) chief executive Sue Robinson has welcomed Government’s decision to reform the Customer Credit Act – branding it “outdated”.