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People News 18 Jun
Arrested: former Audi executive wanted over US dieselgate charges
Croation officials have arrested former Audi executive Axel Eiser in connection to conspiracy charges related to the Volkswagen dieselgate scandal in the US.
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Market Insight 18 JunCredit card firms lose Supreme Court fight over fees
Credit card firms could face significant damages claims after the Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by Visa and Mastercard, ruling that fees the companies were charging retailers restrict competition.
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Manufacturer 11 MayMercedes-Benz may face High Court battle over diesel emissions ‘defeat devices’
Mercedes-Benz owners could demand compensation in a High Court class action alleging that the German premium carmaker used a ‘defeat device’ system to cheat diesel emissions tests.
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Manufacturer 7 AprUK judge rules VW Group did install illegal emissions ‘defeat devices’
A High Court judge has concluded that the Volkswagen Group did install illegal emissions defeat devices to its cars to rule in favour of a class action brought by 90,000 aggrieved owners.
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Car Dealer News 6 Apr
Ban for directors who put used car dealership into liquidation after getting fined
Father and son directors of a used car dealership have been banned from running companies after they put Car Place Birmingham into liquidation without paying fines incurred in Trading Standards prosecutions.
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News 13 Mar
Car dealer ordered to pay £14,000 over ‘clocked’ Audi Q7
An independent used car dealership has been ordered to pay £14,000 after attempting to sell and Audi Q7 SUV having ‘clocked’ the vehicle to remove 30,000 miles from its mileage.
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People News 26 Feb
Killer car dealer wins HMRC VAT battle from jail
The former owner of Bolton’s IGW car dealership group has won a £310,000 VAT battle with the HMRC from his jail cell while serving a life sentence for the 2011 murder of his wife.
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People News 20 JanTom Hartley director handed suspended prison sentence after Ferrari crash
A director of classic car dealer Tom Hartley has been handed a nine-month suspended jail sentence following his involvement in a crash involving a Ferrari 458 Spider and a Porsche 118 Cayman GTS.
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News 17 Jan
Suspended jail sentence for car clocking Carpoint director
The director of independent used car retailer Carpoint has been handed an 18-week suspended jail sentence in relation to car clocking offences.
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People News 15 JanMarshall Maserati Peterborough manager jailed over £63,000 fraud
A Marshall Motor Holdings Maserati brand manager has been jailed for 14 months after diverting almost £200,000 of luxury car sales payments into his personal bank account.
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People News 15 JanIMI chairman Adrian Smith steps down following drink driving conviction
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) chairman Adrian Smith’s decision to step-down from his post with immediate effect following his conviction for drink driving.
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People News 9 Jan
IMI chairman Adrian Smith convicted of drink driving
The chairman of the Institute of the Motor Industry and former chief executive of the Scottish Motor Trade Association (SMTA), Adrian Smith, has been convicted of drink driving.
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Manufacturer 2 DecVolkswagen Group dieselgate class action begins in High Court
A class action representing more than 90,000 UK Volkswagen owners will aim to determine whether its emissions-reducing defeat device software was designed to defeat clean air laws.
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Car Dealer News 15 Nov
Valeter jailed for £46,000 Guy Salmon Land Rover vandalism rampage
A car valeter has been jailed for 12 months and banned from driving for 25 months after causing £46,000 worth of damage to vehicles at Sytner Group’s Guy Salmon Stratford Land Rover dealership.
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Latest News 4 Nov
Saxton 4x4 sentenced over vehicle's repeated ‘deliberate mis-selling'
Saxton 4x4 have been fined £27,375 and ordered to pay £37,375 in costs after a Trading Standards investigation uncovered evidence of “deliberate mis-selling” and “very poor business practices”.
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Car Dealer News 23 OctTribunal awards Perrys Motor Sales general manager £26,752
Former Perrys Motor Sales general manager David Walker Smith has been awarded £26,752 after successfully claiming unfair dismissal in an employment tribunal concluded in Manchester.
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Manufacturer 25 SepVolkswagen brands dieselgate market manipulation charges ‘groundless’
Volkswagen Group has branded allegations that chief executive Herbert Deiss and chairman Dieter Poetsch were guilty of market manipulation in connection to the dieselgate scandal as “groundless”.
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Latest News 23 Sep
Used car dealer threatened to ‘break legs’ of complaining customers
A team of fraudulent used car salesman who threatened to break the legs of one complaining customer and told another that it would “strangle” Trading Standards officers have avoided jail.
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Supplier News 20 SepEV charge point pioneer wins £1m BP Chargemaster employment tribunal
An employment tribunal has found that electric vehicle (EV) charge point pioneer Calvey Taylor-Haw missed out on a £1m share option when he was unfairly dismissed by BP Chargemaster.
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Technology 14 AugBP Chargemaster employee claims 'unfair dismissal' amid share option dispute
The founder of vehicle charging company Elektromotive is taking BP Chargemaster to an employment tribunal over an allegation of unfair dismissal and the resultant loss of over £1m in share options.
