DS Automobiles
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Manufacturer 14 SepWhy PSA Group's Alison Jones values agility, clear leadership and teamwork
PSA Group’s UK managing director Alison Jones is no stranger to crisis management. During her time at the Volkswagen Group in the UK she played a key part in handling the fallout from the emissions scandal in 2015. But she, like all senior leaders, is facing an unprecedented challenge with the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis, which forced Citroen, Peugeot and DS dealers to close to all but key workers for 10 weeks and factories to temporarily halt production.
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Car Dealer News 25 AugRobins & Day opens flagship DS Automobiles Leicester showroom
Robins & Day has opened the UK’s largest DS Automobiles showroom in Leicester with plans for a COVID-19 secure one-way system to make way for a fashion show catwalk at its official opening event.
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Manufacturer 14 AugPSA Group to launch cross-brand Free2Move flexible rental solution
The PSA Group will add a Free2Move Rent offering to its cross-brand mobility division in a bid to take advantage of growing demand from customers for flexible rental.
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People News 23 JunPSA Group UK appoints David March as network development director
The PSA Group UK has appointed David March as its network development director less than a year after he became customer experience and strategy director for Peugeot, Citroën and DS Automobiles.
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Aftersales 26 MayPSA Group offers 8yr/150,000-mile roadside assistance plan for EVs
The PSA Group has extended the roadside assistance plan available for its electrified vehicles to bring it in-line with its 100,000-mile, eight-year battery warranty.
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Supplier Interviews 24 Apr'We have time to get things right' - Alain Descat, DS Automobiles
A unique form of avant-garde branding is helping to set the young company apart from its rivals, reports Tom Sharpe
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Latest News 22 AprCoronavirus, DS network plans and Drayton Kia - here in May AM digital magazine
May's AM magazine has now been published here as an e-zine so read about DS Automobiles, the UK used car market, Drayton Motors Kia, autonomous cars and COVID-19
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Manufacturer 31 MarPSA Group UK MD Alison Jones: 'we're planning for 96% car sales decline'
PSA Group managing director Alison Jones has revealed that strategic planning for the Citroen, DS Automobiles and Peugeot brands has been modelled on a 96% potential decline in new car sales during the UK's coronavirus lockdown.
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Car Model News 25 FebDS Automobiles unveils new DS 9 flagship hybrid saloon car
DS Automobiles has unveiled its DS 9 electrified saloon, proclaiming that the new flagship model was “conceived in France with DS genes and a global purpose”.
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Manufacturer 19 NovNew DS Automobiles retailers can join premium franchise for £150k
Prospective DS Automobiles retailers in the UK are now able to join the French premium brand’s franchise for “as little as £150,000” following a change in its corporate identity (CI) demands.
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Car Dealer News 20 SepDS opens new Birmingham North showroom
DS has expanded its dealer network with a new site at Birmingham North, operated by dealer group Robins & Day.
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Manufacturer 24 JulPSA Group posts record profits as Aston Martin, Daimler and Nissan falter
PSA Group has reported record H1 profitability on the same day that Aston Martin suffered a share price slump, Daimler revealed Q2 losses and reports suggest mass job cuts could be on the cards at Nissan.
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Car Model News 3 JulTesla Model 3 shines with five star Euro NCAP safety rating
Tesla’s Model 3 was singled out for special praise as it lined up alongside Mercedes-Benz’s B-Class and GLE-Class and Skoda’s Skala in achieving a five-star Euro NCAP safety rating.
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Car Model News 2 JulReservations open for DS 3 Crossback E Tense, priced from £32,350
DS Automobiles has confirmed the specification and pricing of its first electric vehicle (EV) - the DS 3 Crossback E-Tense.
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Car Dealer News 27 MarDS Salon Stafford awarded DS Automobiles’ Entrepreneurial Award
DS Automobiles has awarded the team at W R Davies Motor Group's DS Salon Stafford with its ‘Entrepreneurial Award’ for outstanding achievement.
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People News 13 Feb
Alison Jones appointed PSA Group managing director for Peugeot, Citroën, DS UK
Former Volkswagen UK managing director Alison Jones has been appointed as the PSA Group's managing director of Peugeot, Citroën and DS Automobiles in the UK.
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Car Dealer News 31 JanGO Vauxhall part of Robins & Day by PSA Retail rebrand
GO Vauxhall has been rebranded under a Robins & Day rebrand designed to highlight the car retail operations’ status as part of the PSA Group.
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Manufacturer 17 DecCitroen, DS and Peugeot offered via Drover car subscription service
Citroen, DS and Peugeot vehicles will be available on a month-to-month car subscription basis after PSA Finance struck up a partnership with mobility provider Drover.
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Car Dealer News 16 NovRobins & Day completes 'Pass the Pudsey' event for BBC Children in Need (gallery)
Robins & Day has completed an 11-day ‘Pass the Pudsey’ event as it hosted the famous mascot of BBC Children in Need during a whistle-stop fund-raising tour of its UK car dealership network.
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Car Model News 13 SepDS Automobiles signals EV future with DS 3 Crossback unveil (gallery)
DS Automobiles will accelerate its model shift towards SUVs and EVs with the introduction of the new DS 3 Crossback, which will offer an electrified E-Tense drivetrain in mid-2019.
