A ‘seismic’ High Court ruling over a landmark case involving RCI Financial Services and Mackie Motors has paved the way for a seven-day termination period for franchised car retailers, it has been claimed.
Sinclair Group has made its first move into England and added two Land Rover dealerships and its first Hyundai franchise through the acquisition of Shukers.
Waylands Automotive is days away from doubling its MG Motor UK representation with the opening of a new dealership site in Newbury.
Toyota suffered a slip in profits as manufacturing and supply chain headaches constrained production and pushed up costs in its first fiscal quarter.
A 9% dip in new car registrations in July delivered a fifth consecutive month of sliding sales in a UK automotive sector which continues to be hampered by the global manufacturing crisis.
Maxus has added Hyundai, MG and Suzuki dealer Stoner Motor Company in Rainham, to its UK dealer network.
JCT600 has grown its Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles dealership to five locations through the acquisition of two sites from Volkswagen Van Centre West Yorkshire.
Volvo Car UK has appointed a new commercial operations director and consumer director as part of a management restructure aligned to its ambitions to leverage agency model direct car sales.
Constellation Automotive has denied that Marshall Motor Group’s exit from the Kia UK franchised dealer network is connected to leadership changes following its takeover of the former car retail PLC.
Audi UK is searching for an influential performance driver to fill a new role of direct sales operations and performance manager as the Volkswagen Group brand prepares to expand its agency contracts for retailers.
Toyota could cease car production in the UK if the Department for Transport decides to bring forward the 2035 target for phasing out hybrid-powered vehicles.
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer NIO is stepping up its European expansion with a new factory in Hungary.
Steven Eagell Group has confirmed its acquisition of Inchcape’s Toyota dealership in Oxford, over three weeks after AM initially reported the move.
The Renault Group has upgraded its profit expectations for the remainder of 2022 despite suffering H1 losses due to a writedown of its car manufacturing operations in Russia.
Stellantis has reported a 17% rise in revenues and 34% profit growth in first-half results which re-state its ambitions to become a “sustainable mobility tech company”.
Volkswagen Group expects its vehicle supply issues to improve in the second half of 2022, with a more “normalised” model mix expected to reach its car retailers.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) chief executive Mike Hawes has said there is “optimism” about the UK’s car manufacturing sector after output grew 5.6% year-on-year in June.
Honda UK’s franchised car dealers topped the Auto Express Driver Power Survey’s rankings for customer satisfaction survey.
Chapelhouse Motor Group staff have proved that they are signing to the song sheet of Suzuki’s new #GoodDifferent marketing campaign with a showroom-stopping barber shop quartet performance.
Supercar specialist Bugatti has followed Aston Martin with a redesign of its logo and brand identity as part of a bid to become a “wider-reaching luxury brand”.
