Dealer group JCT600 and GardX have announced joint team sponsorship of West Surrey Racing for the 2015 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship.
Auto Trader has floated on the London Stock Exchange, pricing its shares at 235p. This values the business at £2.35 billion.
Insurer Aviva is now using CitNow video technology in its claims process across its national network of BMW repairers.
The Vauxhall Agila is Europe’s most reliable car, according to the latest research from Warranty Direct’s Reliability Index.
Close Brothers Motor Finance, part of Close Brothers Group plc, has appointed Liam Quegan (pictured) as chief operating officer.
Steve Jackson has been appointed as chief car editor at data provider Glass's.
Car dealers would welcome a reduction in VAT on new and used car sales in this week’s budget announcement, according to Close Brothers Motor Finance.
British Car Auctions is set to be acquired by a consortium of investors, known as Haversham Holdings, according to Sky News.
City Auction Group says the city and small vehicle segments performed well at auction this month at its second auction at Rockingham, with the Mazda3 hatchback achieving the highest CAP value (124.1%), followed by the Ford Focus (123.8%) and the Mini Cooper (112.3%).
Kia Motors UK has appointed Bluesky Interactive as lead agency to enhance the useability of its used car locator with the aim of making it more customer focused.
NextGear Capital has loaned more than £100 million in its first nine months' of business lending to the UK dealer market.
Former chief executive of Hurst Publishing, the business that launched Auto Trader, Steve Edwards has announced the launch of a free-to-list rival website.
Newcastle-based business WhoCanFixMyCar.com made the list of the top 50 most disruptive businesses in the UK in the Everline Future 50 awards, held in conjunction with Real Business.
Almost two-thirds (60%) of motorists say they have had a bad experience at a local garage – but more than half (55%) have also found a 'totally' trusted supplier that they regularly use, according to research.
Dealer website design and digital marketing agency Bluesky Interactive has partnered with innovative automotive start-up, Autochart, to integrate lead profiling technologies into its website platform (the Cog Platform).
Finance provider Black Horse has reported year-on-year net lending growth of 45% to £6.8 billion in 2014 delivering its strongest year yet.
Given the lack of HMRC activity employers who operate this arrangement may have not reviewed their processes to ensure that these meet fully with what is required. Getting this wrong could lead to an unwelcome tax bill on the part of the employer.
Motor finance provider Alphera Financial Services has unveiled a new seven-day underwriting solution to further support its retailer and broker partners.
Car sales website carcliq.co.uk and vehicle valuation experts CAP have joined forces to help match car buyers with car dealers.
Autorola UK is introducing a direct debit only policy for trade buyers to reduce the time taken between buying a used car online and it being delivered.
