Infiniti is on the hunt for a new UK boss after its regional director of Northern Europe Barry Beeston was appointed managing director of Circle Leasing.
CarGurus has signed an agreement to complete the acquisition of the PistonHeads used car retail website from Haymarket Media Group.
BCA Fleet Solutions will manage the appraisal and refurbishment of up to 55,000 BMW UK used cars each year at a newly-opened facility in Corby.
Cambria Automobiles and BCA agreed on a three-year exclusive remarketing deal which will see around 6,000 vehicles a year sold in weekly sales at the Blackbushe auction centre.
MotorEasy has launched a new online tool that allows customers to track the progress of garage maintenance and repairs on their car like fast food consumers track their pizza.
Software development workers at iVendi have completed their move to new Manchester facility which is three-times the size of their previous offices.
Supply constraints triggered by the introduction of WLTP have resulted in used car values that have defied the usual season trends, according to Cap HPI.
Car retailers will have to open up to the prospect of collaboration and integration in order to deliver a digital transformation that will benefit car retailers and buyers alike, according to Jardine Motor Group’s Matt Wrigley.
Volkswagen and Tesco have announced plans to create 2,400 new public electric vehicle (EV) charge points across the UK – with rapid or fast charging available at 600 stores by 2020.
KAR Auction Services is to acquire CarsOnTheWeb (COTW), extending its European footprint and technical ability to manage cross-border sales.
BCA Marketplace has “exceeded expectations” with a set of interim results which revealed an increase in UK remarketing revenues of 23.5% during the sixth month period to September 30.
The RAC Dealer Network has revealed that warranty sales by unit have increased by 11% in the third quarter of 2018 across its network of car retailers.
Hyundai’s Tucson SUV has emerged as Auto Trader’s fastest selling car for October after the 2015 diesel manual variant took an average of just 19 days to leave car dealer’s forecourts.
Startline Motor Finance has reported that it will end 2018 with business volumes up by around 20% on the previous year.
A survey conducted by NextGear Capital and Cox Automotive has revealed that more than half of used car retailers use a stock funding facility to fill their forcecourts.
Fleetondemand has appointed Andrew Cope as executive chairman, following a £5m investment in the tech firm by the Business Growth Fund (BGF).
Close Brothers Motor Finance employees volunteered 818 hours of their time for charity initiatives in October, the company’s volunteer month.
Former Northern 4x4 Centre boss Stewart Rogers has been handed an 11-year directorship ban after he defied a previous five-year order to run his Auto Testing Limited (ATL) business.
Auto Trader is offering car dealers the chance to advertise their entire stock of brand-new unregistered cars online for free until early 2019 as part of its launch a new service.
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) is offering free expert advice to car dealers in an effort to help businesses maximise use of their Apprenticeship Levy funds.
