Almost 10,000 Audi, VW, Cupra Seat and Skoda plug-in hybrids (PHEV) are being recalled to franchised UK car dealerships amid concerns about a fire risk to motorists.
Mon Motors managing director Gavin Cleverley has told AM that he is “excited” to welcome the Volvo Car UK franchise into his business with the opening of a new dealership in Cardiff.
An online car finance start-up created by a team of British and Ukrainian former Movebubble and Zoopla executives has attracted £27 million in venture capital funding.
The number of job vacancies in the automotive sector has risen by 40% in the first three months of 2022, reaching a five-year high.
Demand for vehicle leasing is growing rapidly among Carwow customers, with new data showing lease enquires have risen 44% year-on-year.
Government has opened consultation over a proposed electric vehicle (EV) mandate that would demand that at least half of all new car sales emitted zero exhaust emissions by 2028.
Volkswagen has been recognised as the UK’s best automotive brand in YouGov’s Automotive & Mobility Ranking 2022.
Auto Trader director of data and insights Richard Walker has stated that suggestions of tumbling used car prices “unfounded” – but conceded that demand is softening.
ITC Compliance, a UK intermediary Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Network, has been purchased by Fortegra Group, a global speciality insurer.
Auto Trader brand director Marc Palmer asserted that “areas of affluence” are the UK’s hotspots for interest in electric vehicles (EV) as the cost-of-living crisis continues to squeeze car buyers’ purse strings.
