A fifth consecutive Dealer Group of the Year (up to 10 sites) win for Waylands reflects on the culture of high performance and support at the Volvo, Kia, MG and Polestar car dealer.
Analyst David Francis dives into the first half of 2023's new car registrations, and ponders has Ford handed the gold model to Volkswagen in ending the Fiesta, and why is Polestar a hotter prospect than Tesla?
Three-quarters of buyers have said they prefer to be left alone when browsing for a new car at showrooms, according to research by eBay Motors Group.
AM's regular columnist Professor Jim Saker, emeritus professor at Loughborough University's business school and president of the Institute of the Motor Industry, accuses the UK Government of being "in denial" of its EV policy's opening the floodgates to cheap Chinese imports.
Celtic Subaru and Mitsubishi won the 2023 AM Award for Franchised Dealership of the Year. Here, read about the transformation that impressed the judges.
Robert Forrester, chief executive of Vertu Motors, won the 2023 AM Award for Business Leader of the Year. This article outlines why the judges picked him.
As car dealerships are increasingly omnichannel retailers, the expertise they provide is still appreciated by most car drivers, industry experts tell Tom Seymour
Honda UK car boss Rebecca Adamson explains to AM editor Tim Rose that the "lightest touch" agency contracts will be part of its car dealer network's future.
New car registrations increased by 16.7% in May, but the private market dropped slightly by 0.5% and fleets are driving the market with growth of 36.9%.
Volvo Car UK is informing consumers of its switch to direct-to-consumer sales in June with a reminder that this doesn't mean Volvo dealerships are closing down.
AM interviews Peter Charters, general manager of Maserati’s North Europe, about luxury car sales and car dealer profitability
Ford is calling for an extension of post-Brexit trade rules until 2027 to avoid disruption to electric vehicle disruption.
Cox Automotive has revised its UK new car market forecast to a 13.5% uplift in new car sales in 2023.
Tesla’s Model Y emerged as Europe’s best-selling car during Q1 2023 as the crossover electric vehicle (EV) beat Dacia’s Sandero, the VW T-Roc, Peugeot 208 and Vauxhall Corsa to top spot year-to-date.
The Finance and Leasing Association has predicted a 6% decline in car finance during 2023 after new business volumes declined 5% in February.
New car registrations ended Q1 2023 on a high after demand from large fleets drove year-on-year volume growth of 18.2%.
Chinese-built cars have failed to maintain momentum in the European new car market this February, accounting for just 2.7% of all the cars registered in the continent.
Experts point to some of the structural elements which could help make car dealerships more sustainable in tough economic conditions, from rates reviews and refinancing to tax reliefs.
Plug-in vehicles accounted for almost a quarter of all new car sales in February, with year-on-year growth achieved by both pure battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs).
Tackling the cost base has once again been brought into sharp focus for automotive retailers as the UK economy stagnates.
Car retailers have been told “there is no silver bullet” in the fight to avoid potentially devastating data-grabbing cyberattacks as high-profile AM100 businesses continue to recover from hits on their digital systems.
Electric vehicle (EV) registrations are set to be dominated by fleet and business for the foreseeable future unless the Government introduces new incentives for retail buyers, say Polestar UK & Ireland chiefs.
The Finance and Leasing Association has forecast a 6% decline in the value of the UK car finance sector in 2023 – with used car finance falling by 12%.
Tesla has risked further hit to used car residual values and increases to monthly finance payments with further price cuts to certain models in its electric vehicle (EV) line up.
Van buyers were seemly unphased by the March plate change as February delivered record registrations for new light commercial vehicles (LCVs).
