Mazda Motors UK sales director Peter Allibon is celebrating after its dealer network achieved record profitability but admitted that manufacturers and dealers must work together to maintain margins in 2017.
Business secretary Greg Clark has outlined four promises made to Nissan’s executive committee ahead of last week’s announcement that the brand would continue its investment in UK manufacturing.
Franchised dealers employ more people in the UK than car manufacturers. Shouldn’t they be able to bend the ears of the cabinet too?
There have been instances of “panic recruiting” since June’s Brexit vote.
June's referendum vote to leave the EU has not impacted buying decisions that come when purchasing a car.
Geely Auto Group has launched new global car brand Lynk & Co with the intention of pursuing a retail proposition which cuts traditional retailers out of the equation.
Auto Trader has expanded its online listings via a new proposition which will now advertise thousands of brand new cars.
It is ‘business as usual’ in the used car market, despite the nationwide uncertainty in the UK following the EU referendum vote in June.
Investment decisions on the production of up to 15 new models in the UK are ‘hanging by a thread’ unless the Government secures tariff free access to the European single market.
A “misfiring” UK car market could see a 9% sales dip in 2017 as Britain’s renegotiations with the EU damage consumer and manufacturer confidence.
A push to hit targets in the final days of September has set a new record for the month’s new car market.
Car manufacturer warns that decisions will not be made "in the dark" as Theresa May indicates that Article 50 could be triggered by the end of March.
Jaguar Land Rover chief executive is reported to have said it would rethink its investment in the UK after June’s Brexit vote.
Japanese brands are watching exchange rates closely amid fears weakened pound will hit import levels.
Householders' personal financial expectations remained steady in September, evidence of a lack of concern around the country’s vote to leave the European Union.
A survey carried out by Cap HPI has revealed that one-in-four dealers expects volumes of pre-registered vehicles to exceed 21% of total new sales in September.
The lack of pricing transparency has led to used car dealers being distrusted by more than 90% of buyers.
The UK new car market achieved modest growth in August, as registrations rose 3.3% against the same month last year.
Consumer confidence has bounced back from its post-referendum slump.
Registrations across the European new car market slumped by 2.3% in July – it’s first fall for 34 months.
Over one million cars have been built so far in 2016, with July marking the 12th consecutive month of growth for the sector, according to the SMMT.
Lower demand of two Vauxhall models in the UK, blamed on the Brexit vote, has led Opel to cut working hours at two German plants.
Finance providers should be offering short-term motor finance products available to EU nationals in the UK to prevent Brexit uncertainty from hampering new car sales, according to Buyacar.co.uk.
Peter Welch, owner of Scotland’s Ash Garage in Oxfordshire, has voiced fears that Brexit might mean a decade of uncertainty for the car repair industry.
Volkswagen has suffered Europe’s biggest market share drop of 2.4% during July but remains the regions’ largest car manufacturer as Europe suffers 2% fall in new car sales.
