Kia’s new Sportage SUV is tipped to play a “key player” in the Korean car maker’s drive to exceed 100,000 registrations in 2022.
Volkswagen Group UK has extended its contract with Manheim Vehicle Services to provide defleet services for an additional five-year term.
Paragon has launched a new finance proposition for commercial vehicle dealers, to complement existing manufacturer offers.
Insurance and warranty firm Opteven Group is restructuring its UK business including WMS Group.
Changes at Stellantis have devised group-level sales operations to large fleets, leasing and rental companies, and specialist fleets under the leadership of recently appointed UK director for B2B James Taylor.
The Tesla Model 3 has been declared the most desirable used car and electric vehicle (EV) of 2021 for dealers by Aston Barclay.
Volkswagen Finance Services UK boss Mike Todd shares his thoughts on 2022's vehicle and motor finance markets.
Volvo Car UK is claiming an industry first in its launch of a free of charge repair service covering windscreen chips and tyre punctures.
One in three of the complaints received by The Motor Ombudsman from EV owners in 2021 related to point-of-sale issues or inadequate post-purchase customer service.
Approximately 50,000 MOT testers have yet to complete their annual assessment, according to data from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).
Marriot Motor Group has formed a new partnership with iStoreDOCS to help boost data security it provides to customers.
Online-only premium car brand Genesis has launched Genesis Flexibility, a car subscription service for customers across Europe.
Cox Automotive has published a prediction that new car registrations will increase by 14.1% this year.
Vertu Motors has promoted Lee Burns to head of business at its Bradford Land Rover retail site.
Automobili Lamborghini has revealed its new showroom design aesthetic which is under roll out for its global retailer network.
A promotion has led David Hilbert from the role of marketing director at Kia UK to the German head office of Kia Europe.
Lookers chief executive Mark Raban has told AM that his group is poised to “try something different” following its history of growth through acquisition.
Vendigital has achieved a top-20 ranking in the Financial Times Leading UK Management Consultants special report, for the third year running.
Mini UK has named Inchcape Chelmsford as its best-performing dealership in 2021, at the virtual Mini Retailer Awards event.
Paragon Bank’s Motor Finance managing director Julian Rance has suggested that used car values will remain robust for "three to four years" as elelctric vehicles (EV) start to dominate registrations.
Carrs Ferrari has opened the doors to a new, purpose-built supercar dealership in Exeter.
Former Vauxhall managing director Stephen Norman has been thanked for his “invaluable contribution” to the brand four years after overseeing the its retail network restructure.
Cinch, BCA and Webuyanycar owner Constellation Group has followed up its move to acquire Marshall Motor Holdings with the purchase of a 19.9% stake in Lookers.
Ancaster Group’s Hyundai Bluewater store has been transformed into the Korean car maker’s first ‘Electrified’ store as its accelerates its launch of electric vehicles (EV).
Vertu Motors’ Macklin Motors Scottish car retail division has brought together MG, Kia and Peugeot sales and servicing at a newly-developed £5m Edinburgh showroom.
Eden Motor Group has celebrated staff development successes after promoting three of its long-standing employees into operations director roles within the car retail business.
Soaring energy costs could lead to increases in the price of new cars with elelctric vehicles (EV) facing a price rise 'double whammy', SMMT chief executive Mike Hawes has warned.
Volkswagen Financial Services UK (VWFS UK) has extended its defleet relationship with Manheim for another five years, taking the partnership to December 2026.
Nissan has announced the launch of Good-to-Go, a new aftercare package for cars aged three to 10 years.
UK car production in 2021 fell 6.7% to only 859,575 units, according to figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), the worst total since 1956.
