MOT bookings rose 160% year-on-year last month as the aftermarket sector performed "ahead of expectations" in a lockdown-hit Q1.
Hendy Group's chief executive Paul Hendy and chief operating officer Simon Bottomley have become the latest additions to the Automotive 30% Club.
Motorpoint is the sole car retail partner of a newly-launched £10 million Clean Air Zone vehicle scrappage scheme launched by Birmingham City Council to combat CO2 emissions in the city.
A Doncaster car dealer who sold mis-sold a previously written-off Vauxhall Corsa and misrepresented 33 more cars has been handed and 18-month suspended prison sentence.
Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI), chief executive Steve Nash has highlighted £2bn in lost Apprenticeship Levy funds as a demonstration of “inconsistencies” in Government’s approach to upskilling the UK workforce.
A dog and a set of false teeth feature among Motorpoint’s top ten ranking of the most unusual things to be left inside vehicles by customers trading-in a car as a part-exchange.
Polestar UK plans to get up to 30,000 car buyers behind the wheel of its Polestar 2 performance electric vehicle (EV) with the help of a new ‘test drive hub’ in Milton Keynes.
MHA have teamed-up with other automotive sector suppliers to create an EV Alliance and help car retailers and manufacturers transition to a zero emissions future.
Johnsons Cars has revealed a 14.1% rise in turnover and a 410% rise in profit before tax in a COVID-impacted 2020 annual financial results statement.
More than two-thirds of motorists disagree with the UK Government’s assertion that self-driving cars should be allowed on UK roads later this year.
Aston Barclay’s decision to allow car buyers to return to its auction halls when COVID-19 ‘Lockdown 3’ ended in April has delivered a 17% uplift in attendances.
Vertu Motors chief executive Robert Forrester has said the AM100 PLC will continue to drive a “big brand” profile through high-profile marketing after adding 30 car retail outlets in 15 months.
Geely’s London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC) has appointed former Inchcape BMW/Mini division director and BMW Group sales and marketing director Richard Hudson as its new commercial director.
Subaru has announced that its first fully electric vehicle (EV) will be named Solterra.
Jeep UK has named Slough's Thames Jeep dealership as its Retailer of the Year 2021 as it rewarded its top performing retailers with its annual awards.
Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) chief executive Mike Hawes has said the used car retail sector can look forward with “renewed optimism” after an 8.9% decline in sales during Q1.
Groupe Renault’s Renault Sport line-up will now operate under an Alpine Cars business unit as the OEM targets a future of fully electric performance cars.
Arnold Clark will help its apprentices learn to drive and give candidates the ability to boost their wages through performance as part of a ‘ground-breaking’ new benefits package.
A collection of 38 vehicles, known as The Leonard Collection, are being auctioned with no reserve by Collecting Cars.
Car dealers sold vehicles seven days faster than they did at the start of 2021 after the return of showroom retail accelerated the sector, eBay Motors has reported.
Vertu Motors is searching for 27 new apprentices to train for jobs at its Farnell Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) dealerships in Bradford, Leeds, Guiseley, Bolton, Nelson and Chesterfield.
It’s been a busy couple weeks for those following the development of autonomous cars – or at least the capabilities and regulations that may enable autonomy.
Cox Automotive has warned UK car dealers not to be ‘blindsided’ by the automotive retail sector’s headwinds after the optimism on an April sales regurgence.
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A Hartwell Group service advisor who was excluded from “Pizza Friday” staff meals and later made redundant due to her childcare commitments has been awarded £23,079 in a sexual discrimination tribunal.
The 2021 AM Awards are open for entries, including new categories aimed to reflect UK motor retail's adoption of electric cars.
Former Audi UK sales manager Matt Solven and Dan James have been appointed to the board of Volkswagen Financial Services UK (VWFS).
Car retailers are being urged to refocus their online marketing efforts as Google prepares to update its policies on customer data – removing cookies and making customer behaviour harder to track.
A 36% April surge in online traffic from used car buyers was accompanied by a 7.1% year-on-year rise in advertised vehicle values on Auto Trader.
The automotive sector benevolent charity Ben will aim to raise cash with a new Move4Ben campaign in June, challenging participants to get fit and raise vital funds at the same time.
