Car salesman Christopher Michael was caught after he pinched £2,200 from the Cardiff Ford dealership where he worked.
A trader who handled stolen luxury cars and keys pinched from Jaguar Land Rover's plant in Solihull has been ordered to repay £1.3 million in proceeds of crime or face an extra 10 years in jail.
The first Ben Ball at its new home, the iconic Roundhouse in Camden, London, attracted hundreds of people from the automotive sector and raised more than £87,000 for the motor industry charity Ben.
UK Bentley apprentice Lewis Clarke has been to Germany to collect an award recognising him as an elite among Volkswagen Group's 19,000 apprentices globally.
Seat UK's Craig Cavanagh has moved from his sales operations manager role to become its head of fleet.
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JCT600 has received planning permission for a new two-storey Ferrari retail centre to replace its existing Brooklands supercar dealership in Leeds.
The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) has said that it hopes the Conservative Party’s general election victory “will stimulate the motor retail industry”.
Ben’s Industry Leader Challenge has thrown down the gauntlet to 10 automotive companies including JCT600 and Endeavour Automotive to jointly raise a total of £500,000 for the motor industry charity in 2020.
More than three quarters (78%) of motor trade businesses located in the North East have revealed that they recruited under-qualified technicians in a bid to plug the sector’s skills shortage.
Arnold Clark has handed a £100,000 donation to the Cash for Kids children’s charity in time for the cause’s gift giving annual Mission Christmas campaign.
Drive Motor Retail Group issued a series of ‘Overdrive’ awards to its top performing employees as its celebrated its 2019 successes at its annual black tie gala dinner.
New Mitsubishi and Suzuki dealerships are set to open in Cardiff next year after franchisee Jenkins Garages went into administration and closed its sites with the loss of 30 jobs.
Car buyers browsing the heycar classified advertising portal will be able to sell their car completely online as a result of the website’s new partnership with fellow automotive sector start-up Motorway.
A seasonal downturn in used car values as the holidays failed to impact sales at BCA and strong demand delivered a “strong month for used car activity”.
Car dealers may experience a used car sales performance blip after voters head to the polls for today’s General Election 2019 but the sector is “performing pretty well” in challenging times, according to Cazana.
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Shoreham Vehicle Auctions (SVA) has raised more than £150,000 for Chestnut Tree House Children’s Hospice with the support of the south coast motor trade.
Mercedes-Benz UK's network operations director Angela Shepherd has been appointed chief executive of its manufacturer-owned dealer business, Mercedes-Benz Retail Group.
Inchcape UK has officially opened its new Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) dealership in Derby 12 months after it gained planning approval for the site of the city’s former cattle market.
Renault’s Zoe electric vehicle (EV) has claimed the title of Auto Trader’s fastest-selling used car 2019 after claiming the top two places in its monthly ranking of vehicles delivering a speedy sale.
For years there have been prophecies of doom for franchised new car dealers.
Car retailers are being advised to hunt down hybrid used car stock after research revealed that consumer demand for the alternative fuel vehicles (AFV) is outstripping demand by eight-to-one.
Former Fiat head of brand FCA Group UK Kate McLaren has joined Kia Motor UK as the Korean brand’s new general manager of customer quality.
Mitsubishi Motors in the UK partners with OVO Energy to strengthen its net-zero plans.
Fix Auto UK has bought two more sites in Yorkshire and Sussex from franchisees as it creates a company-owned bodyshop group.
The new head of the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has urged reform of the 45-year-old Consumer Credit Act because it "is failing consumers" and is unfit for modern finance provision.
Brian Small, who retired as JD Sports Fashion's chief finance officer in 2018, has been appointed to Pendragon's board as an independent non-executive director.
A state-funded research body has claimed high sales of SUVs are making “a mockery” of UK policy and risking the UK transport sector’s ambition to meet European Union emissions targets.
Luscombe Motors has claimed Suzuki GB’s National Dealer of the Year award as the Japanese brand issued awards to six of its top UK retailers.
