Platinum Motor Group has acquired AKS’s Renault and Dacia car dealership in Yeovil after being described as the “perfect fit” by retiring managing director Anton Szulc.
Volkswagen could claim leading brand status in the electric vehicle (EV) market from Tesla as soon as 2024, according to new research compiled by Bloomberg Intelligence (BI).
Rising fuel prices have made almost half of car buyers more likely to switch to an electric vehicle (EV) for their next purchase.
Stellantis UK boss Paul Willcox has asserted that Government’s decision to axe its electric vehicle (EV) does not support ambitions to “move to a fully electric future”.
Citroen has announced a PCP deal for its Ami electric quadricycle, starting from £19,99 per month.
In his latest 'guest opinion' for AM Volkswagen Financial Services UK chief executive Mike Todd asserts that charge point accessibility remains the key barrier to electric vehicle (EV) adoption for many car buyers.
Government’s axing of its plug-in car grant (PiCG) electric vehicle buying incentive will “heavily disincentivise EV adoption”, according to the National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA).
Cazoo will begin its UK jobs cuts with the closure of a vehicle preparation centre acquired from SMH Fleet Solutions in September last year.
The growing momentum for electric vehicles (EVs) could be affected in the short term by social and economic challenges.
The UK’s used car sector would be “a bloodbath” for dealers without the high values and strong margins maintained as a result of 2022’s supply shortages, Cap HPI’s Derren Martin has suggested.
Renault Group has acquired online car maintenance provider Fixter, as part of the digitalisation of its aftersales business.
SsangYong Motor UK executive chairman and former Mitsubishi Motor UK managing director and chairman Jim Tyrrell has dies suddenly at the age of 66.
Professor Jim Saker has questioned car retailers' 'customer centricity' after his son's car service quotes varied by over £180.
Inchcape has expanded its used car retail division with the opening of new stores in Stoke-on-Trent and Guildford.
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Isuzu dealers across the UK will be actively involved with the pick-up brand’s new sponsorship of The FA Trophy and The FA Vase.
Motorists should expect a positive return from sharing of their personal data with retailers and manufacturers, Keyloop senior product marketing manager Charlotte Morgan has said.
Rygor Commercials has started construction of its custom-designed Mercedes-Benz commercial dealership in Reading.
Cazoo has kicked-off its plan to cut its marketing costs as part of its bid to save £200 million per year with the loss of its high-profile Premier League shirt sponsorship deal with Everton FC.
It’s been a busy few weeks for headlines covering the demise of Carzam and a £200m cost reduction programme at Cazoo.
Close Brothers Motor Finance have raised £35,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation and Cancer Research UK through a series of fundraising events.
The chair of the House of Commons Education Select Committee Robert Halfon MP has visited Bristol Street Motors Harlow Peugeot Service Centre to hear about a £1m investment in the site.
There’s a disconnect between driver benchmarks for acceptable range and the distances currently achievable by EVs that is preventing more people from making the switch.
Carwow founder and chief executive James Hind has told AM that the online car marketplace might go public to raise more funds but added that “now is not a great time”.
Peter Vardy's CarMoney is set to open its first regional sales and administration office in Dundee in response to rising consumer demand.
Auto Trader has urged car retailers not to “jump to rash conclusions about the health of the market” after car price rises eased in May with the prospect of tough times ahead for car buying consumers.
Smart Europe has awarded a new five-year remarketing contract to the Autorola Group.
A Scottish Football sponsorship feud involving Rangers Football Club, Parks Motor Group and cinch may have boosted the online car retailers profile, a YouGov poll suggests.
Suzuki GB car sales boss Dale Wyatt shares his thoughts on agency agreements between franchised dealer networks and vehicle manufacturers
New competition rules (and guidelines) governing supply and distribution agreements in the automotive sector, came into force in the UK and European Union on June 1, and the National Franchised Dealers Association has.pledged to continue to assess the possible scenarios affecting dealer and OEM relationships.
