In the wake of a COVID-prompted shift in the way car retailers engage with their customers a panel of experts are set to debate consumer enquiry best practice in an AM webinar tomorrow.
Swansway Group has broke ground in its development of a new £9 million Volkswagen car and commercial vehicle dealership in Oldham.
Almost two thirds of UK car buyers will steer clear of showrooms that have fully embraced July 19’s “freedom day” by ditching their COVID-19 safety measures, a What Car? survey has revealed.
Motor finance companies and car dealers have borne the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic, but how well have they overcome the challenge of motorists' 1.8 million requests for finance forbearance.
Car dealers sounded a note of caution after Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave individuals the option of ditching their masks in a July 19 easing of COVID-19 restrictions in the UK.
Swansway Group has invested more than £300,000 to replace all the light bulbs across its business with LED units.
Swansway Group expects its electric vehicle (EV) sales to soar by 150% in 2021 as the range of available models broadens and becomes affordable.
Swansway Group has reported record profitability and growth in its car and van sales volumes in annual financial results detailing its performance during a COVID-impacted 2020.
Volkswagen UK has named Lookers Northallerton as its top-performing UK car dealer during a COVID-hit 2020 trading period.
JCT600’s VW Van Centre in Hull received Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles’ ‘Gold Award’ as it emerged from a COVID-impacted 2020 as the LCV franchise’s top-performer.
Car retail bosses have voiced concern that a failure to re-open car showrooms in-time for the March number plate change will impact jobs and the economy, claiming “MPs fundamentally do not understand business”.
Swansway Garages staff turned to their “iconic” Land Rover Defender demonstrator car to tow a fully-loaded car transporter free of snow and ice after it became stranded outside Stafford Land Rover this week.
Swansway Motor Group has reported a 42% decline in pre-tax profits in its 2019 annual financial results after completing a restructure in which it “eradicated” its loss-making car dealerships.
Inchcape has continued its recent string of UK dealership disposals with the sale of its Oldham Volkswagen car franchise to Swansway Garages.
Car retailers across the UK reported that demand from car buyers left pent-up during the COVID-19 lockdown period had resulted in a bumper return to showroom trading on June 1.
A whole range of issues were discussed by some of the industry’s biggest hitters, who pulled no punches about the challenges facing them as they go into 2020.
Merging the online offering and physical experience for customers is a challenge this dealer group is tackling through investment in digital technology.
Buy right, prepare right, sell right. Wrexham Volkswagen’s mantra has seen it rise to the top of the franchised dealer used car crop in this year’s AM Awards.
Car dealers and their manufacturer partners have been highlighting their efforts to recruit the next-generation of automotive sector talent to mark National Apprenticeship Week 2020.
Swansway Group is hoping to take on web-savvy used car supermarkets with a newly-launched Motor Match website offering free provenance checks and independent review content to assist consumer car searches.
