BARCLAYS DCA MOVE MAY DELAY COMPENSATION MORE BIG MOTORING WORLD RESIGNATIONS CONSTELLATION CLOSES CAR SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE TESLA ‘ZERO SERVICE’ PLANS VINFAST SEEKS NETWORK DEVELOPMENT MANAGER BMW...

BMW has reaffirmed its planned move to the agency sales model for its network, saying it is part of its strategic plan. Speaking to Auto Retail Agenda ahead of an investor conference in the...

The overall UK new car market might have finished strongly in December, but fleet was the only driver of that growth, with retail registrations falling 14% compared with the same month last year. The...

Retail demand for new vehicles slumped in November, falling 5.9% compared with the same month last year. The 60,506 new registrations, down from 64,921 in November 2022, represent a market share of...

Lotus is understood to be planning a return to the franchised sales model after operating agency agreements for the past two years. Several Auto Retail Agenda sources have said that while the switch...

Unlike rival Mercedes, BMW has adopted a multi-powertrain strategy to electrify its model line-up. The new BMW 5 Series, traditionally one of its most profitable models, is the latest to adopt this,...

BMW sustainability chief Thomas Becker says banning the sale of new petrol and diesel cars is not the answer to addressing the climate crisis – and said Rishi Sunak’s delayed ban of ICE cars to...

SKODA AGENCY GOES LIVE BMW SUSTAINABILITY CHIEF: ‘DON’T BAN ICE’ LEASING DEMAND FOR EVS FALLS BOWKER BMW MAKES SUNDAY CLOSING PERMANENT WHO’S WHERE 2024 NOW ON SALE VINFAST RECEIVES 70 US...

After a modest uplift in September, which itself followed a significant downward swing in August, retail registrations were all but flat in October, showing a rise of just 0.3% compared with the same...

NFDA CONSUMER ATTITUDE SURVEY RETURNS CAZOO SALES HALVE MOTORPOINT DERBY CLOSES DUE TO STORM DAVID GEORGE IS NEW BMW GROUP CEO CYBER SECURITY CONFERENCE TO EXPLORE NEW THREATS STELLANTIS TAKES STAKE...

September’s new car registrations showed growth in the retail sector, but only by a modest 5.8%, which was dwarfed by the 40.8% increase in the fleet market. Some 122,944 new cars were registered by...

BMW and MINI retailer Vines saw profit before tax grow from £3.9m to £5.7m in the year ended December 2022, with turnover increasing from £196.2m to £218.6m. It is the third year running of profit...

SSANGYONG SLASHES 2 YEARS, 50k MILES FROM WARRANTY STELLANTIS HANGS BACK ON AGENCY TO LEARN FROM RIVALS CBI SUSPENDED UNTIL JUNE; BMW PULLS OUT NAMA SCOOPS KING’S AWARD FOR ENTERPRISE SIGN UP FOR...

Relationships between OEMs and retailers have remained stable over the past six months, according to the latest NFDA Dealer Attitude Survey. The all-important question of how retailers rate their...

UK new vehicle registrations surged ahead in February, rising 26.2% compared with the same month in 2022. But the vast bulk of the growth came in the fleet market, up 46.2%, while retail registrations...

BMW has revealed more about its direct-sales agency model, which will see it invoice customers directly and retailers receive a fixed fee for each sale. Sales and marketing boss Pieter Nota said it...

BMW DETAILS AGENCY PLANS – WHICH INCLUDE NEARLY-NEW AA CARS LAUNCHES NATIONWIDE DELIVERY FOR RETAILERS BMW FACES £15k A DAY FINE BY UK WATCHDOG PENDRAGON TO DEMOLISH PEUGEOT RETAILER, EXPAND KIA...

The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has serious concerns about the European Commission’s proposal for new pollutant emission standards for cars and vans (Euro 7). It argues...

Retail registrations rose 2.7% in November compared with the same month last year, but the market has fleet to thank for its surge, with fleet registrations growing 45.4%. The result is that the...

Across Europe, the new BMW X1 range is predicted to be split 50% between traditional ICE versions, and 50% electrified models – that’s plug-in hybrids and the iX1 pure electric version. However,...