MYSTERY SURROUNDS PENDRAGON TAKEOVER REJECTION RETAILERS HELP VW FINANCE 100K USED CARS SO FAR MERCEDES-BENZ WARNS ON COUNTERFEIT PARTS BMW SAYS CHIPS ARE DOWN FOR REST OF 2022 CARVANA FOLLOWS CAZOO...

Retail registrations were hit hard in June, down 21.7% compared with the same month last year. And that seems not to have been due to any rebalancing in favour of fleet, which was itself down 27.6%....

FORD MULLING AGENCY MOVE SMART AGENCY AGREEMENTS TO BE IN PLACE BY SUMMER MERCEDES PCP CUSTOMERS WIN MILEAGE FEE COMPENSATION BMW AGENCY BY 2026? AUTO RETAIL LIVE LINE-UP CONFIRMED VW ‘ALARMS AND...

Senior BMW UK sources have indicated to Auto Retail Network the company is going down the agency route. Our contacts gave no timeframe but it would follow a successful agency trial in South Africa –...

BMW will require retailers to feature fewer cars in their showrooms, and each model will have a display with premium lounge-like seating and unique lighting, as part of its new global Retail Next...

BMW ‘REIMAGINES’ RETAILERS WITH RETAIL NEXT CONCEPT UKRAINE WAR TO WORSEN SEMICONDUCTOR SHORTAGE SPECIALIST CARS BMW IN BEST-EVER PROFIT RETAILERS FACE BATTLE TO RETAIN USED CAR CUSTOMERS US...

An uplift in retailer profitability thanks to demand exceeding supply has resulted in a seven-year high for the results of the latest NFDA Dealer Attitude Survey. For the key question ‘How do you...

Private registrations leapt up 30% in February compared with a lockdown-impacted 2021, putting some 27,784 new vehicles on the road and representing a 47.1% market share compared with 41.7% in the...

BMW is to democratise celebrating 50 years of its high-performance M brand with a special ‘retro’ BMW Motorsport logo for new cars sold during 2022. The blue, purple and red logo will appear on...

ARNOLD CLARK TO LOSE TOYOTA FRANCHISES THE SUN: DEALERS OFFERING £10k TO BUY BACK CARS WILLIAMS ROCHDALE IS BMW RETAILER OF THE YEAR CHRONIC WORKER SHORTAGES HITTING UK BUSINESS HEDIN BUYS RENAULT...

EXPLAINED: TODAY’S NEW COVID RULES RON BROOKS CELEBRATES 3.6% RETURN ‘EXCEPTIONAL’ HALFORDS AUTOCENTRES UP 33% RENAULT ACCELERATES EV PLANS – BUT DACIA DELAYED GM LAUNCHES CARBRAVO TO TAKE ON...

Tim Abbott will be a familiar face to many. He has been head of region at INEOS Automotive since July this year, but is better known in the UK as BMW’s former managing director and one-time SMMT...

With slimmed down auto retail businesses having removed costs, the end of furlough and the associated government support is not to be feared, and even in the event of another lockdown any losses that...

BMW and Mercedes-Benz chiefs plan to continue undersupplying cars and restricting volumes even when the chip shortage eases in order to maintain current high prices. The companies will also shift...

  BMW, MERCEDES-BENZ PLAN LOWER VOLUMES, HIGHER MARGINS MERCEDES-BENZ CARS SEEKS IMPLEMENTATION SPECIALISTS DEALER-MANUFACTURER RELATIONSHIP IMPROVING £750k SELL YOUR CAR WITH US SCAM AUTO...

BMW and Mini retailer Vines, which operates franchises in the south of England, has reported a loss before tax of £196,082 in its annual report for the year to 31 December 2020 – a significant...

In a busy Month, Cambria was first to report, presenting its unaudited interim results at the start of May for the six months to the end of February 2021. In summary, while revenue fell by 16% to...

  COVID COMPARISON: NORTON WAY AND SWANSWAY TRUST FORD TREE ROW AUTO RETAIL IN SUNDAY TIMES RICH LIST CAZOO POSTS 3.3% PROFIT MARGIN NEW AUTOMOTIVE LGBT+ NETWORK JLR GERMANY RETAILERS WANT MORE...

  TESLA TEST DRIVES CONTINUE IN LOCKDOWN WORKPLACE COVID TESTS EXPANDED DOUGLAS PARK IS BMW RETAILER OF THE YEAR NEW KIA RETAILER STANDARDS EXPECTED IN Q3 EVENTS COMPANY LAUNCHES CITNOW RIVAL US...

Knights Group founder and former Audi head of sales Peter Brookes has joined William Morgan Group as a director, Auto Retail understands. The BMW and Mini retailer trades as North Oxford Garage and...