AUTO RETAILERS ‘ON BRINK OF £16bn DCA CRISIS’ FCA BLAMED FOR DCA CRISIS JETTEN LEAVES SEAT; COLLIER LEAVES JACKSONS MARSHALL 2024 PROFIT DOWN OLDEST MERCEDES-BENZ RETAILER CLOSES CAFFYNS SELLS...

CAR INDUSTRY ‘WRONG ABOUT FALLING RETAIL EV DEMAND’ MOTOR TRADE ‘A JOB BRITS DON’T WANT TO DO’ AFI REBRANDS AS AUTOMOTIVE LEADERSHIP NETWORK FLEETS CALL FOR OEMS TO SOLVE 12V BATTERY ISSUES...

FCA: ‘NO INTENTION OF BANNING GAP INSURANCE’ AUTO TRADER TRENDED VALUATIONS OPEN TO ALL FORRESTER AND VEICHMANIS JOIN AUTO RETAIL LIVE RETAILER EMPLOYEE GUILTY OF FRAUD WITH PRE-PAYMENT CARDS...

MERCEDES AGENCY: PRE-REG AND BROKER DEALS RE-EMERGE MORE MARSHALL DIRECTOR DEPARTURES INVESTORS MAKE MOVES WITH VERTU, MOTORPOINT STONEACRE PROFIT DIPS; CAFFYN UNDER PRESSURE FREE WEBINAR TO FOCUS ON...

CARZAM GOES BUST PENDRAGON FACES AGM PAY SHOWDOWN YEOMANS ACQUIRES NISSAN’S OLDEST UK RETAILER CAFFYNS TO HONOUR 1981 MGB FREE SERVICE FORD TO REWORK RETAILERS WITH “BRUTAL” STANDARDS...

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...

Three retailers reported this month and they’re all doing well. Inchcape was first with a brief Q3 trading update that noted that business was brisker than expected, with higher margins (mainly in...

  AGENCY AGREEMENT PUSHBACK BEGINS SMMT DISMISSES RETAILER ROLE IN EV FUTURE VERTU MATERNITY PAY NOW ‘MATCHES M&S’ RYBROOK WARRINGTON JAGUAR CLOSED CARSHOP EXPANDS WITH AUTOWORLD TAKEOVER...

  SPOTICAR: ‘BRAND-NEUTRAL’ PSA USED CARS COMING BEECHDALE IS ALFA ROMEO RETAILER OF THE YEAR LEARN ABOUT NEW ENTRANTS WITH AUTO RETAIL LIVE USED CAR RETAILER SENTENCED FOR ACCOUNTS...

  CAZOO EYES £6bn SPAC HALFORDS HANDS BACK FURLOUGH CASH HOUSING ASSOCIATION BUYS RETAILER SITE MATT HARRISON TAKES TOYOTA EUROPE TOP JOB US RETAILER PROFITS SURGE FACEBOOK: SALES PEOPLE STILL...

Three companies reported to the market in January, and first up was Cambria with a trading update. With the background of lockdowns, the report noted that the first quarter’s trading (year ending 31...

  PENDRAGON’S BUSY WEEK HAWCO VOLKSWAGEN IN COVID LOSS POWELLS TO CLOSE AFTER 67 YEARS NFDA WARNS OF TRADE PLATE DELAY FORD RECRUITS EBAY MARKETING BOSS JOE MALLON IS RENAULT IRELAND DEALER OF...

  Showroom facemasks law clarity New logo means showroom upgrade for Nissan dealers Toomey in profit as merger complete Arnold Clark used sales soar in Scotland BCA app gets Bid Now tool...

  Lotus retailer network ‘to be 75% new’ Vertu reports surge in Scottish demand Marshalls adds Aylesbury VW Indoor masks to become mandatory Coronavirus Job Retention Bonus explained Subprime...

  DATA SHOWS BOOMING JUNE ‘ONE METRE PLUS’ TO HELP TEST DRIVES VAUXHALL CLOSED FOR PERRYS, ARNOLD CLARK, DONNELLY FORD’S BARRATT WARNS ON DEMAND TG HOLDCROFT, DRIVE MOTOR RETAIL IN PROFIT...

  LOOKERS SEEKING EXTRA INTERNAL AUDITORS PPI CLAIMS FIRMS NOW TARGETING AUTO RETAILERS USED CAR PRICES: UP OR DOWN? LIPSCOMB OPENS, ARNOLD CLARK CLOSURE? VROOM DOUBLES AFTER IPO HOLDEN AND...

  RETAILERS AWAIT CLARITY ON SHOWROOM REOPENING FORD MD WARNS OF ‘SANITISED SALES’ PWC PREDICTS V-SHAPE RECOVERY CAFFYN FAMILY GIFT SHARES CORONAVIRUS: AUTO INDUSTRY ROUNDUP RETAILERS REOPEN...

A number of retailers reported in November, with mixed sets of results. First out of the trap was Lookers on 6 November with a trading update for its Q3 ending 30 September 2019. The report started by...

November saw Lookers making a trading update for the nine months to 30 September which, considering the state of the market, the company is pleased with. Lookers said that a third of its gross profit...

  VAUXHALL AIMS TO REGAIN SECOND PLACE VOLATILE 2019 PREDICTED FOR CAR SALES  COMPANY CARS FACE HIGHER TAX COSTS TESLA IN PROFIT AS UK SALES ALMOST DOUBLE FORD TRANSIT OUTSELLS MOST CARS WORLD...