Harrogate’s Just Motor Group has switched from Citroen to MG following Stellantis’ contract termination and offer of renewal on new terms. “It just wasn’t going to be financially viable for...

VINES TURNAROUND CONTINUES WITH £5.7m 2022 PROFIT CITROEN RETAILER MOVES TO MG AFTER STELLANTIS CHANGES NFDA DEALER ATTITUDE SURVEY IN NEW PROVIDER LOOKERS’ DUNCAN McPHEE CONFIRMED FOR AUTO RETAIL...

CAZOO HEAD OF OPERATIONS JAMES DOWER TO LEAVE MERCEDES-BENZ PLANS ‘SHOWROOM EVENT’ HARWOODS 2022 PROFIT DIPS TO £7.8m BARRETTS ‘NOT HAPPY’ ABOUT STELLANTIS BRAND CLOSURE INCHCAPE IN NEW...

While most of the headlines will inevitably focus on a ninth consecutive month of registrations growth, the garden is not so rosy in the retail end of the market. Struggling to keep ahead of last...

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...

JAGUAR LAND ROVER CONFIRMS AGENCY MOVE COST OF LIVING CRISIS TO SHIELD USED CAR VALUES VERTU STAKE BOUGHT BY JANUS HENDERSON INCHCAPE COMPLETES BENTLEYS TOYOTA WARRINGTON DEAL PEUGEOT UK’S NEW SALES...

The Toyota Corolla Commercial has been launched in retailers after the firm identified a ‘green space’ opportunity in the marketplace. As reported in Auto Retail Bulletin in September 2021, the...

After gains in each of the first four months of the year, May saw a decline in retail registrations compared with the same month in 2021, falling 10.3%. Admittedly the gains each month had been...

Citroen hopes to capitalise on a creative new brand development opportunity with the spring 2022 introduction of its low-priced, city-focused Ami electric car. Already on sale in Europe, the...

Stellantis has launched what is said to be the UK’s biggest single-manufacturer used approved scheme. Known as Spoticar, it represents a solitary programme for the majority of the group’s brands,...

In a major reorganisation of its retail networks, Stellantis is issuing all retailers in the UK and EU with termination notices and is planning to re-appoint an “optimised” number under a new...

The headline figure for March registrations might be one of overall growth, with the total up 11.5% over the same month in 2020, but the retail element within that total was down by 4.1%. And the...

DS Automobiles is trialling a wider Stellantis aftersales network with the aim of reducing customer travel times for service and repair work. The pilot scheme is running along the south coast of...

Citroen is returning to the family hatchback sector with the C4 and e-C4 range – its first model line-up (indeed, the first car in the segment) to offer a straightforward choice of petrol, diesel or...

First deliveries of the fully-electric Volkswagen ID.3 1st Edition began in late September with a Covid-friendly national handover event. This came almost 18 months after launch customers had placed a...

The last six months has seen another slight improvement in the relationships between franchised dealers and their OEMs after the rise in sentiment reported six months ago. The latest NFDA Dealer...

The UK new car market declined in 2019, with annual registrations falling for the third consecutive year, according to figures from the SMMT. Some 2,311,140 units were registered last year,...

As he looks to fulfil his promise of getting the network to 1.5% return on sales, Citroen managing director Karl Howkins is losing faith with the bottom quartile of dealers, who are dragging the rest...

Citroen is expecting to lose up to 25% of the bottom performing retailers in its network over the next year. Speaking to Auto Retail Agenda, Karl Howkins, Citroen managing director said the current...

THURLOW NUNN BLAMES DMS FAILURE FOR LOSS CITROEN MOVES TO STOP FALLING RoS MERCEDES RETAIL LOSSES SWELL TO £29m JOHN CLARK PROFITS HALVE IN 2018 LOOKERS HR BOSS MOVES ON VW COULD FLOAT LAMBORGHINI...