Ford has partnered with EV charging network Allego to roll out ultra-fast chargers for customers and public at its European retailers, including the UK. The first chargers will be installed starting...

EVs ‘BEING FORCED ON CUSTOMERS’ SAYS SIR JIM RATCLIFFE MERCEDES-BENZ WARNS OF WANING EV DEMAND CAR INDUSTRY WARNED ABOUT KEYLESS THEFT A DECADE AGO STELLANTIS BOSS RECEIVES 56% PAY RISE TO £31m...

Octopus Energy is to double its EV leasing fleet to 30,000 vehicles after securing a £550m debt deal. Around 4,000 workplaces, including Dyson, McLaren and Innocent Drinks, offer Octopus EV schemes....

FCA LOANS INVESTIGATION ‘NOT BLACK AND WHITE’ OCTOPUS BORROWS £550m TO DOUBLE EV LEASING FLEET PEBLEY BEACH’S DOMINIC THRELFALL RETIRES JCB GROUP RENEWS BCA REMARKETING DEAL VINFAST BEGINS RHD...

Nissan is planning to offer a mileage simulator to provide EV buyers with a more accurate range figure than the official WLTP measurement to help improve sales. The move follows a recent crack-down by...

CAZOO SEEKS CASH LIFELINE NISSAN PLANS RANGE SIMULATOR FOR EV ADVERTISING SKODA TO DOUBLE APPROVED USED COVER FROM MARCH MOTOR FINANCE FIRM IN PROFIT WARNING HYUNDAI EUROPE HIT BY RANSOMWARE ATTACK...

January new car registrations, out at 9am on Monday 5 February, are expected to reveal a significant drop in BEV market share against the overall figure for 2023, according to Auto Retail Agenda...

BEV REGISTRATIONS OFF TO A ROCKY START IN 2024 JLR REAFFIRMS AGENCY SALES DATE AUTO RETAIL LIVE PODCAST: LISTEN NOW McLAREN RECEIVES YET MORE BAHRAIN FUNDS RETAILERS: BIDEN EV STRATEGY ‘TOO...

Cupra and Seat boss Wayne Griffiths has labelled the UK 2030 deadline banning new petrol and diesel sales “dogma” and says he doesn’t think “prohibition… [is] the right way to change...

UK EU post-Brexit rules of origin laws risk making EVs 10% more expensive from January 2024. This requires at least 45% parts from the UK or EU, and 60% of batteries. Currently, 47% of UK EV batteries...

RETAIL EV DEMAND NOT HIGH ENOUGH FOR 22% TARGET PENDRAGON SHAREHOLDER REVOLT MARSHALL LOSES ANOTHER DIRECTOR VERTU OPENS NEW SITE IN OLD CAZOO RETAILER NEW VOLKSWAGEN UK HEAD OF NETWORK SALES FORD...

ARNOLD CLARK TO LAUNCH OWN CHARGE NETWORK HALFORDS TO UPDATE ON RECRUITMENT CHALLENGES RAC WINS FIVE-YEAR STELLANTIS DEAL AUTO RETAIL PROFIT WINS TOP INDUSTRY AWARD BYD LAUNCHES IN FRANCE WITH FOUR...

ANGELA SHEPHERD IS NEW STELLANTIS &YOU CEO WORK STARTS ON NEW TRUSTFORD GLASGOW SITE EVs CONSTRAIN USED CAR PRICE GROWTH INCHCAPE AND AUTOCRAFT TELFORD PARTNERSHIP JOIN SWANSWAY, PERRYS AND AUTO...

ARNOLD CLARK HIT BY CHRISTMAS CYBER ATTACK ROBERT FORRESTER: 2023 OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE VITAL NEW EV SALES OUTPACE NEW PUBLIC CHARGERS NISSAN QASHQAI FORECAST TO BE 2022’S TOP NEW CAR 2035 IC BAN...

Soper Lincoln BMW has installed two ultra-rapid ABB Terra 360kW electric car chargers. Dealer principal Andrew Tullie claims they are the fastest in the country and can provide 62 miles’ charge in 3...

OEM investment in electric vehicles, including extensive retailer training, means franchised retailers are better prepared to capitalise on the EV future than independents, Auto Trader insight...

EVs GIVE FRANCHISES HUGE OPPORTUNITY OVER INDYS SHAREHOLDER AGM ATTENDANCE BOOM DUE TO ESG WFH TO FALL AS ENERGY BILLS RISE? RON BROOKS TOYOTA FOUNDER ELSIE DIES WARREN BUFFETT INVESTS IN AUTO FINANCE...

Volvo has told US retailers its focus on EVs will double average throughput to 800 vehicles a year by 2025 – bringing “significant profit ramifications”. The Swedish firm revealed five electric...

SALES CONSULTANTS HAVE FASTEST-GROWING WAGES LARGER RETAIL GROUPS FAVOURED IN VW EV QUOTAS GREEN LIGHT FOR SHIPPING COMPANY CLASS ACTION PM TO DETAIL LIVING WITH COVID PLAN OVER-THE-AIR SOFTWARE...

Former Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer says there is “already a worrying lack of capable technicians” to service electric cars. This could lead to retailers competing for highly-skilled talent which...