COX ‘CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC’ ABOUT USED CARS IN 2024 UK URGED TO AVOID US 100% TARIFFS ON CHINESE CARS FOS HAS 20k MOTOR FINANCE COMPLAINTS AUTO RETAIL LIVE BUSINESS BAROMETER CHINA RETAILERS DITCH...

1 in 10 new EVs are being sold with a discount of 20%, new research from Auto Trader has revealed – to offset list prices that are, on average, 33% higher than ICE equivalents. The research found...

EV DISCOUNTS MOUNTING AS OEMS AIM FOR 22% MIX AUTO RETAIL LIVE BUSINESS BOOSTER CHIPPENHAM KIA ON SALE FOR £5m KIA EV EDUCATION AT RETAILERS US PUBLIC RETAILERS IN PROFIT PRESSURE 10 ASBURY RETAILERS...

SUBARU EMBRACES RETAILERS IN RENEWED PUSH RNLT: RENAULT’S NEW URBAN STORE CALL FOR SCRUTINY OF UK REGULATORS INCLUDING FCA BUSSEYS FORD MARKS 100 YEARS – AND BYD JOINS FORD IN SHEFFIELD EV SALES...

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...

FORD CHOOSES ALLEGO FOR RETAILER EV CHARGERS HOLDEN GROUP OPENS CUSTOMER CARE HUB RON BROOKS EXPANDS WITH SUZUKI CITI PREDICTS EV SALES TOO SLOW TO MEET CO2 TARGETS NETWORKS REPORT NOW ON SALE TOYOTA...

BMW REAFFIRMS MOVE TO AGENCY AUTO RETAIL LIVE WITH PETER SMYTH, TOM SLACK JOHN CLARK JLR PENTLAND WOWS WITH EIGHT AWARDS TRADE CENTRE UK WALSALL PLANS FINALLY SUBMITTED NEW CEO FOR MERCEDES-BENZ UK...

JLR TO REVIEW AGENCY MOVE IN 2027 ARNOLD CLARK ACQUIRES PETER VARDY KIRKCALDY MG NEW FD FOR RENAULT RETAIL; NEW CORPORATE BANKER FOR VERTU THE7STARS WINS MOTORPOINT MEDIA ACCOUNT AUTO RETAIL LIVE WITH...

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...

Innovation Automotive, the importer of new entrant brands Seres and Skywell, is calling for franchised retailers to get in touch about UK opportunities as it steps up its UK roll-out. The UK-based EV...

LENDERS COULD FACE £10bn BILL OVER CAR FINANCING FRANCHISE OPPORTUNITIES AT NEW ENTRANT IMPORTER IA JCT600 BUYS LAND; LISTERS BUYS GUY SALMON JAGUAR STELLANTIS LAUNCHES EUROREPAR FOR INDEPENDENTS...

The last 12 months have proven to be a somewhat unexpectedly difficult period for the UK automotive sector as the economy has struggled to perform as expected and the retail consumer faced significant...

Consumers who either already have access to a private charging point, or have off-street parking suitable for the installation of a charging point are two times more likely to consider purchasing a...

With the sale of new electric vehicles (EV) gaining momentum, more ex-fleet and end of contract units are filtering through to the used car market. Volumes remain small but are growing as buyers weigh...

The agency model is gaining ground, new entrants are arriving from all angles, and the moving target that is the government’s EV plan are among the major issues facing retail groups today. Lockdowns...

As 2023 begins to draw to a close, the used car market finds itself in a complex and somewhat uncomfortable position. Despite the latest drop in the inflation rate, retail demand has dwindled in...

2023 has been the year agency agreements started to crystalise. While a few, lower volume, brands and new entrants had already been ploughing an agency furrow, this year saw the first major brands,...

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...

LOTUS CONSIDERS DROPPING AGENCY FOR FRANCHISE O’HANLON: 23% HIGHER VOLUME NEEDED TO OFFSET AGENCY JCT600 MOVES CREATIVE ACCOUNT FRAUDULENT SOUTHAMPTON TRADER JAILED FOR TWO YEARS FORD EASES EV...

With the sale of new electric vehicles (EV) gaining momentum, more ex-fleet and end of contract units are filtering through to the used car market. Volumes remain small but are growing as buyers weigh...