The overall UK new car market might have finished strongly in December, but fleet was the only driver of that growth, with retail registrations falling 14% compared with the same month last year. The...

Olivier Francois, Fiat and Abarth CEO and Stellantis global chief marketing officer, has now been CEO of Fiat for 12 years. He describes his career as spanning two eras. The first was when Fiat was...

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...

September saw a fall in retail registrations as the OEMs seemingly moved to address growing demand from the fleet sector. The result was that while fleet registrations increased 12.5% to 101,760...

After last month’s fall, retail registrations for July stabilised in comparison with the same month last year, with 59,847 vehicles registered. While only seven more than in July 2021, which was...

With new car production still heavily disrupted, it is clear from the March registrations figures the extent to which OEMs are prioritising private customers over fleet. In a month where overall...

The first half of 2021 has seen a further improvement in the state of relationships between retailers and their manufacturers. The latest NFDA Dealer Attitude Survey has sentiment at a score of 6.5...

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...

Toyota Kinto Europe is a new mobility company owned by Toyota Motor Europe and Toyota Financial Services that launches in April 2021 – and every retailer will be given the opportunity to join the...

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 headline figures for registrations in August might on the surface look disappointing, with the month finishing 5.8% down compared with 2019. But the retail element of those registrations was down...

So, at year’s end, we finally have some form of resolution to the Brexit debate. Like it or not, the general election gave Boris Johnson what Teresa May craved – a strong and (hopefully) stable...

The Fiat group is planning to open two new urban stores in early 2020, with the contract set to be signed and sites confirmed by the end of this year. FCA Group CEO Arnaud Leclerc said to Auto Retail...

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Fiat head of Brand Olivier Francois has been in charge of the Italian carmaker since 2011, which he admits is much longer than most industry leaders remain in one role. But this is a positive, he...

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is looking to rebuild its fleet and business centre network after cutting numbers from 28 to 15, focusing on territories where retailers already hold all three of the...

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  HONDA PLANS FOR WLTP DEROGATION MERCEDES MULLS RETAIL OPTIONS FOR EQ BRAND DONNELLY BOOSTS USED CARS AND AFTERSALES HERITAGE ADDS FROM PENDRAGON FCA COMPLIANCE WARNING AFTER RETAILER...

New Fiat Chrysler Automobiles boss Arnaud Leclerc, who has joined FCA from PSA where he ran the DS brand in the UK, is aiming to improve the fortunes of both the retailers and the brands. In the past...

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is looking to grow the number of flagship centres that represent all of its brands plus significantly boost the number of Abarth locations through its Fiat network. Speaking...