Retail registrations fell 8.1% in August compared with the same month last year (in what was a supply-constrained market), while at the same time fleet registrations surged over 58%. The result was a...

Vertu has, this weekend, added the Ford franchise in Newcastle, moving the brand into its former Vauxhall site to the west of the city centre. The Vauxhall operation has been moved to Westerhope, just...

Ford is planning to cut more than half its current retailer network in time to for a switch to agency sales, according to Auto Retail Agenda sources. It is understood the network was issued with...

FORD PLANS TO HALVE DEALER NETWORK – AGAIN VERTU ADDS FORD IN NEWCASTLE CMS VAUXHALL CALLS ADMINISTORATORS AFTER £3.6m DISCREPANCY WORKER EMBEZZLES FROM LLOYD LAND ROVER STELLANTIS STARTS AGENCY IN...

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...

ODEY SCRAMBLES TO SELL PENDRAGON STAKE CARWOW TEAMS UP WITH VOLVO ON AGENCY WEST END KIA RELOCATES TO BUS DURING REDEVELOPMENT CAZOO COMPANY SECRETARY STEPS DOWN BUSY WEEK FOR VERTU FORD: RETAILER...

While Ford’s passenger car range very publicly evolves, with the curtain drawing to a close on the Fiesta and the Focus beginning a two-year countdown, it continues to dominate the commercial...

John Grose Group saw profit before tax for the year ended December 2 rise from £6.2m to a record £8.3m. Turnover grew from £158m to £187m. The Suffolk retailer used its strategic report to...

UK new vehicle registrations surged ahead in February, rising 26.2% compared with the same month in 2022. But the vast bulk of the growth came in the fleet market, up 46.2%, while retail registrations...

Private new car registrations have started 2023 as they ended 2022, with another fall as the OEMs continue to prioritise fleet over retail. Private registrations finished the month down 4.3% on...

‘FANTASTIC’ AGENCY CONFERENCE GIVES DELEGATES THE EDGE HALFORDS ‘WILL NEVER BE BEATEN ON PRICE’ NFDA LAUNCHES MOT PETITION LLOYDS IN £4m CAURA INVESTMENT MERCEDES-BENZ FACEBOOK AGENCY POST...

This summer, Ford will axe production of the Fiesta, after 46 years. In 2025, it will ditch the Focus. The S-Max and Galaxy will also cease; the Mondeo ended production last year, and the Ecosport has...

The story of new car registrations in 2022 is a tale of what might have been, with supply constraints leaving increased consumer demand unsatisfied. Heading into the new year, while supply chains are...

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...

Retail registrations rose 2.7% in November compared with the same month last year, but the market has fleet to thank for its surge, with fleet registrations growing 45.4%. The result is that the...

CAZOO FORMER CFO CASHES OUT USED CAR MARKET ‘RECESSION-PROOF’ AGENCY AND USED CARS: ‘FEW BENEFITS, HIGH RISKS’ VOLKSWAGEN CREATES NEW SALES ROLES AS AGENCY ACCELERATES AUTO RETAIL PROFIT...

In a strange set of October registrations figures, the continuation of September’s prioritisation of fleet by the OEMs was the least of the surprises. Perhaps more so was the strength of the...

PENDRAGON IS LATEST HELD TO RANSOM CONSTELLATION IN NEGATIVE MOODY’S OUTLOOK FORD NAMES PROVING GROUND HQ AFTER LATE MARSHALL CHIEF ROBERT FORRESTER TO SPEAK AT AUTO RETAIL LIVE LITHIA CONFIRMS...

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...

FRIDAY’S AUTO RETAIL LIVE TO BE A ‘FISCAL EVENT’ AUTO RETAILERS APPROACH SYSTEMS OVERLOAD LOUIS VUITTON TO LOWER THERMOSTAT IN SHOPS RETAILERS SUE ASTON MARTIN CONFIGURATOR TECH FIRM SUES...