Jason Cranswick, recently appointed managing director at Norton Way, part of the Marubeni Auto Investment group of companies, believes he’s got the best of both worlds when it comes to the...

Since the early 20th century, automakers have focused on one overarching imperative: lead the industry by differentiating on the latest technology. But this game is getting harder to win. The speed at...

Porsche Leicester has launched a unique initiative to try and help the homeless in the city get off benefits and into paid employment, in partnership with a local hostel. Dealer principal Richard...

More than 280 paying guests attended a talk by top criminologist and TV presenter Professor David Wilson at Blackshaws Nissan in Alnwick last month. It was the launch of his latest book,...

Gateway Peugeot in Crewe has just taken on a new trainee for the sales department following a social media campaign. “We didn’t put an ad in the paper, or even on the online job search...

Luscombe Suzuki Leeds celebrated its success in 2012 by buying a lottery ticket for each of its customers. “It wasn’t a sales message as such, managing director Robin Luscombe explained,...

Four Belfast students have landed paid summer work placements at Charles Hurst after excelling in a competition modeled on TV’s The Apprentice and run by the dealership group, in partnership...

New College Nottingham has taken over a dealership from the Co-Operative Motor Group, to help students launch their careers in the industry. The business has been renamed 3E Autos, and will be managed...

More than 20,000 auto retailers attend the annual NADA Convention in America every year, from all over the world and including a fairly large contingent from Britain. It’s a good way to step...

With the growth of the electric vehicle market, British Gas is well positioned to support auto retailers. The energy supplier is not only installing dedicated charging solutions in dealerships,...

It seems that every TV news bulletin wants to tell us how dire things are. Apologies if this upsets anyone, but doom and gloom is not what I see and hear when talking with my network. They are mostly...

I was looking for a Christmas present for my wife. Last year, I bought her a purse by Irish designer Orla Kiely, so I searched for more Orla and got an unexpected result. Google showed some YouTube...

Texas dealership Jerry Durant Toyota won the annual US Dealer/Vendor Innovation Cup for a neat way of letting customers use their mobile phones to find out more about the cars they see of the lot...