COULD GOVERNMENT INTERVENE IN COMMISSION CRISIS? LITHIA AND BCA AGREE 5-YEAR REMARKETING CONTRACT JAGUAR BOSS BULLISH DESPITE BACKLASH (AND FARAGE) SYTNER MIDHURST PORSCHE PLANS APPROVED BLOG: WHY...

Jaguar is set to launch a corporate used car leasing product, possibly called Second Life Leasing. It’s developing the product with its financial partner Lex Autolease and is expected to launch it...

LSH LOSSES GROW AGAIN; JEMCA PROFIT FALLS JAGUAR TO LAUNCH ‘SECOND LIFE LEASING’ FOR USED EVS CALL TO CHARGE DIESEL DRIVERS MORE FOR PARKING VW CLAMPS DOWN ON SEMICONDUCTOR PROCUREMENT NISSAN...

As the green shoots of the new car industry continue to grow, JLR announced a profit of £265m in the three months up to December (following a £9m loss in 2022) and a wider strategic vision entitled...

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...

JLR-OWNED DEALERSHIPS PART OF JAGUAR RE-LAUNCH LITHIA COMING SOON TO UK? LAWRENCE HAMILTON TAKES GENESIS TOP JOB CAR BUYERS ‘FEELING THE PINCH’ LOOKERS MERCEDES-BENZ RETAILER TO CLOSE BANK TO STOP...

  PLUG-IN GRANTS GIVEN THREE MONTHS EXTRA DROP IN ADMIN CUTS VINES’ LOSSES RETAIL GROUPS NAMED IN DBEIS UNDERPAYMENT LIST HIGH WYCOMBE EYED FOR RYBROOK PORSHCE AND BENTLEY SITES BIDEN COMMITS...

Jaguar retailers will return to profitability this year under new plans by JLR’s UK managing director Rawdon Glover. Speaking exclusively to Auto Retail Bulletin Mr Glover set out a host of changes...

With Britain the biggest global market for the Mercedes-Benz A-Class (nearly 44,000 were sold here in 2017), the German firm has seen fit to release its new model and derivatives for the UK at the...

Franchised retailers have again punished their manufacturer partners with a new all-time low score in the latest NFDA Dealer Attitude Survey. The January 2018 survey saw a drop of 0.3 to a score of...

After a slight improvement in the relationships between retailers and manufacturers in the summer 2016 NFDA Dealer Attitude Survey, they are now back at their record low. The key question of how...

Citroen and the DS franchise, with its separate network from July 2018, will be joined by a chain of permanent shopping mall outlets, described by the brands’ UK managing director, Bekir Hassan, as...

Jardine Motors’ managing director Neil Williamson has been in his job for almost exactly a year, having moved from running the UK national sales company for Seat and before that Mercedes-Benz Retail...

Whether you think it was merely a publicity stunt or a genuine attempt at creating sales leads, you can’t deny that Jaguar’s recent competitive test drive initiative was a bold move. Despite...

Rockar, the online and shopping centre-based automotive retail group which operates a no-haggle price policy, is to open a store for Jaguar and Land Rover in the Westfield mall in East London. Until...

I’m not the one who pays the wages. The customers pay the wages; I just recycle the funds. These are the words of Guy Harwood, chairman of Harwoods Group, and they emphasise the importance that the...

The new car market will be up slightly in 2016 before levelling out in 2017. This is the prediction from IHS Automotive as it forecasts sales figures for the various brands. A lot of that growth will...

Relationships between franchised dealers and the car manufacturers have fallen further, with a new average score of 6.1 out of 10 in the latest NFDA Dealer Attitude Survey showing a decline of 0.1...

The relationship between franchised new car retailers and car manufacturers has reached its lowest point for more than 10 years, according to the latest NFDA Dealer Attitude Survey. The January 2016...

Jaguar Land Rover’s UK sales director Chris Newitt has refuted claims that the Land Rover franchise is propping up its loss-making retailer Jaguar counterpart and called on dealers representing the...