Smart is being transformed. “It’s a major exercise,” confirmed CEO David Browne. “We’re relaunching a brand, with a completely new product and completely new route to market. We are...

Mazda has no plans to apply an agency strategy to its retail network, with Jeremy Thomson, the veteran managing director of the brand’s UK operation, ruling out the controversial business model’s...

December was a typically quiet month for new car registrations, although retail registrations were still some 19.9% up on the same month in 2020, with 56,606 new vehicles on the roads. That meant, for...

Both derivatives and individual options for the facelifted 2021 Jaguar XF range have been reduced by around 50% which JLR UK MD Rawdon Glover says is to make the buying process much simpler – with a...

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Mazda UK’s campaign to improve its network’s commercial health, described by managing director Jeremy Thomson as a relentless approach to turning round struggling operations, has resulted in 70%...

On the eve of the 2019 APAK Global Auto Finance Summit 2019, senior leaders met to discuss the big issues of the day. Dealer health emerged top of the list of concerns. “The general feeling,” said...

Mazda Motors UK’s strategy of elevating the brand’s and its franchise’s status – with the new 3 playing a pivotal role in that process – could lead to a handful of dealers deciding not to...

Unlike most rivals, Mazda is not introducing a sub-£20,000 ‘price leader’ version of its new Mazda 3 family hatchback – because almost nobody bought base-spec versions of the outgoing car....

A threat or an opportunity: what is the trade to make of Amazon and Volvo’s tie-up for immediate test drives? Sure, it’s an experiment on a tiny scale, allowing Amazon customers in just four...

Retail group Johnsons Cars has reported a reduction in certain manufacturers’ volume targets. Filing its 2017 accounts, the group said that from the start of this year: “Manufacturer volume...

TrustFord, the blue oval’s largest dealership group globally, has made the significant, strategic move of selling four London outlets to the Gates Group in a strategic move, described by CEO and...

Scottish auto retail group, Eastern Western has reported a rise in profits of almost 7% to £9.6 million in its latest results for 2016. Like-for-like new car sales grew by 3% and used car sales by...

Jeremy Thomson, Mazda UK’s managing director, is encouraging his franchise holders who run the brand’s 132 outlets to move towards a competitive commission-free salary structure for sales staff...

Approaching nine years heading up Mazda’s UK operations, managing director Jeremy Thomson and his management team have enjoyed unprecedentedly high NFDA ratings for the franchise from a slimmed down...

Mazda’s London-centred MyWay sales and direct contact brand initiative is likely to be extended to other open points to provide what UK managing director Jeremy Thomson described as brand outreach in...

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Radically different “rules of engagement” with car-buying consumers generated by responses gleaned from the Mazda MyWay initiative – which was designed to stimulate competition for incremental...

Essex Auto Group has seen its turnover rise 7.7 percent to £145.78 million, according to its latest accounts which cover 2015. The family-owned auto retailer, which was founded in 1989, also saw its...