AUTO RETAILERS ‘ON BRINK OF £16bn DCA CRISIS’ FCA BLAMED FOR DCA CRISIS JETTEN LEAVES SEAT; COLLIER LEAVES JACKSONS MARSHALL 2024 PROFIT DOWN OLDEST MERCEDES-BENZ RETAILER CLOSES CAFFYNS SELLS...

Chinese EV brand XPeng will launch in the UK in “less than a handful of months,” co-founder Brian Gu confirmed at the Paris Motor Show. Its Tesla Model Y-rivalling G6 will be the launch car in...

CHINA NEW ENTRANT XPENG COMING TO UK ‘WITHIN WEEKS’ EVANS HALSHAW FORD NORTHWICH IN SUDDEN CLOSURE CAR CANNIBALS HIT TAYLORS VAUXHALL BOSTON QUIZ PERRYS AND SWANSWAY IN AUTO RETAIL LIVE USED CAR...

Retailers, OEMs and industry experts have given their views on the opportunity presented by new entrant brands in 2024. This week, the New Entrants Report 2024 will be published, offering invaluable...

ALFA TO HIT 34-STRONG NETWORK BY MID-25 NEW ENTRANTS REPORT 2024 PUBLISHED THIS WEEK COMPLETELY MOTORING IN ADMINISTRATION NORWAY’S LARGEST IMPORTER RECONSIDERS ICE PREVIOUS LEAPMOTOR IMPORTER TAKES...

FORD PINS EV HOPES ON GOVERNMENT INCENTIVES INEOS: DIRECT SALES ‘A MISTAKE’ DUFF MORGAN & VERMONT SAW ‘NO FUTURE’ WITH STELLANTIS WEBINAR: EXPERTS AND OEMS TO EXPLORE NEW ENTRANTS...

REPORT: VOLKSWAGEN TO CUT UK BUSINESS PARTNERS LSH 2023 LOSS MORE THAN DOUBLES TO £11m LABOUR TO BACKTRACK ON 2030 ICE BAN US STELLANTIS RETAILERS SLAM TAVARES IN OPEN LETTER CHINA CAR SALES FALL FOR...

CHINESE IMPORT TARIFF LOOPHOLE 2030 ICE PHASE-OUT ‘A MAJOR RISK’ BERRY BMW PROFIT ALMOST HALVES VOLVO BOSS ‘HAPPY TO BE BOMBARDED’ BY WYLANDS AUTO RETAIL LIVE TO HELP RETAILERS HIT TARGETS...

LOTUS U-TURNS ON AGENCY ZEV PRESSURE LAID BARE IN NFDA ELECTION SURVEY JONATHAN GRAVELL TO DISCUSS ZEV MANDATE ON AUTO RETAIL LIVE CAZOO ANNOUNCES WINDING-UP VOTE 50% OF US RETAILERS DOWN AFTER CDK...

Jaecoo, Omoda, Skywell and Yangwang are all targeting British drivers, launching this summer. The new entrants aim to provide more affordable electric alternatives to today’s models from legacy...

The Chinese advance into the European new car market has surprisingly slowed so far in 2024. Chinese OEMs’ combined penetration in the first third of 2024 is 2.9%, down from the 3.0% achieved in...

PETER VOSPER LEADS NFDA AWARD WINNERS MOBILIZE TO BECOME RENAULT’S FIFTH BRAND JOE DUFFY UPS STAKE IN VERTU COX FORECASTS OVER 2m NEW CAR SALES IN 2024 SWANSWAY TURNOVER NEARS £1bn IN PROFITABLE...

BMW REAFFIRMS MOVE TO AGENCY AUTO RETAIL LIVE WITH PETER SMYTH, TOM SLACK JOHN CLARK JLR PENTLAND WOWS WITH EIGHT AWARDS TRADE CENTRE UK WALSALL PLANS FINALLY SUBMITTED NEW CEO FOR MERCEDES-BENZ UK...

JLR TO REVIEW AGENCY MOVE IN 2027 ARNOLD CLARK ACQUIRES PETER VARDY KIRKCALDY MG NEW FD FOR RENAULT RETAIL; NEW CORPORATE BANKER FOR VERTU THE7STARS WINS MOTORPOINT MEDIA ACCOUNT AUTO RETAIL LIVE WITH...

FCA LOANS INVESTIGATION ‘NOT BLACK AND WHITE’ OCTOPUS BORROWS £550m TO DOUBLE EV LEASING FLEET PEBLEY BEACH’S DOMINIC THRELFALL RETIRES JCB GROUP RENEWS BCA REMARKETING DEAL VINFAST BEGINS RHD...

Innovation Automotive, the importer of new entrant brands Seres and Skywell, is calling for franchised retailers to get in touch about UK opportunities as it steps up its UK roll-out. The UK-based EV...

LENDERS COULD FACE £10bn BILL OVER CAR FINANCING FRANCHISE OPPORTUNITIES AT NEW ENTRANT IMPORTER IA JCT600 BUYS LAND; LISTERS BUYS GUY SALMON JAGUAR STELLANTIS LAUNCHES EUROREPAR FOR INDEPENDENTS...

I wouldn’t want to be a product planner in 2024, said SMMT chief executive Mike Hawes in a new year briefing on what 2024 has in store for the UK automotive industry. The roll-out of the ZEV Mandate...

For the first time, the market for new cars, carrying with it implications for the used car market, is being driven not by customers but by politics, with the focus on electrification. This was a...

New entrant brands from China and beyond are preparing to gain a firm foothold in the UK, delivering potentially lucrative new opportunities for franchised retailers seeking a fast-growing electric...