Salary sacrifice schemes could be distorting the retail demand for electric cars, according to Smart managing director David Browne. He believes that retail buyers who have access to a salary...

Smart is increasing its initial target of showrooms from 34 to more than 40 to improve geographic coverage. Speaking exclusively to Auto Retail Agenda last week, UK Smart managing director David...

CUPRA BOSS SLAMS 2030 ‘DOGMA’ SMART UPS NETWORK TARGET CLIVE SUTTON CLAIMS VICTORY IN LEGAL BATTLE EUROPCAR ADDS ORA FUNKY CAT TO DAILY RENTAL BYD ‘DECLARES WAR’ ON WESTERN OEMs FERRARI CHINA...

VERTU TO LAUNCH NEW GROUP-WIDE PRICING SYSTEM USED CAR PRICES IN ‘UNUSUAL’ MAY INCREASE SMART UK AGENCY MODEL UNDERWAY INDEPENDENT RETAILERS HIT BY HIGH-VALUE THEFTS TESLA AND EV NEW ENTRANTS COST...

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...

Smart’s relaunch in the UK gives the brand the opportunity to start afresh in both product and the way the cars are sold, according to the company’s UK CEO David Browne. Speaking to Auto Retail...

Mercedes-Benz sister brand Smart will have signed agency agreements in place with its network this summer, according to the brand’s UK managing director David Browne. The move could put Smart’s 19...

FORD MULLING AGENCY MOVE SMART AGENCY AGREEMENTS TO BE IN PLACE BY SUMMER MERCEDES PCP CUSTOMERS WIN MILEAGE FEE COMPENSATION BMW AGENCY BY 2026? AUTO RETAIL LIVE LINE-UP CONFIRMED VW ‘ALARMS AND...

Mercedes-Benz sister brand Smart will relaunch in the UK this week with an all-new family car and a “complete change” for the retail network, according to Smart CEO Dirk Adelmann. Speaking at the...

MERCEDES TO SELL LONDON SITES TO SYTNER RETAILER ROLE TO ‘COMPLETELY CHANGE’ FOR SMART COST OF LIVING CRISIS WILL IMPACT CAR SALES AUTO RETAILERS ON SUNDAY TIMES RICH LIST 2022 CARVANA WOES...

The impact of the January lockdown was laid bare by the month’s figures for new car registrations, with big falls across the board compared with the same month last year. Retail registrations were...

The future of the car industry has never been under as much pressure from so many different directions as it is right now, with authorities, the consumer and the environment all likely to have an...

PSA’s now standalone DS franchise is extending its network footprint to include Peugeot retailers, with the UK managing director for both brands Bekir Hassan insisting that the nominally premium line...

PSA Group has united its mobility and smart services offering under a new brand, Free2Move, which it says is a response to the major shifts taking place in society and the emergence of new...

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You are all probably ahead of me on this one but the penny has finally dropped on why the German carmakers, namely Daimler Smart and BMW Mini, are going phut, phut, phut to develop electric scooters....

If you are currently retailing Minis and Smarts, you’d better start thinking how you can create a little more space in the showroom. It’s not extra space you’ll need for cars, just...

Colin Appleyard Cars, the Keighley-based Suzuki dealership, has dramatically bucked the downturn in motor trade sales by reporting used vehicle sales for December up by 152% from 69 to 105 units....

Research for Trend Tracker’s forthcoming report on the UK car body repair market indicates that the body repair market is still falling, both in terms of value and numbers of jobs. The average...

Back in September last year, Colin Appleyard Cars made a business decision to put extra emphasis on used car sales. It was a logical step. Having been appointed as the UK’s first Suzuki car...