GOVERNMENT PREPARES TO RELAX ZEV MANDATE BRIAN GILDA ‘HORRIFIED’ BY £450k NIC HIT AUTO TRADER AND SMMT LAUNCH EV ‘MYTH-BUSTER’ WESSEX GARAGES IN 2024 LOSS JOE DUFFY MOTORS OWNER UPS VERTU...

Group sites all rebranded Vertu Profits down but H1 results in line with expectations Vertu EV sales up 10% against retail EV market fall of 7%   Vertu will drop the historic Bristol Street and...

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...

LOOKERS OWNER IN NEW $1.2bn EU DEAL PROFIT DOWN AT GLYN HOPKIN BUT UP AT JCB MEDWAY DfT FIGURES SHOW EV INTEREST AT FOUR-YEAR LOW AVAILABLE CAR LOSS SWELLS TO £10.8m VERTU DITCHES TIES STELLANTIS...

GRAVELLS SEES PROFIT ALMOST DOUBLE IN 2023 DIESEL RVs SET TO RISE FORMER VERTU NON-EXEC KEN LEVER JOINS MARSTON’S MOTORPOINT U-TURN IN CUSTOMER ROW AFTER MEDIA EXPOSURE MG AND NIO THREATEN PRICE...

Pro-EV lobbying and data NGO New Automotive has joined a growing number of firms criticising the way SMMT reports retail electric car demand, claiming falling private demand for EVs is a “myth based...

CAR INDUSTRY ‘WRONG ABOUT FALLING RETAIL EV DEMAND’ MOTOR TRADE ‘A JOB BRITS DON’T WANT TO DO’ AFI REBRANDS AS AUTOMOTIVE LEADERSHIP NETWORK FLEETS CALL FOR OEMS TO SOLVE 12V BATTERY ISSUES...

Vertu has given a positive outlook for the year ahead despite “stalled” EV demand in its latest full-year results. In line with market expectations, the group revealed an adjusted profit before...

COX ‘CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC’ ABOUT USED CARS IN 2024 UK URGED TO AVOID US 100% TARIFFS ON CHINESE CARS FOS HAS 20k MOTOR FINANCE COMPLAINTS AUTO RETAIL LIVE BUSINESS BAROMETER CHINA RETAILERS DITCH...

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...

More consumers than ever are configuring BEVs on online platforms, but are being put off from buying a new vehicle by the high price. So says John Veichmanis, CEO of Carwow, adding: “On the new car...

FCA: ‘NO INTENTION OF BANNING GAP INSURANCE’ AUTO TRADER TRENDED VALUATIONS OPEN TO ALL FORRESTER AND VEICHMANIS JOIN AUTO RETAIL LIVE RETAILER EMPLOYEE GUILTY OF FRAUD WITH PRE-PAYMENT CARDS...

RETAILER TARGETED BY ‘CAR CANNIBALS’ BIZARRE’ OPENING DELAY FOR BARNETTS LEXUS TOYOTA CONSTELLATION UPS VERTU STAKE, HEDIN CUTS PENDRAGON HYUNDAI NAMES OHME OFFICIAL CHARGING PARTNER HERTZ TO...

INCHCAPE SETS UP SPECIALIST TEAM AFTER FLOOD USED CAR MARKET HEALTH ‘ROBUST’ DESPITE FALL IN VALUES FORRESTER, PONTIN AND VEICHMANIS TO JOIN AUTO RETAIL LIVE ANDREW PILKINGTON JOINS VINFAST UK...

RETAILERS REACH OUT AFTER LOOKERS REDUNDANCIES STELLANTIS SWITCHES TO COUNTRY-BY COUNTRY EU AGENCY APPROACH RETAILERS LOSING MILLION IN ‘UNNECESSARY’ PRICE CUTS AUTO RETAIL LIVE ADVICE FOR 2024...

MERCEDES AGENCY: PRE-REG AND BROKER DEALS RE-EMERGE MORE MARSHALL DIRECTOR DEPARTURES INVESTORS MAKE MOVES WITH VERTU, MOTORPOINT STONEACRE PROFIT DIPS; CAFFYN UNDER PRESSURE FREE WEBINAR TO FOCUS ON...

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...

SKODA AGENCY GOES LIVE BMW SUSTAINABILITY CHIEF: ‘DON’T BAN ICE’ LEASING DEMAND FOR EVS FALLS BOWKER BMW MAKES SUNDAY CLOSING PERMANENT WHO’S WHERE 2024 NOW ON SALE VINFAST RECEIVES 70 US...