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...

FCA: COMPANIES ‘ALMOST CERTAINLY’ GUILTY OF DCA FAILINGS STRATSTONE BYD BIRMINGHAM ‘PERFECT’ TRIUMPH ALEX CHESTERMAN TO SHARE £30m WINDFALL CATCH UP WITH AUTO RETAIL LIVE VOLVO EYES DTC IN...

Retailers need to sell 23% more cars under an agency model to see equal profitability with the franchised system, according to John O’Hanlon, founder of Waylands. O’Hanlon, speaking at last...

After a modest uplift in September, which itself followed a significant downward swing in August, retail registrations were all but flat in October, showing a rise of just 0.3% compared with the same...

Retail registrations fell 8.1% in August compared with the same month last year (in what was a supply-constrained market), while at the same time fleet registrations surged over 58%. The result was a...

The MD of Volvo UK, which moved to agency last week, has revealed the company is collaborating with Carwow. Kristian Elvefors said that the new agency model “requires great collaboration with both...

ODEY SCRAMBLES TO SELL PENDRAGON STAKE CARWOW TEAMS UP WITH VOLVO ON AGENCY WEST END KIA RELOCATES TO BUS DURING REDEVELOPMENT CAZOO COMPANY SECRETARY STEPS DOWN BUSY WEEK FOR VERTU FORD: RETAILER...

Another surge in fleet registrations saw the UK new car market grow 16.7% in May compared with the same month last year, but retail registrations were down yet again this year, falling 0.5%. And that...

Volvo will switch all new car sales to a direct model in June, in a move first revealed by Auto Retail Agenda in March 2021. The Swedish brands move follows premium rival Mercedes which started...

Lookers has acquired of the business and assets of Chelmsford-based Waterhouse Cars in a deal which it says complements the group’s existing Volvo dealership in Colchester and adds 40 dedicated...

While most of the headlines will inevitably focus on a ninth consecutive month of registrations growth, the garden is not so rosy in the retail end of the market. Struggling to keep ahead of last...

Relationships between OEMs and retailers have remained stable over the past six months, according to the latest NFDA Dealer Attitude Survey. The all-important question of how retailers rate their...

JLR AGENCY TO BRING ‘HOUSE OF BRANDS’ RETAIL CHINA’S CHERY PLANS 2024 UK LAUNCH VOSPERS TAKES OVER FROM EVANS HALSHAW PLYMOUTH CITYGATE REVEALS PERRYS HIGH WYCOMBE PLANS VOLVO US RETAILERS...

MERCEDES-BENZ ALREADY DISCOUNTING AGENCY CARS FCA OUTLINES CONSUMER DUTY SUPPORT HEYCAR SPONSORS HENDY GROUP AWARDS AUTO TRADER DOWNGRADED – BUT SHARES HEAD HIGHER VOLVO REVIVES SUBSCRIPTIONS IN...

Volvo has agreed terms with its retail network to move to an agency model from mid-2023, according to Auto Retail Agenda sources. While contracts still have to be signed by each retailer, it is...

MID-2023 GO-AHEAD FOR VOLVO AGENCY MOVE CARWOW SHEDS A FIFTH OF STAFF DEMAND FOR FINANCE REMAINS STRONG DESPITE UNCERTAINTY JLR STILL CUTTING PRODUCTION DUE TO SEMICONDUCTORS LEARN BEST PRACTICE AT...

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...

Volvo has told US retailers its focus on EVs will double average throughput to 800 vehicles a year by 2025 – bringing “significant profit ramifications”. The Swedish firm revealed five electric...

22-PLATE ‘IMPOSSIBLE TO PREDICT’ VOLVO EVs TO DOUBLE THROUGHPUT AUTO RETAIL LIVE EXPERTS TO BRING CRYSTAL BALL BCA SEEKS ‘LATE LICENCE’ NEW BOSS FOR MINI UK CARVANA TO BUY ADESA FOR £2.2bn...

Volvo has become the first UK brand to offer used cars direct to consumers via an online platform, putting it in competition with its retailer network. Volvo Cars Selekt Direct will sell ex-management...