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...

SUNAK TO EXTEND BUSINESS ENERGY BILL HELP AUTONATION ACQUIRES MOBILE REPAIR FIRM FOR $190m BOOK NOW FOR AGENCY CONFERENCE 2023 MOTORPOINT IN ANOTHER CREATIVE AGENCY SWITCH IVALUA TO DIGITISE VW...

Nissan retailers are welcoming the arrival of the all-new Qashqai crossover SUV after reporting record pre-launch interest from consumers. Nissan Motor GB crossover product manager Cedric Benouarieche...

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The headline figures for registrations in August might on the surface look disappointing, with the month finishing 5.8% down compared with 2019. But the retail element of those registrations was down...

O’Leary’s of Lissarda has lost a High Court appeal over the termination of its Volkswagen franchise in 2013. Volkswagen Group Ireland (VGI) gave notice of termination for contracts in 2011,...

The UK new car market declined in 2019, with annual registrations falling for the third consecutive year, according to figures from the SMMT. Some 2,311,140 units were registered last year,...

The automotive industry as whole is continuing to cope with the challenges presented and despite the negative sentiment expressed in the national press, buyers for both new and used cars remain active...

Almost exactly a year ago VW announced it was going to “fundamentally” restructure its sales model. Despite being down-played by the national sales company in the UK, the franchise agreement was...

Inchcape is continuing its “right sizing” plan for its network with the sale of four Volkswagen operations in Essex to US-owned Group 1 Automotive for an undisclosed sum. Auto Retail Agenda...

  HONDA TO CUT 30 RETAILERS SCATHING REVIEWS FORCE MOTOR OMBUDSMAN RETHINK VW SAYS 1% SERVICE GROWTH AN EASY WIN BEST-IN-INDUSTRY PAY PACKAGE FOR BMW TECHNICANS FCA CONFIRMS RENAULT MERGER BID...

Has the Hyundai experience with its Kona EV shone a spotlight on a potentially huge but so far little talked about fly in the whole EV ointment? You probably know that Hyundai has an order bank of...

  DIRECTORS CHANGE AT NORTON WAY AND RRG VOLVO OFFERS BREXIT PRICE PROMISE SYTNER COMPLETES SUPERCAR DEVELOPMENTS RETAILERS BUOYED BY SALES INCREASE CHINESE EV START-UP PREFERS LEASE MODEL TO...

Volkswagen is piloting a car subscription service in partnership with specialist provider Drover. While the scheme is being launched with cars initially supplied through VW Financial Services,...

NEW EMISSIONS STANDARDS TROUBLING DVLA VW TRIALS CAR SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE JLR REBRANDS DAILY RENTAL SERVICE LOOKERS SAYS AWARD JUSTIFIES £7 MILLION INVESTMENT FORD STARTS AXING LOSS-MAKING MODELS...

Listers says all the current staff at a VW dealership will be retained and keep their jobs after expanding its footprint in the Midlands with the purchase of a seventh retail outlet. The...

November saw a further 3.0% decline in new car registrations, with 158,639 vehicles registered compared with 164,541 in the same month in 2017. That brings the year to date total to 2,223,058, 6.9%...

A lack of WLTP approved engines has left Volkswagen Group retailers unable to take orders for the majority of its range. An internal Volkswagen document seen by Auto Retail Agenda shows that as of the...

VW GROUP HIT BY WLTP CRISIS ANGER AT PLUG-IN GRANT CUT PRE-REGS COST RENAULT RETAIL £6M EDEN SEES PROFITS FALL 63% SITE UPGRADES SEE FG BARNES PROFITS HALVE SOCIAL MEDIA IMPACT A ‘SUPER SESSION’...

July saw a small increase in registrations of 1.2% compared with the same month last year, driven in the main by a 2.6% increase in fleet registrations. Private registrations were flat (+0.1%), while...