Motor Codes is airing an advertisement on Talk Sport radio to promote the benefits of using a Trading Standards-approved garage. Running until 25 May, there will be over 6.7 million...
Read More »DVLA boss to face Transport Committee
The DVLA and other government motoring agencies will come under scrutiny next week when bosses appear before the Transport Select Committee for questioning...
Read More »Used car market proves tougher in April
Used car values rose 2.2% to £7,773 in April compared to the previous month, according to the BCA Pulse report. But although average values were rising the market...
Read More »Linda Jackson promoted to CEO for Citroen brand
Linda Jackson, managing director of Citroen UK & Ireland, has been appointed CEO for the Citroen brand globally with effect from 1 June, 2014...
Read More »Peoples to boost annual turnover to £200m
Ford dealer Peoples is forecasting sales will reach £200m for its financial year to July 2014. It said for the last 12 months, car sales year on year...
Read More »Vertu achieves “transformational” year
Vertu Motors saw significant rises in revenue and profitability for the year-ended 28 February. In the group’s full year results revenue rose 33.8% to £1.7bn with profit before tax up 260% to £15.8m...
Read More »New car registrations rise 8.2% in April
New car registrations rose 8.2% in April to 176,820 units, the 26th consecutive month of growth. Year to date registrations are ahead 12.5% to 864,942 units, according to figures from the SMMT...
Read More »Vertu buys Jaguar and Land Rover dealerships for £8.2m
Vertu Motors has bought Lancashire-based Hillendale Group for £8.2m. It paid £6.2m goodwill and £2m of Vertu shares for Hillendale’s Land Rover dealership in Nelson and Jaguar dealership in Bolton...
Read More »Ford cuts part prices for older Transit vans
Ford is aiming to boost workshop business for its van dealers with cut price parts. It has cut the price of selected parts for Transit and Transit Connect models that are more than four years old by half...
Read More »Benfield director joins MT/ASE Financial Conference line-up
Ged Murray, finance director of Benfield Motor Group, has joined the line-up for this year’s ASE/Motor Trader Financial Conference. This popular CPD-accredited...
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