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Swansway has opened the UK’s largest Volkswagen commercial used van centre in Liverpool. The standalone business is next door to the Volkswagen new van business it has run since 2011. The used car business features a new valet bay, sales area and workshop that can handle 100 vehicles a month. Customers can purchase used vehicles from the centre through Volkswagen’s ...

The February edition of Motor Trader is now online with our annual look at the Top 60 Movers & Shakers in motor retailing that have impacted the sector in 2017 There is also a wide-ranging interview with Dave Hodgetts, MD at Honda UK on dealer relations and where the brand is going in 2018. Plus, we check out recruitment, looking ...

Volkswagen has awarded Gold Pin accolades to 10 key UK individuals for their exceptional contribution to the brand in 2017. The presentation ceremony in London was hosted by director of Volkswagen UK Alison Jones, head of operations Rod McLeod and head of service and parts Kevin Rendell. One winner was Malcolm Ingram, who joined Volkswagen as an apprentice mechanic in ...

JCT600 was a big winner at the Volkswagen commercial vehicles awards held in Manchester. The group claimed four awards, including the overall award for the best performing van centre for JCT600 Volkswagen Van Centre in Hull. JCT600 Van Service Wakefield was the top performing authorised repairer. and Marshall Van Centre Oxford was the top performer in aftersales, while The awards ...

Big Motoring World, the Kent used car supermarket group, is expecting its used car sales to hit 3,000 a month when a new site opens in Blue Bell Hill next month. The Blue Bell Hill business will specialise in Audi and Volkswagen while Big Motoring World’s West Malling business will focus on BMW and Mercedes. In preparation for the expansion. ...

Volkswagen Group UK has reshuffled the management pack at the Milton Keynes HQ following the departure of Skoda director Duncan Movassaghi to take up the position of senior vice president sales for Volkswagen in the US. On Movassaghi’s watch Skoda turned in a strong UK performance in 2017 outperforming the market in new car sales with market share increasing to ...

Carwow is launching a £2m TV advertising campaign to drive business to its website in the first quarter of 2018. The campaign to start on Boxing Day aims to drive a 40% increase in enquiries to the website and the 1,600 dealers on its books. Karen Hilton, head of sales operations at carwow, said: “The purpose of this campaign is ...

Volkswagen UK is extending its scrappage upgrade scheme into 2018 in a bid to maintain sales momentum. The move follows Ford, which earlier this month announced that it was extending its scrappage scheme into the first quarter of 2018. Volkswagen has been outperforming the new car market. In the year to November according to SMMT data the brand’s market share ...

A US based Volkswagen AG executive Oliver Schmidt who pleaded guilty for his role in the Volkswagen emission scandal, has been sentenced to seven years in prison by a Michigan federal court. Schmidt, a German national responsible for Volkswagen’s environmental and engineering office in Michigan, pleaded guilty earlier this year to one count of defrauding the US and another for ...

Volkswagen Group UK is considering plans to apply for a UK banking licence in order to provide car finance loans after the UK leaves the EU. Volkswagen Financial Services (VWFS) operates under its German parent’s licence. However, after Brexit the ability for UK based businesses to operate under the current EU bank cross-border passporting system is uncertain. VWFS told Motor ...