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John Clark Motor is rebranding its Specialist Cars dealerships, which will now operate under the John Clark name. This transition marks a new era for the group’s Volkswagen, SEAT, Skoda, CUPRA, Renault, Dacia, Nissan, and Alpine dealerships, further strengthening their association with the trusted John Clark brand known for exceptional customer service. The rebranding process will be completed across all ...

UK vehicle production declined by -17.7% in the first month of the year, with factories turning out 71,104 cars and 6,908 commercial vehicles (CVs) for a total of 78,012 units. The performance follows a strong January last year, when car and CV output surged by 21.0% and 27.5% respectively, and reflects weakness in key markets, notably the EU, China and ...

Arnold Clark donated £100,000 to anti-poverty charity and community of food banks through customer rewards programme In the lead up to Christmas, Arnold Clark ran an initiative on their app which saw the Group donate £2 towards Trussell for every Rewards member who opted in. As a charity, Trussell works with a community of food banks across the UK to ...

January saw a surge in sales of Chinese electric vehicles across Europe building market share. According to Jatro Dynamics, although the overall European car market posted a decline of 1.9% year on year, Chinese car brands continued to accelerate, with 37,134 vehicles registered in January, an increase of 52% from January 2024. The market share of Chinese brands grew from ...

We are giving a lot of thought currently to dealer digitalisation – thinking primarily about integration of data processes and related IT, and exploiting that data and the broader digitalisation of the customer buying journey and online marketplaces to make better decisions. That in itself is a significant challenge as most dealers are sitting on a range of legacy systems ...

Tim Holden (pictured) has returned to take on the CEO role at Holden Group, replacing Martin Webb who has left the business. The company said the decision followed a “strategic review focused on reducing costs and ensuring long-term sustainability” in a market seeing rising costs of doing business. “As part of this transition, Martyn Webb departs the business after a ...

The deadline to enter the Motor Trader Commercial Industry Awards has been extended to Friday, 7 March. The awards take place at the Hilton Metropole NEC on 29 April 2025. The Motor Trader Commercial Industry Awards cater for dealers, suppliers, and service providers in the motor transport arena. The awards take place on 29 April, the evening of the first day ...

One in four (25%) of UK drivers admit to skipping their annual vehicle service due to cost. And 18% say they’re likely to do so again in the next 12 months, according to new research by Volkswagen Financial Services (VWFS) UK. The findings come from an independent survey of 2,000 UK drivers, who were asked about their attitude towards vehicle ...

Arranging motor finance is the biggest bugbear for customers when it comes to buying a car. That’s the key finding of the latest Motors Consumer Insight Panel which found 28& of customers rated motor finance as the most dreaded aspect of their showroom experience, closely followed by interacting with salespeople (26%) and trading-in their car (24%). Other friction points included ...

Sales of Tesla cars in Europe went into freefall in January, down -45.3% to 9,945 cars, compared to 18,161 the prior year with market share falling to 1% from 1.8%. The total market fell by just -2.6% for January, according to figures from the European carmakers’ association ACEA. The move was interpreted by some as a negative kick back from ...