Peter Vardy is searching for 70 new employees to staff its new Car Store supermarket set to open in December...
Read More »Electrical faults top warranty claims
Electrical faults dominate the warranty claims made by used car customers, according to new research from RAC Warranty...
Read More »PCPs dominate 63-plate sales
PCPs are set to account for 65% of retail new car sales in September, the second most important sales month of the year...
Read More »SMMT campaigns for dealers on MoTs
The SMMT has seized on new government figures which show that of the 8.1 million MOT failures in 2012, a fifth could be avoided if motorists...
Read More »Annual dealer profitability rises to 1.35%
The average car dealer made a profit of Β£6,000 in July, a six-fold increase on the profit generated in July last year. The July result continues the...
Read More »Bookings open for 2014 Nada in New Orleans
Delegate places are now available for the 2014 Nada expo in New Orleans. ASE and Motor Trader, will once again be hosting the largest UK delegation...
Read More »Ex-Tesco Cars boss launches servicing website
Ex-Tesco Cars managing director Douglas Rotberg is now heading up TootCompare, a comparison site for car servicing and MOTs...
Read More »EV grants hit residual values
The governmentβs Β£5,000 electric vehicle subsidy is having a negative impact on residual values, according to research carried out by CAP...
Read More »Berjaya extends closing date for HR Owen offer
Berjaya Philippines Inc (BPI) has extended its offer for HR Owen by 14 days to give it more time to raise its stake in the dealer group...
Read More »New car sales surge continues in August
The new car market grew in August for the 18th consecutive month with year on year sales up 10.9% to 65,937 units. August is traditionally one of the weakest months of the year, accounting for 3% of annual sales...
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