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The Radius Law annual conference on legal issues in the motor sector takes place in May covering a wide spectrum of tops with live sessions and panel discussions. Check out the Interview with Iain Larkins, director Radius Law, outlining his plans this year for the Annual Conference – Business & Law Update for the Automotive Sector. Larkins founded Radius Law ...

Used BEVs at three years old are the fastest-selling car type, according to cap hpi. As of the end of January, three-year-old BEVs were selling within 42 days on average, compared with petrol variants (48 days), hybrids (43), and plug-in hybrids (47). Chris Plumb, head of current car valuation, at cap hpi, said: “The first half of the month showed ...

Vauxhall Motors has announced the departure of its Managing Director James Taylor. Taylor started his career with Vauxhall in 1997 on its undergraduate scheme.  In 25 years, he has held senior commercial roles in sales and fleet leading up to his appointment as MD of Vauxhall in 2022. He said: “I started at Vauxhall Motors on a placement scheme in ...

The Motor Ombudsman has added eight branches of Lindleys Autocentres to its Motor Industry Code of Practice for Service and Repair. Lindleys Autocentres business has traded for almost seven decades across Nottinghamshire. David Lindley, owner of Lindleys Autocentres, said: “Accreditation to The Motor Ombudsman’s highly respected Service and Repair Code reinforces our dedication to the highest level of customer service ...

Used car buyer confidence is at its lowest level for six months with consumers expressing concern about the economy. The percentage of motorists who are positive about the idea of buying a used car has fallen from 59% in August to 48% now, shows February’s Startline Used Car Tracker. Those who feel neutral about changing their car have increased from ...

Car supermarkets and franchised dealers saw vehicles sitting longer on forecourts according to the latest Market View from MOTORS. For these dealers, the year got off to a slower start than in 2024 with the sold conversion rate down 11% and 13% respectively, while independents increased their sales by 1%. Overall January’s sales volumes were down 4% year-on-year (YoY). The ...

The first quarter of the year presents a prime opportunity for dealerships to boost annual sales, but real growth will only come from increasing electric vehicle (EV) sales. However, most marketing efforts fail to engage the largest untapped audience – the 80% of potential buyers who don’t yet see themselves as an EV owner. Search data consistently shows that demand ...

lain Favey is joining Stellantis as CEO of the Peugeot succeeding Linda Jackson who is retiring. Favey will report to Jean-Philippe Imparato, Enlarged Europe Chief Operating Officer, Stellantis. A graduate of HEC Paris, Alain Favey spent the first 20 years of his career with Groupe PSA where he was country managing director for Citroën in Denmark, Belux, UK, Italy and ...

Stellantis has appointed Alain Favey CEO of Peugeot, reporting to Enlarged Europe COO Jean-Philippe Imparato. Favey spent the first 20 years of his career with Groupe PSA where he was Country MD for Citroën in Denmark, Belux, UK, Italy and France. In 2009, he joined Volkswagen AG where he held several leading international positions with Porsche Holding, Skoda and Bentley ...

Guy Bird You can’t beat going through an interview transcript to quickly ascertain any given interviewee’s favourite adjective or phrase. For HR Owen’s CEO Ken Choo it’s definitely “different” and “very different”. Choo chooses those words variously to describe the group’s impressive 5.3-acre site in Hatfield, 20 miles north of London, which sells Bentley, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Lotus and Maserati, while ...