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Volkswagen UK has appointed David Hanna as head of network sales. He will start in the role from 1 September 2023. Hanna started his career with Volkswagen Group UK in 2014 as the national fleet sales manager for Audi, before joining Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles in 2017. He subsequently held the positions of head of fleet, head of aftersales and head ...

Motus Commercials, a division of Motus Group (UK), has opened a workshop at its Volkswagen Van Centre in Derby. The Derby business had previously used facilities within the wider commercial vehicle dealership, but increased demand had instigated change. “The existing facility no longer enabled us to provide the service needed to customers, particularly following the success of the VW Crafter ...

Volkswagen has shown off its ID. 2all concept electric vehicle which will retail for less than £22,000. The production version will be based on the MEB Entry platform and is one of 10 new electric models that Volkswagen will launch by 2026. It will offer a range of up to 450 kilometres and be as spacious as a Golf. The ...

Tesla kick-started its 2023 sales performance with registrations surging 1186% to 579 cars in January as buyers availed of big price cuts. The Model 3’s starting price has dropped from £51,090 to £42,990, and the Model Y Performance from £67,990 to £57,990. The move follows similar pricing cuts in China and the US. Tesla was the fifth fastest growing car ...

Volkswagen has appointed a top Google marketing director to become its chief marketing officer at its passenger car business. Nelly Kennedy succeeds Jochen Sengpiehl, who has moved to Volkswagen Group China as CMO. Kennedy is currently senior global brand marketing director at Google in California. She is an acknowledged digital expert and has decades of experience in brand marketing. Thomas ...

By Guy Bird Volkswagen Group UK now sells almost a quarter of all cars sold in the UK through the Volkswagen, Audi, Skoda, Seat and Cupra networks. Motor Trader talks to managing director Alex Smith on dealer strategy, the agency model, investment in EVs and plans for the future Alex Smith has to deal with a lot of big figures. ...

I was talking to one boss of a dealer group recently and asked him what individuals would be interesting for him to read an interview on with regard to dealer issues, particular agency. Among the handful he picked was Alex Smith MD at Volkswagen Group UK. And so this month we get his take on dealer strategy, the agency model ...

The UK’s automotive industry is navigating its biggest revolution in more than 100 years as the shift to green transport hurtles towards mainstream adoption. The market share of electric vehicles is accelerating at an unprecedented rate, demand for electric cars has never been higher and the public charging network is continuing to expand and improve each year. However, if we ...

Volkswagen and bp have today launched a strategic partnership to boost the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) across Europe, unveiling the first charger in Dusseldorf, Germany. The first phase of the roll-out will see up to an additional 4,000 charge points at bp’s Aral retail sites in Germany and bp retail sites in the UK over the next 24 months. ...

Volkswagen Group is pushing hard on the electric front with sales of all-electric vehicles up by 65% in the first quarter. A total of 99,100 BEVs have been handed over to customers by the end of March, up from 60,000 in the opening quarter of the previous year. The increase came despite supply bottlenecks for semiconductors and wire harnesses which ...