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Dale Wyatt, Director Automobile Suzuki GB, collected a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Motor Trader Awards 2024. The accolade acknowledges Wyatt’s success, strong relationships with the dealer network, leadership and reputation. His involvement in the Industry has already spanned over 35 years and he has been in senior positions with Suzuki since 2007, and in his role as director automobile ...

FCA proposes to extend the time firms have to handle complaints relating to motor finance commission The proposed extension would allow firms more time to handle complaints efficiently and effectively and help prevent disorderly, inconsistent and inefficient outcomes for consumers and firms. The FCA is seeking feedback on proposals to extend the time firms have to respond to motor finance ...

The EFL Trophy will be renamed the Vertu Trophy with immediate effect in the latest phase of the partnership between the Vertu Motors group and the EFL. This follows the Group’s decision to  consolidate its three main retail brands – Vertu Motors, Bristol Street Motors and Macklin Motors – to operate under one name; Vertu. CEO at Vertu, Robert Forrester, ...

The new car market could rise 2% in 2025 from an estimated 1.94 million registrations to 1.98 million, according to Auto Trader. The new car market will be 14% below the 2.31m new car registrations recorded in pre-pandemic 2019. Attracting new customers will be critical for success in light of stricter regulatory targets, uncertain brand loyalty, and growth of marques ...

The core of ICDP’s activities is our collaborative research programme which has been running for over thirty years at a European level. This brings players from across the distribution sector – sales and aftersales, manufacturers, dealers, parts distributors and suppliers of services and technology – together to develop a better understanding of the challenges facing us all, and how to ...

Bentley Motors has opened ‘The Mews, The Home of Bentley’, an exclusive use country retreat providing clients with an intimate space for commissioning. The property, a short drive from Bentley’s Crewe factory, has historically been used as a private residence for Bentley CEOs. It has been fully refurbished to provide a state-of-the-art space in an English country house setting in ...

Ford Motor Company has announced plans to cut production in Europe as it faces up to competition from Chinese carmakers and disruption as the industry moved to electrification. Ford’s car business in Europe has been in the red in recent years, which in part explains the move to further reduce its European workforce by 4,000 positions by the end of ...

The proportion of electric vehicles running out of charge in the UK has dropped to the lowest ever this year, according to AA Cars. The figures show ‘out of charge’ EV breakdowns are at a record low in 2024 of less than 2% (1.85%). The rolling 12-month figure for 2023 was 2.26%. In 2015, the proportion of ‘out of charge’ ...

Auto.Works has announced new client signings with more in the pipeline. Contracts have been signed with Auto.Works’ first Irish retailers: Kearys Motor Group (Dublin & Cork), Brian Geary (Limerick), and Denis Mahony (Dublin). The business provides end-to-end imaging and software solutions that deliver high-quality and smart online digital marketing solutions for OEMs, retailers and leasing companies. Matt Benns, Auto.Works COO, ...

The motor sector met with Ministers to discuss the ZEV Mandate which it believes is being pushed too fast while having a negative impact on the market. The Mandate means that at least 22% of new cars and 10% of new vans sold in 2024 must be electric and the percentage for cars takes a further hike in 2025 to ...