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Marshall Motor is pushing ahead with the closure of two Volkswagen and four Peugeot dealerships. The dealer group which is owned by Constellation Automotive Group is not commenting on the closures. The Volkswagen dealerships set for closure are in Horsham and Aylesbury. In holding statement Volkswagen said:  “We, along with the whole motor industry, are moving through a period of ...

Vertu Van Centre in Hereford took the Gold Award at the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles annual performance awards. The dealership was the top  performer in the network of 60 UK Van Centres and 30 Authorised Repairers. Volkswagen Van Centre Stoke took the silver award and Brian Currie Van Centre Milton Keynes was awarded the bronze accolade at the event. Recognising the ...

Demand for mobile mechanic services has grown in the past few years following the pandemic. Mobile bookings from retail customers via the BookMyGarage platform grew by more than a fifth (22%) in 2024 compared to 2023. It said in 2022, the demand from retail customers for a mobile mechanic was relatively low but as the pandemic boosted online services, demand ...

Volkswagen has announced prices and specification for the new Volkswagen Transporter Panel Van. Prices start from £30,9951 for the TDI variant and £41,9651 for the BEV model, or £399 per month on Business Contract Hire. The van comes with an enhanced warranty and service plan, the Volkswagen 5+ Promise: comprising five services, two MOTs, a five-year warranty and five years’ ...

Volkswagen Group UK is pushing ahead with plans to remap its UK dealer networks with cuts to the number of dealer outlets and fewer investors. To be fair, it’s not alone. These programmes are ongoing by carmakers and have long timelines, but the VW plan is ambitious, reflecting its big presence in the UK, taking a quarter of car sales, ...

As high temperatures return to a number of parts of the world setting off forest fires that can rapidly surround whole communities, I see a parallel to the challenges that we face as an industry. Over the last 10 days I’ve participated (with some restrictions due to Covid) in three events and had a number of conversations with friends and ...

Inchcape has detailed the moves it is making to become more sustainable in its just published Inchcape Sustainability Report 2023. The group, whose UK retail arm is ranked 10 in the Motor Trader Top 200 Dealer Groups with annual turnover of £1.47bn, said it had teamed with Volkswagen in 2023 to launch a customer awareness campaign in the UK focusing ...

The JCT600 Volkswagen Van Centre in York has been named the UK’s number one dealer. This award is part of the Volkswagen One Business New Vehicle Awards. The One Business Scorecard Measures the commercial performance of a Van Centre across three key areas: commercial results, customer experience and customer loyalty. Kevin Howe, head of business at the York Van Centre, said: ...

Volkswagen UK has celebrated outstanding performance across its dealer network in 2023. Inchcape Volkswagen in Bury secured the main prize of Retailer of the Year 2023 after finishing top of Volkswagen’s network league table. Its sister site, Inchcape Volkswagen in Shrewsbury, finished second, while Murray Volkswagen in Newton Abbott secured third place. The wider Murray business, as previously reported, also ...

Auto Trader has revealed the used cars that shot up inn value over the past 12 months in contrast to the over market which saw the average value fall 7.5%. The top five used cars that increased in value over the year were the Volkswagen Beetle, which rose 10.5%, followed by the Suzuki Jimny, up 8.2%. The Toyota Land Cruiser ...