Dealers face losing business if they fail to respond rapidly to online aftersales enquiries.
Read More »NFDA launches used car standards scheme
The NFDA has launched a set of standards to promote high standards of used car service from franchised dealers.
Read More »Cambria buys first Land Rover dealership
Cambria Automobiles has bought a Land Rover and Jaguar dealership in Barnet North London from Lookers for £10.5m. It is the group’s first Land Rover dealership...
Read More »Drayton opens new-look Mercedes-Benz dealership
Drayton Group’s dealership in Shrewsbury is the first to feature the new look for Mercedes-Benz in the UK. The facility on the town’s Battlefield Enterprise Park features the latest Mercedes-Benz brand architecture that will eventually be seen at dealerships around the world...
Read More »Marshall acquires Hammonds Land Rover site
Marshall Motor Group has made its second acquisition in a week with the purchase of a Land Rover dealership from Hammonds Group in Halesworth for an undisclosed sum.
Read More »Bodyshop survey names and shames insurers
The National Association of Bodyshops (NAB) has named the insurance companies bodyshops dislike working with the most...
Read More »England’s World Cup woes impacted used trade
England’s short-lived World Cup campaign had a negative impact on used car sales, according to research carried out by CAP.
Read More »Ex-Lomond boss buys dealership in Edinburgh
Hugh McMahon, the ex-owner of Lomond Audi, has bought Murray Motor Group’s Rolls Royce and Aston Martin business in Edinburgh....
Read More »Women make up 2% of apprenticeship starts
The number of people starting their automotive apprenticeships rose 4.2% to 10,940 starters in 2013. Only 2% of apprenticeship starts in the...
Read More »Dealers see ‘large uplift’ in service plan demand
New research from Motoring.co.uk shows that over the last 12 months, there has been a “large uplift” in the number of consumers that are considering service plans...
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