Nissan launches superfleet retail network Nissan is setting up a sub-network of superfleet dealers to offer the highest levels of service to business customers. Speaking to Auto Retail Network, Nissan’s fleet director Csaba Vincze said he’d signed up half of the 13-strong group of retailers and would confirm the other half by the end of […]
Read More →Elon Musk’s Tesla electric vehicle (EV) brand has launched a new store in Norwich. The new business is located in Holden Group’s former Kia dealership on Mile Cross Lane, Catton Grove in Norwich. Test Drives Available A Tesla spokesperson told the Norwich Evening News: “The Norwich Tesla location was selected to support Tesla’s digital customer […]
Read More →Car finance regulation is likely to see significant overhaul in the next few years. Changes are expected following the Government’s commitment to reform the 1974 Consumer Credit Act. The act regulates personal loans including hire purchase and PCP agreements. Keeping pace with the modern world Announcing the change, John Glen, Economic Secretary to the Treasury, […]
Read More →A new report from Auto Retail Network will be discussed by industry experts next month. The report examines the significant changes manufacturers and consumers are set to undergo with rising online communications and the switch to agency. A webinar on 12 July, in partnership with CitNOW Group will outline what it means for the industry. […]
Read More →Mercedes-Benz sister brand Smart will have signed agency agreements in place with its network this summer, according to the brand’s UK managing director David Browne. The move could put Smart’s 19 partners, with 34 showrooms, ahead of Mercedes-Benz, which is not expected to have its new agency agreements in place until 2023. “We’ve got letters […]
Read More →Foray Motor Group has turned a £279k 2020 loss before tax into a £2.2m profit for the year ended December 2021. The Wiltshire-based Ford specialist saw turnover rise almost 26% to £163.8m, which it attributed to new click and collect processes enabling it to trade during Covid closures. The company made use of the Coronavirus […]
Read More →Recent research by DS Automobiles found drivers of electric and hybrid cars feel less stressed behind the wheel than those driving petrol or diesel cars. More than 78% participants in a survey of 2,000 UK drivers said they had experienced stress while driving. Of those who experienced stress, 31% reported that it had a negative […]
Read More →MG Motor UK has further strengthened its growing dealer network by opening four new sites across the country in the past month. The new appointments follow another set of stellar sales results for the nation’s fastest-growing mainstream car brand. A record-breaking 2021 and more than 13,838 units registered in the first quarter of 2022, give […]
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