Group 1 will more than double in size in Britain with the acquisition of Inchcape’s UK retail division later this year. Inchcape has revealed it is to sell its UK retail division to US-owned Group 1

Motorists anticipating a PPI-style windfall from historic discretionary commission Arrangements (DCA) may have longer to wait following action last week by Barclays. The bank has filed a legal

Improvements to the Stellantis brands’ scores in the latest NFDA Dealer Attitude Survey have helped push average retailer-OEM relations to a near high and resulted in one of the biggest half-year

Ford has reportedly backed down on plans for agency. It is instead planning a hybrid approach that utilises the strengths of its franchise network while capitalising on opportunities of data sharing.

Ron Brooks has been appointed Suzuki sales and service for Derby and the wider area. It complements the retailer’s other Suzuki business in Mansfield, Nottingham. The site will open in the coming

Hyundai will reduce its retail partners by almost a third but increase the number of franchise points to 173 over the next four years. Speaking exclusively to Auto Retail Agenda, the brand’s

FCA chief Nikhil Rathi said last week it was “improbable we will find nothing to report as we look at historic motor finance sales”. Some companies were ‘almost certainly’ guilty of failings

John Clark Motor Group MD Chris Clark is celebrating after the firm’s Pentland retailer scooped a remarkable eight awards in the latest JLR Retailer Awards. Pentland JLR was – deep breath – top

BMW has reaffirmed its planned move to the agency sales model for its network, saying it is part of its strategic plan. Speaking to Auto Retail Agenda ahead of an investor conference in the

Financiers behind Big Motoring World, one of the UK’s largest used car supermarkets, have kicked out founder Peter Waddell, according to Auto Retail Agenda sources. The action, believed to have been

Cazoo will cease to be a used car retailer, de-list from the New York Stock Exchange and attempt to become a rival to Auto Trader, Carwow and Motors. In a stock market statement today, 6 March, Cazoo

JLR will review its recent decision to stick with the franchised model and look again at agency in late 2027, according to UK managing director Patrick McGillycuddy. Speaking exclusively to sister

Arnold Clark has undergone an “internal restructure” resulting in the loss of four company directors this week. Group finance director Jim Graham, group people director Carol Henry, group

Inchcape PLC has confirmed it has had several approaches to sell its UK retail division. In a Stock Exchange announcement the global business said: “Inchcape confirms that following approaches from

Motor finance sales are to come under a new investigation by the FCA which has said it will use its powers under the Financial Services and Markets Act to review historical car finance commission