vehicle manufacturers

Volvo announces key appointments

Volvo UK has announced two senior management team appointments, with Nicole Melillo Shaw named commercial operations director and Ben Roth new consumer director. Melillo was previously consumer director, while Ben […]

Engine demand declines home and abroad

Automotive engine production declined 12.7% in the first six months of 2022. According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers, 812,397 units were produced in the first half of the year. […]

Morgan appoints Kiesele CCO

Morgan Motor Company has announced the appointment of Thomas Kiesele as chief commercial officer. Reporting directly to chief executive officer Massimo Fumarola, Thomas will be responsible for the sales and […]

Renault announces Fixter acquisition

Renault Group has acquired start-up Fixter, a digital platform which connects customers to repairers. This acquisition is part of the digitalisation of the group’s aftersales business unit. Fixter enables users […]

Fiat confirms full EV switch

Fiat has announced that it will sell only electric vehicles in the UK from 1 July. Last year more than 60% of Fiat’s line-up was electrified, but as of this […]

SsangYong expands network with Tees Valley addition

SsangYong Motors UK has added Tees Valley SsangYong to its nationwide dealer network. The Darlington-based site is a family-run business with a four-car showroom and has represented Mitsubishi for nearly […]

Renault lands big Fish

Renault UK has appointed Ben Fish as network operations director. He joins the company from SEAT and CUPRA UK, where he most recently held the role of director of UK […]

UK buyers back British brands

A quarter of in-market car buyers say they are more likely to buy from British brands or choose cars manufactured in Britain to support the country’s automotive sector through the […]

MG Motor continues rapid growth

MG Motor UK sales figures in January and February exceeded those for the whole of 2017 . March registrations of 9,367 were greater than the whole of 2018 and the […]

SsangYong names new aftersales manager

SsangYong Motors UK has appointed Thomas Holyoak as regional aftersales manager. He will report to aftersales director, Mark Burrows. Holyoak has a wealth of experience in aftersales having started his […]

JLR names new engineering chief

Jaguar Land Rover has appointed a new executive director of Product Engineering. Thomas Müller begins his role immediately, taking responsibility for the technical development of all new Jaguar and Land […]

Mercedes-Benz accepts software liability

Mercedes-Benz has said it will accept legal responsibility for collisions caused by its automated lane keeping system, but not when the driver has “failed to comply with their duty of […]