BCA achieved a record-breaking performance in 2014 selling over one million vehicles. Growth has been achieved through a blend of growth in all markets, an expanding geographic footprint and investment
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BCA breaks one million vehicle milestone
Epyx appoints new account management team
Epyx has created a new account management team to support investment in its 1link Disposal Network e-commerce platform. There are two new internal account managers and two external account managers,
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VW to supply more than 300 vehicles to Network Rail in new fleet deal
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has announced it is supplying 312 vehicles to Network Rail in its latest fleet deal. The vehicles will be used by Network Rail’s engineering team. The deal
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Government fleet takes on 140 plug-in vehicles
The Department for Transport has announced that 140 plug-in vehicles will be joining the Government fleet across 15 departments. The DfT said the additions are part of a £5 million
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Inchcape’s UK trading profits rise 3% to £65.2m in 2014
Inchcape turned in a solid set of results in the UK in 2014 with trading profit up 3% to £65.2m on turnover up 11.2% to £2.47bn. Trading margin in its
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SMMT launches campaign to defend diesel power
The SMMT has launched a campaign to challenge what it described as the increasing demonisation of diesel. Diesel has come under heavy fire in recent months. In December, the Environmental
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Philip Nothard: An election, low fuel prices and PCPs – why 2015 should be an interesting year
The start of a new year sees everybody looking forward to the next one as well as looking back at the 12 months which have just passed. Many will consider
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Car dealer group Inchcape reveals results for 2014
Car dealer group Inchcape has announced its results, reporting a fifth consecutive year of double-digit earnings growth. Key Financial Highlights Year ended ?2014 ?£m Year ended ?2013 ?£m % change % change ?in constant
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Lookers reports record results
Car dealer group Lookers has announced its results, reporting a sixth year of successive profit growth and a record performance in its motor division. For the year to December 31,
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Leaseplan in talks to sell
Leaseplan Corporation, the global fleet management and driver mobility company, has entered into discussions regarding the potential divestment and sale of the company. A Leaseplan statement said: “Leaseplan emphasises that
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MOVEX SAVES DEALERS £1.74M IN REDUCED VEHICLE MOVEMENT COSTS IN THREE YEARS
Dealers save between £40-£60 on each vehicle movement through Movex platform Movex expects to double movement volumes through its platform in year four to 80,000 jobs Movex celebrates its third
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Does manufacturer dominance threaten the car dealer’s brand?
Vehicle manufacturers, particularly in the premium and near-premium market segments, are trying to exert ever more control over their franchised networks in an oft-stated aim of achieving nationwide consistency for
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