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Restaurant chain TGI Fridays UK files to appoint administrators

Time is running out to bag discounted tickets to Car Dealer Live ’26 with just days left to run on the Early Bird offer.

Lexus has been revealed as the UK’s most reliable car manufacturer for 2025, while the Toyota Yaris has been named the most reliable used car.

Motor industry veteran Peter Vardy believes dealers with a Chinese carmaker franchise have a ‘fantastic couple of years’ ahead of them, but warned they need to be careful working with these brands as the nature of business is ‘fundamentally different’.

A new BMW patent hints at proprietary screws that resemble the brand's emblem, raising questions about accessibility and aftermarket work. Reddit users think that knockoff bits will be available on Temu and AliExpress instantly, working around the manufac...

USMCA’s formal review begins in January as the US and Canada prepare to renegotiate tariffs, trade access, and key industry protections.

Retail sales dip unexpectedly in November as Black Friday fizzles

Electric cars maintained their position as fastest-selling used cars for the third consecutive month, as ‘middle-aged’ models dominated the market.

Sometimes when you’re buying and selling cars you come across something rather special – and that’s exactly what happened to me a few weeks ago.

The time has come for the Car Dealer team to take a well-deserved break.

From the most economically damaging cyberattack in British history to a failed $60 billion merger, 2025 rewrote the rules for survival in the automotive sector. Here's everything that mattered.

UK car production in November was virtually steady in November - down just 1.7% - as JLR resumes full production.

VW CEO Thomas Schäfer claims small cars with combustion engines have no future due to increasingly stricter emissions regulations. The Polo will go EV-only.

The automotive industry is ‘gradually normalising’ after the JLR cyberattack, despite production figures dropping off again in November.

In his end of year Car Dealer Briefing, James Baggott asks car dealers, manufacturers and industry experts what they think 2026 will bring for the motor trade.

Car Quay’s Megan Vladimirovs has claimed the Future Star Award at the 2025 Car Dealer Used Car Awards.