Retailers looking to cut staff hours due to high employment costs, bosses warn

The Car Dealer Briefing from James Baggott summarises the week’s most important motor trade headlines for you all in one place.

Lorraine Bishton, managing director of Subaru and Xpeng UK, is the latest manufacturer boss to sign up for Car Dealer Live 26, as momentum continues to build for the must-attend motor trade conference.

Almost 55,000 cars were stolen in the UK last year, with the Ford Fiesta named as the most targeted model by thieves.

These days, it can feel like a new Chinese car arrives every other day, and here at Car Dealer we have been doing our very best to drive as many of them as possible.

Marshall Motor Group is to open a new franchise car dealership in Kent after agreeing a partnership with Geely Auto.

Autotrader has added new AI-driven ‘I’m looking for’ categories to its platform to help ‘car buyers navigate an increasingly complex automotive market’

Aston Martin is expecting its profits to fall below expectations this year, with bosses blaming the impact of US tariffs.

ATS Euromaster has announced it will wind down its UK operations after efforts to stem mounting losses failed to turn the business around.

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