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Kia strengthens PBV business at CV Show 2026
2+ hour, 32+ min ago (331+ words) Posted by: John Kirwan in Latest News, Van & CV News Tuesday, 21 April 2026 0 Kia UK used the Commercial Vehicle Show 2026 at the NEC, Birmingham to display two new PV5 Cargo variants, the L1/H1 and L2/H2. Kia used last year's show to launch its PBV…...
Mitsubishi offers 8 year warranty new Outlander PHEV
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (262+ words) Posted by: Jasleen Mann in Car News, Latest News Thursday, 16 April 2026 0 Mitsubishi Motors will offer an extensive eight-year or 100, 000-mile warranty package (whichever comes first) with the new Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV). The new Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV…...
Phyron brings AI-powered VIN-level video ads to Tik Tok
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (351+ words) Posted by: John Kirwan in Latest News Wednesday, 15 April 2026 0 AI-powered video platform Phyron has announced that "select customers" will be among the first dealers to access Tik Tok's new Automotive Ads for Inventory product, currently under test. . Phyron has developed…...
Kia UK and Europe bosses visit GWR Kia flagship dealership in West London
1+ week, 3+ day ago (242+ words) Posted by: John Kirwan in Latest News Friday, 10 April 2026 0 Top brass from Kia UK and Europe visited Norton Way owned GRW Kia dealership in West London. The recently appointed President of Kia Europe Soohang Chang, president & CEO of Kia UK…...
RJTK Group adopts group-wide trading name of Drayton Motors
1+ week, 5+ day ago (247+ words) Posted by: John Kirwan in Latest News Wednesday, 8 April 2026 0 The RJTK Group, which trades as Drayton Motors and Wilson and Co Motor Sales has dropped the latter in a repositioning of the group. It said marketing two brands was inefficient…...
John Clark Motor Group rolls out Autorola stock management platform
1+ week, 6+ day ago (336+ words) Posted by: Jasleen Mann in Latest News Wednesday, 8 April 2026 0 John Clark Motor Group has rolled out Indicata Pro, Autorola's advanced used vehicle insights and stock management platform, across all 54 of its dealerships in Scotland. The dealer group will benefit from…...
Ex-Drive Motor Retail joint MD moves into AI for images and videos
1+ week, 6+ day ago (116+ words) Posted by: John Kirwan in Latest News Tuesday, 7 April 2026 0 The former joint group managing director and subsequently finance director of Drive Motor Retail Stuart Harrison has moved into AI. He has co-founded the Evolv Solutions with Michael Breen, "an ex-director…...
Accredited UK independent garages gain greater access to vehicle data
2+ week, 6+ day ago (367+ words) Posted by: John Kirwan in Latest News Wednesday, 1 April 2026 0 The Security-related Repair and Maintenance Information (SERMI) scheme went live in the UK today giving accredited workshops access to security related anti-theft related repair and maintenance information. This includes key programming…...
Redgate Lodge MD Scott Sibley joins Auto Trader advisory group
4+ week, 2+ hour ago (307+ words) Posted by: John Kirwan in Latest News Tuesday, 24 March 2026 0 Independent retailer Scott Sibley, MD of Redgate Lodge, has joined the Autotrader Customer Advisory Group. In a posting on Linked In he said the online classified giant played a significant role…...
Kia dealerships win Reputation 900 Award
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (287+ words) Posted by: Jasleen Mann in Latest News Tuesday, 17 March 2026 0 For 2026, 14 Kia dealerships achieved Reputation Scores above 900, placing them among the highest'rated automotive retailers in the UK. A further 110 Kia dealers scored above 800, meaning well over half of the entire Kia…...