Nov 20, 2024 · Big Motoring World founder Peter Waddell is hoping for ‘a screeching U-turn’ by attempting to delay some of the legal proceedings he started, the High Court heard today. Waddell, 58, was controversially ousted from the car supermarket following claims of gross misconduct earlier this year. He was said to have bullied and intimidated employees and an independent investigation upheld several ...

Sep 29, 2022 · The Land Rover Discovery has been named as the most unreliable used car in a survey of nearly 25,000 owners. The What Car? Reliability Survey found the Discovery – models made between 2017 and the present day – were the most likely to break down after quizzing owners. The survey asked owners of cars aged up to five years old whether their car had gone wrong in the past two years.

Oct 11, 2022 · Online used car disruptor Cinch has come under fire on BBC consumer advice programme Rip Off Britain. On the show – fronted by Julia Somerville, Angela Rippon and Gloria Hunniford – the online used car dealer was blasted for selling a paramedic two cars with problems. In the show, which aired yesterday and is available to watch now on the BBC iPlayer, Hunniford said: ‘Buying a second ...

Dec 19, 2024 · Peter Vardy Group has agreed a major deal to sell the majority of its sites to Parks Automotive Group. The agreement will see three dealerships, representing five brands, change hands in Motherwell, Aberdeen and Edinburgh. It means that the showrooms, which have franchise deals with Jaguar Land Rover, Mini, BMW, Omoda and Jaecoo will …

Oct 31, 2024 · The government might have officially confirmed that sales of new pure petrol and diesel cars will be banned from 2030 – but only quietly. Buried within

Feb 29, 2024 · Supercar and classic car dealer Tom Hartley Junior increased profit last year to a staggering £20.1m from the sale of just 77 cars. Despite the number of cars he sold in the 11-month period ending March 31, 2023, dropping from 102 to 77, Hartley Junior still saw profit before tax rise by £8.8m. Turnover for the Ashby-de-le-Zouch-based business also increased to £181m, accounts just filed at ...

Sep 21, 2021 · The majority of car buyers think car manufacturers earn between 10 and 20 per cent on every new car they make. In an exclusive survey for Car Dealer, What Car? asked 1,500 people what percentage of a new car sale they thought was profit. Some 23 per cent of them believed car manufacturers earned between 10 and 20 per cent while 21.3 per cent believed it was around five to 10 per cent.

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Jun 7, 2023 · Dealer group Rowcliffes has lost its Vauxhall and Citroen franchises with a month's notice, according to a statement issued by the business, despite being

Sep 26, 2024 · MG has been named the most unreliable car manufacturer following a survey of nearly 30,000 owners. What Car? quizzed 29,967 owners of used cars up to