Jack Williams

1 week ago | cardealermagazine.co.uk | Jack Williams

The year is 1998 and finance broker Sheik Hassan is at rock bottom. His business empire and property portfolio have just gone bust and he is living in a single room with three children to support. Things appear to be bleak but a chance approach from a friend is about to change everything. Hassan is asked if he could sell a car for a contact of his and the deal leads to a much needed £800 profit. It is just the spark the struggling businessman needs.

1 week ago | cardealermagazine.co.uk | Jack Williams

The Government is ‘confident’ it will secure the supply of materials needed to keep the blast furnaces burning at British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant, Downing Street has said. No 10 insisted the plant would remain in use, as staff at the company and civil servants work to prevent the permanent shutdown of Britain’s last steel-making plant.

1 week ago | cardealermagazine.co.uk | Jack Williams

BCA’s rumoured takeover of fellow auction house Aston Barclay has been completed, with staff made aware of the deal this morning. Car Dealer exclusively revealed last week that the firm was set to pounce for its rival auctioneer with sources close to negotiations saying that ‘a deal had been signed’. While neither firm has yet gone public with the news, it has now been confirmed internally, with staff made aware after arriving for work at 9am this morning (Apr 14).

1 week ago | cardealermagazine.co.uk | Jack Williams

The number of vehicles on UK roads rose to its highest ever level last year with electrified models increasingly making their presence felt in the market. That is according to fresh data from the SMMT, which has found that the British motorparc grew by 1.4% to 41,964,268 in 2024. The trade body’s figures also revealed that a record 36,165,401 cars were in use last year – up 1.3% or 470,556 units. The result marks the third consecutive year of growth and the second-biggest volume gain since 2016.

1 week ago | cardealermagazine.co.uk | Jack Williams

KGM has added to its UK dealer network after agreeing a new franchise deal with the family-run TW White & Sons Limited. The agreement will see the dealer group represent the South Korean brand in Effingham, Surrey, joining other sites in South London and Kent. The site is already up and running with a comprehensive range of aftersales services available from the group’s nearby Runmore Garage, just 600 metres away.