Hertfordshire-based Brayley’s Group is to represent Hyundai for the first time. The dealer group has bought the Hyundai dealership in St Albans from family-owned business Coupers for an undisclosed sum. The city centre site has been Hertfordshire’s authorised dealer for Hyundai for more than 30 years. The acquisition adds Hyundai to Brayleys’ portfolio of brands,… Continue reading Brayleys acquires Hyundai dealership in St Albans from Coupers
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New Coventry coachbuilder aims to build UK’s most exclusive cars
He added: “We will only work on a certain grade of vehicle. “If somebody brought in a Mazda, for instance: there’s nothing wrong with Mazda, but if somebody brought in a Mazda and said ‘could you fit a coachbuilt body to it?’, we wouldn’t.” Allesley’s first project will be a “very large, superluxury SUV” commissioned… Continue reading New Coventry coachbuilder aims to build UK’s most exclusive cars
@Hyundai: Kia America’s Eric Watson named a 2023 All-Star by Automotive News
Eric Watson oversees national and regional sales operations in the United States where Kia set its seventh consecutive retail sales record in 2023 Fast-growing Kia has achieved 16 consecutive months of year-over-year growth and surpassed the brand’s all-time total volume record in the U.S. in under 11 months Eric Watson, vice president, sales operations,… Continue reading @Hyundai: Kia America’s Eric Watson named a 2023 All-Star by Automotive News
Mazda presenta los resultados de ventas de noviembre
IRVINE, California, 1 de diciembre de 2023 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) ha anunciado hoy unas ventas totales en noviembre de 27,715 vehículos, lo que supone un incremento del 3 % respecto a noviembre de 2022. Las ventas en lo que va de año ascienden a un total de 323,836 vehículos,… Continue reading Mazda presenta los resultados de ventas de noviembre
The impact of the ZEV Mandate on dealers
Now the UK Government has confirmed the detail of its Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Mandate for 2024, Motor Trader looks into the major implications for dealers The controversial rowing back of the UK ban on new car sales of petrol and diesel-engined vehicles from 2030 to 2035 by Rishi Sunak’s Government in late September… Continue reading The impact of the ZEV Mandate on dealers
Mazda Reports November Sales Results
IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) today reported total November sales of 27,715 vehicles, an increase of 3 percent compared to November 2022. Year-to-date sales totaled 323,836 vehicles; an increase of 21 percent compared to the same time last year. With 25 selling days in November, compared to the… Continue reading Mazda Reports November Sales Results
U.A.W. Announces Drive to Organize Nonunion Plants
The United Automobile Workers union announced Wednesday that it was undertaking an ambitious drive to organize plants owned by more than a dozen nonunion automakers, including Tesla and several foreign companies — a goal that has long eluded it. The move comes weeks after the U.A.W. won new contracts from General Motors, Ford Motor and… Continue reading U.A.W. Announces Drive to Organize Nonunion Plants
UAW launches union campaigns at Tesla, 12 other automakers in the U.S.
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain, middle, visits striking UAW Local 551 workers outside a Ford assembly center on South Burley Avenue on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023, in Chicago. John J. Kim | Tribune News Service | Getty Images The United Auto Workers union is launching an unprecedented campaign to organize 13 non-union automakers in… Continue reading UAW launches union campaigns at Tesla, 12 other automakers in the U.S.
Secondmind Raises $16M in Funding
Secondmind, a Cambridge, UK-based software-defined vehicle company, raised $16M in funding. Backers included Mazda, Amadeus Capital Partners, Atlantic Bridge Ventures, and Cambridge Innovation Capital. The company intends to use the funds to scale key aspects of its business, including ramping up sales and marketing and accelerating the development of its cloud-native optimization engine. Led by… Continue reading Secondmind Raises $16M in Funding
Mazda-backed AI firm can slash car development time “to months”
Sixteen million pounds of funding has been raised for British artificial intelligence (AI) firm Secondmind, whose tech is claimed to cut a car’s development time from years to months and “create better cars faster”. Using machine learning (AI that teaches itself), the tech can both reduce the amount of errors in design and testing ten-fold. This leads to… Continue reading Mazda-backed AI firm can slash car development time “to months”