Author: Tom Seymour

This yr’s Automotive Management Live will feature a bunch of plug-in vehicles on display for attendees to explore in Hall 10 on the NEC, Birmingham on November 13. The UK’s latest automobile market is transitioning towards electrification and there are a bunch of recent challenger brands which are offering latest plug-in vehicles. The event has put together an area called E-Street, sponsored by AffinityEV, in Hall 10 where latest models just like the BYD Seal-U plug-in hybrid and the all electric version of the Omoda E5 shall be on display. IM Group can be supporting the show this yr with the…

Maserati has appointed Mariangela Del Vecchio to oversee its operations within the UK and Scandinavia following Peter Charters departure from business. Charters spent five years leading Maserati within the UK, however the brand has confirmed he has left “to pursue one other opportunity”. Del Vecchio replaced Charters with immediate effect and has worked within the international automotive industry for brands like BMW and Iveco for greater than 20 years, with leadership positions in marketing, sales, operations and digital transformation. Charters told AM last yr that Maserati dealers should expect to see a change in fortunes this yr, with an influx…

The Mercedes-Benz GLB was the fastest selling used automotive in July on Auto Trader, taking just 12 days to sell. Even though it’s greater than two weeks before the national average, attributable to the strong underlying health of the used automotive market, second-hand cars were selling in only 29 days last month, which is a day faster than in June, and 4 faster than in July 2023 (33 days). It was a very strong month for low-emission vehicles, which accounted for 60% of the UK’s top 10 fastest sellers, including five hybrid models and one fully electric automotive, the Volkswagen…