Articles by Tom Seymour - Page 104

Richard Peers, Microsoft business development lead, told members of the AM Executive Breakfast Club in London that dealers should look at bridging the gap between their physical and digital showrooms and their businesses should move to reflect the way consumers want to engage with them.

Harrogate-based Vantage Motor Group has acquired Batemans Toyota at Grange-over-Sands on the edge of the Lake District for an undisclosed sum.

The AA has formed a marketing partnership with Vcars to use the AA brand to sell used cars online.

Vauxhall has revealed its new Monza concept which indicates what dealers can expect to see from future models from the brand.

Ford's C-Max has taken 21% of what Ford calls multi-activity vehicle (MAV) sales in the UK.

Arnold Clark has opened its third GTG Training centre following a multi-million pound investment in Wolverhampton.

Ridgeway Group has acquired Sytner’s Jaguar dealership in Oxford for an undisclosed sum.

Luscombe Motors has made its first acquisition since launching the business in 2010 following the purchase of Robert Bowett Motoring in Leeds for an undisclosed sum.

John Clark Motor Group has acquired four dealerships in Scotland from Pendragon representing the Land Rover and Jaguar franchises for an undisclosed sum.

Swansway Group has posted a profit before tax performance of £3.3 million from a turnover of £289.5m in 2012 in comparison to a profit of £2.2m and a turnover of £257.8m in 2011.

Renault chief operating officer Carlos Tavares has told AM the business in the UK needs to sell 75,000 units a year to be sustainable and wants to reduce the amount of discounting on the model range.

The Business, Innovation and Skills Committee has called on government to do more to tackle female under-representation in certain sectors of the economy.

BCA has ambitions to increase its volumes to 1 million units across Europe by diversifying into new areas in addition to investing in digital and its existing physical auction business.

Dealers are risking fines and prosecution from the HMRC for failing to audit and maintain proper records of staff using demonstrator and courtesy cars.

The small SUV is a pretty attractive market right now and Chevrolet has got in on the act with its new Trax model.