Caffyns has increased profit before tax from £1.45m to £1.52 million for its preliminary results for the year ended March 31, 2013.
Hyundai has changed 40% of its dealer network as it embarks on a drive to improve the experience in its showrooms and service departments to help it hit a 5% market share.
Ridgeway Group has expanded with Skoda in Newbury after taking over previous operators, Whitequay Limited who went into administration at the end of January.
RAC Cars has now launched into the crowded market of online used car classifieds but it believes the level of trust it can offer to customers will be a point of differentiation from competitors.
More than two-thirds of franchised workshops in the UK expect their business to expand by 2015, according to new data released by Castrol Professional.
While digital developments continue to change the way automotive retailers operate, there are still certain aspects which have not changed over the past 10 years.
BCA, the vehicle auction company, has told AM it has signed a deal to purchase webuyanycar.com.
Top five AM100 group Lookers has acquired Glasgow-based Shields Automotive for £8.75 million.
David Ovenden has joined Kia Motors (UK) as its new sales director at the company’s head office in Weybridge, Surrey.
UK new car registrations increased by 14.8% in April to 163,357 units with the best performance for the month since 2008.
Jardine Motors’ Wolverhampton Audi has been named the top Audi dealer in the country at the German brand’s recent retailer awards.
Lexus has been named top manufacturer in the 2013 Auto Express Driver Power survey, returning to the number one spot after four years as runner-up.
Skyactiv makes the difference
UK market seen as a ‘honeypot’ as mainland Europe’s car sales continue to fall.
Thurlow Nunn will open a new Vauxhall brand centre in Milton Keynes in January 2014 following a £5 million investment.
