Sportif Citroen managing director John Miskin has sold the Aylesbury-based franchised car dealership to his son Simon - signalling his retirement from the business.
Jaguar Land Rover will follow recent moves to cut 1,000 agency and place workers at Castle Bromwich on a three-day week with a two-week manufacturing freeze at its Solihull plant.
Franchised car dealerships failed to make the grade in The Sunday Times Grant Thornton Top Track 250 league table as it ranked Britain’s private mid-market growth firms by latest sales.
Shelbourne Motors is preparing to add a Renault dealership to its new £5m multi-franchise complex in Newry after reaching an agreement to represent the French car brand.
Seat emerged as the car manufacturer offering new car customers the biggest discounts in the latest Target Price report compiled by What Car?.
Trade prices for used cars have reached such a high level that dealers relying on finance and insurance (F&I) for profitability, the Vehicle Remarketing Association (RMA) has said.
A used car supermarket boss has offered a £20,000 reward for any information that leads to a conviction or return of "more than a dosen" vehicles stolen in a raid on his Sheffield forecourt.
Alan Day Volkswagen has expanded its franchise offering with the official opening of a new Skoda showroom in North London.
Stoneacre Motor Group is set to achieve its ambition of becoming a £1 billion turnover car retail group a year early following the acquisition of four Mill Garages Northeast Ltd Volvo dealerships.
Volkswagen Group brands accounted for 49% of the UK’s total registrations decline of 20.5% (87,336 vehicles) as the brand’s WLTP-related supply woes were felt by car retailers in September.
Donnelly Group reveals plans to bring Honda franchise and a Motorstore used car supermarket to Bangor after completing the acquisition of the town’s Shaws Citroen car dealership.
Snows Motor Group has acquired Perrys Group’s single-site multi-brand dealership selling Fiat, Mazda and Peugeot in Portsmouth.
September’s 20.5% decline in new car registrations will have a “brutal impact” on some franchised car dealers’ Q3 and full year profitability, according to Coachworks Consulting.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has confirmed that supply shortages caused by manufacturers’ WLTP testing backlogs triggered a 20.5% decline in new car registrations in September.
A gang of more than a dozen car thieves have carried out a late night raid on an independent used car dealer in Sheffield – making off with 14 vehicles worth around £120,000.
