Arnold Clark chief executive Eddie Hawthorne has praised the “passion and grit” of employees at Scottish car retail group after its 2020 annual financial results showed a pre-tax profit of £156.5 million.
Alan Day Group boss Paul Tanner has teamed up with Tina Turner songwriter Billy Lawry to release two new singles and is preparing for a gig at a venue previously played by The Kings of Leon and Paul Weller.
Dicksons of Inverness have extended MG Motor UK’s reach into the Highlands with the opening of a new dealership in its home city.
Former Keyloop and CDK managing director Stuart Miles has joined Cox Automotive as managing director of its Retail Solutions business.
Technical issues arising after a platform update left car dealers reliant on Auto Trader Market Insight view of their advertisements’ performance in the dark for more than two days.
Donnelly Group returned to profit in 2020 after delivering £7.2 million of annualised structural cost savings during the COVID-hit year in car retail.
Tributes have been paid to “old school gentleman” Mark Smith after the Just Motor Group local business manager lost his battle with COVID-19.
Used car values are likely to rise to “another new level that once didn’t seem possible” according to BCA chief operating officer Stuart Pearson.
Skoda UK brand director Rod McLeod is set to join Volkswagen UK as brand director as Andrew Savvas heads to the US to take up a newly-created senior role for the North American region.
Proposals that an electric vehicle (EV) tax should be introduced to help counter the loss of Government funding from the ban of diesel and petrol vehicles is supported by 38% of motorists.
Stellantis head of Americas Mike Manley is set to replace long-standing AutoNation chief executive Mike Jackson as chief executive of the US car retail group.
Alan Day Group is set to launch a pure electric ABT Volkswagen e-Transporter 6.1 onto VW’s Mobile Service Clinic fleet to offer zero-emission maintenance to London-based customers.
Motorline has revealed that Government furlough support and the sale of properties contributed to a 118% rise on pre-tax profits during a COVID-impacted 2020.
Cashflow is quickly becoming king as larger car dealers and used car supermarkets pay well above market valuations to secure used car stock, according to Shoreham Vehicle Auctions (SVA) managing director Alex Wright.
Lotus Cars’ replacement for its iconic Elise sports car, the Emira, will cost £75,995 when it is launched in flagship V6 First Edition guise.
