Progress has acquired Spirit Skoda in Harlow to take its tally of Skoda sites to four as its eyes further growth.
Vantage Motor Group has acquired Citröen Blackpool from Lookers.
Evans Halshaw has acquired the Hyundai dealership in Newcastle upon Tyne from Lookers.
Snows Group has acquired the Citroën, Citroën DS, and Peugeot dealerships previously operated by City Motor Holdings in Basingstoke.
Euro Car Parts boss Martin Gray has hailed rival distributor Andrew Page Limited as "iconic" after completing the acquisition of its entire business and assets.
Millbrook, the Bedfordshire automotive testing and engineering centre, has been sold off by its venture capitalist owner for £122 million.
Snows Group is targeting success in Somerset following its acquisition of Car Shop Ltd’s Yeovil Seat dealership.
Steven Eagell Group has added Lexus to its portfolio following the acquisition of Lexus Hatfield from Lookers Motor Group.
WR Davies Motor Group has secured planning permission for a £3m Nissan showroom in Stafford as part of recent developments which should see the group’s annual turnover increase by a third.
Lookers has acquired West Midlands-based BMW Mini retailer Knights North West Limited group for £27.2m in cash.
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Vantage Motor Group has seen its turnover rise above £200m for the first time as the business added five new sites 2015.
Lookers has announced turnover up by 33% to £2.34bn in a positive set of results for H1 2016 as it targets growth through targeted acquisition activities in the remainder of the year.
Snows Motor Group has acquired WKB Toyota dealerships in Chichester and Waterlooville to take its number of franchised sites to 30.
Lookers has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire seven-site Warwick Holdings, trading as Drayton Group, for £55.4m.
Lookers has entered into a conditional agreement to sell its parts business to Automotive Alliance for £120 million.
BCA Marketplace has acquired the UK automotive services group Paragon Automotive and its subsidiary companies.
Holdcroft Group has added its fourth Hyundai dealership with its takeover of Sandon Road Motors in Stafford.
Holdcroft Group has bought single site business Sandon Road Motors for an undisclosed sum.
Stratstone is soon to open its Jaguar Cheltenham, Doncaster and Nottingham, centre, creating 15 new jobs.
