McMillan Shakespeare Ltd’s Maxxia UK operation has added Midlands-based Capex Asset Finance Limited finance broker to its growing portfolio of companies.
Brayleys Cars has taken on its third Kia dealership, following the acquisition of the former Humphris Oxford Ltd operation, for an undisclosed sum.
Sytner Group has signed an agreement to acquire the CarShop car supermarket business.
Lloyd Motor Group has completed the acquisition of Cleland of the Borders' Galashiels Jaguar site and will relocate the showroom to their Land Rover Kelso dealership.
Maxxia UK has acquired point-of-sale car finance broker European Vehicle Contracts Ltd which trades as Eurodrive Motor Finance.
Swansway Group has acquired North West based Thompson Motor Company.
Independent Motor Auctions has taken over West Coast Motor Auctions (WCMA) in Poulton-le-Fylde near Blackpool in a deal worth an undisclosed seven-figure sum.
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.
