JCT600 has launched six ‘JCT600 Approved’ used car dealerships as part of a move to set new standards for its pre-owned vehicles.
Pendragon partially credited the “high degree of protection” against ‘Lockdown 3’ offered by its new digital approach to car retail for a £10.8 million underlying profit in Q1.
Jardine Motors Group will sell the £2m, 1,900PS Automobili Pininfarina Battista EV hypercar from a new London dealership after the Italian car maker ended its retailer agreement with HR Owen.
Sytner Group has opened the doors to its first standalone Graypaul Maserati dealership, officially separating it from fellow Italian brand Ferrari in Birmingham.
Lookers will aim to drive its electric vehicle (EV) sales strategy with the help of newly-appointed business development director Andrew Hall.
Car retail’s impressive response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the impending reopening of car showrooms after ‘Lockdown 3’ and the “Cazoo effect” have triggered rallying share prices for the sector’s PLCs.
Former Peugeot UK managing director David Peel is set to replace David Lewis as the MD of AM100 car retail group Pentagon.
Consumer uncertainty is the main hurdle to the car retail sector’s revival after showroom doors reopen on April 12, according to industry leaders.
Lookers sold over 44,000 new and used cars during a COVID-19 ‘Lockdown 3’ impacted Q1 to finish the period “ahead of expectations”.
Peter Vardy Group has become the principal sponsor for the Scotland national team in a four-year deal commencing in the summer of 2021.
Vertu Motors has signed two-year partnership deals with Yorkshire and Durham County cricket clubs.
Robins & Day will open the doors to a new Citroen UK showroom in Leicester after the brand moved under the same roof as fellow Stellantis brands Peugeot and DS Automobiles.
Pendragon has completed the process of selling off its US-based Hornburg car retail division with the sales of its Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) dealership in Santa Monica, California.
Snows Motor Group has appointed Autocar Great British Women in the Car Industry awards winner Diana Mackinnon as head of business for its BMW/Mini division.
Snows has revealed it has sold £37m worth of cars online in the last 18 months using its GForces NetDirector Auto-e platform.
Pendragon has reported an underlying profit before tax of £8.2 million in 2020 annual financial results which painted a picture of a COVID-19 impacted year of two halves for the car retail sector.
Fire broke out at Dick Lovett’s Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) dealership at Melksham after staff spotted smoke coming from a brand new Defender 4x4 shortly after plugging it in to charge its battery.
Lookers PLC has announced the completion of a recent series of senior leadership changes with the appointment of Chris Walker as its new chief people officer.
HR Owen has revealed artist’s impression images of its planned 5.4-acre Bentley, Lamborghini and Maserati supercar dealership megacentre at Hatfield, Hetfordshire.
Cambria Automobiles chief executive Mark Lavery, finance director James Mullins and managing director Tim Duckers are exploring the possibility of a management buy-out of the AM100 PLC.
