Group 1 Automotive has highlighted the strength of its new car order books in the UK after reporting a record Q2 performance.
Snows Motor Group has announced the launch of its online leasing platform Snows Direct, adding to its existing online purchasing and maintenance platforms.
Group 1 Automotive has promoted its director of operations Mark Bridgland to the post of managing director – ending 22 months without an MD.
Costas Evlambiou has been appointed general manager at Lookers Volkswagen Battersea.
Chorley has continued its growth in the North-West through the acquisition of Vantage Citroen in Blackpool
Prisoners' welfare charity Junction 42 has revealed how a £140,000 donation from car retail group Vertu Motors has helped with its work.
Dick Lovett has submitted a planning application to create a new flagship Porsche Centre in South Wales.
Chorley Group emerged as the top Lancashire business for customer service in the annual Red Rose Awards.
Pendragon has broadened the footprint of its Sell Your Car and Click and Collect used car retail services with the opening of 10 Carstore Direct sites at Morrisons and Homebase stores across the UK.
Lookers has said that it will maintain its relentless focus on operational optimisation and cash management as “significant inflationary pressures” impact car retail sector’s trading performance.
Marshall Motor Group’s car manufacturer franchise partners have given their backing to the AM100 retail group’s new Constellation Automotive leadership team.
Vertu Motors has said that it remains focused on the delivery of operational excellence around cost, conversion and customer experience as car retail’s headwinds deliver uncertain H2 outlook.
Pendragon has vowed to formulate new remuneration policy after its shareholders voted 65.5% against its plan to hand over multi-million bonuses to its leadership team.
Arnold Clark is set to retire 70-year-old Harry Fairbairn car retail branding ahead of plans to open a new BMW Mini dealership in Glasgow.
Dick Lovett overcame a fire at its Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) dealership, COVID-19 lockdown and the global car supply slowdown to deliver record financial results in 2021.
Pendragon remuneration committee chair Mike Wright has left the car retail PLC after it emerged that the business looked set to face a third successive AGM shareholder revolt over its leadership bonuses.
Pendragon’s leadership team could be set to face another shareholder revolt over “inappropriate” financial bonuses – a year after their last showdown with investors.
AM100 car retail PLC Caffyns plans to open new Lotus and Volvo dealerships after post-lockdown trading delivered a 26.3% rise in revenues and 207.9% surge in pre-tax profits in 2021/22.
Former Marshall Motor Group chief executive Daksh Gupta has said the “time is now right for me to explore new opportunities” following the announcement of his departure from the AM100 car retail group.
Marshall Motor Group has left his position as chief executive of Marshall Motor Group with immediate effect.
