A 24-year-old Arnold Clark car salesman who says his job allows him to “have banter all day with customers” is preparing to put his charms to the test on ITV’s Love Island.
Arnold Clark has launched a new weekly dealer sale at Aston Barclay’s Prees Heath site as part of an extended remarketing agreement.
Jeep UK has named Slough's Thames Jeep dealership as its Retailer of the Year 2021 as it rewarded its top performing retailers with its annual awards.
Arnold Clark will help its apprentices learn to drive and give candidates the ability to boost their wages through performance as part of a ‘ground-breaking’ new benefits package.
When Arnold Clark chief executive Eddie Hawthorne openly conceded that he had initially felt the COVID-19 crisis would be “over by Easter”, it was clear that nobody in the sector could have imagined being in lockdown 12 months on.
The phased easing of COVID-19 ‘Lockdown 3’ could deliver a staggered recovery for car retail or a double whammy of opportunity for dealerships across the UK, it has been suggested.
Sales of new petrol and diesel cars and vans will stop in the UK from 2030, as part of the Government’s “green industrial revolution”.
Arnold Clark has partnered with Channel 4 to sponsor its TV drama and Walter Presents content throughout 2021.
Arnold Clark's innovative approach to promoting electric cars, small dealer groups' success with online car sales and Cinch's strategy for growth are all explored in the new issue of AM magazine, available to read here in digital form.
Arnold Clark has set aside its car sales priorities with the opening of a £5 million Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) Innovation Centre which aims to educate motorists on the benefits of EVs.
Arnold Clark has insisted that staff who experience COVID-19 symptoms are instructed to remain at home after allegations that a senior member of car dealership staff exposed colleagues and customers to the virus by continuing to work.
Expansion of its used car supermarkets has helped Arnold Clark Automobiles drive profits and revenues up.
Arnold Clark chief executive Eddie Hawthorne has said that mental health concerns among AM100 the car retail group’s staff have gone “through the roof” due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Perrys Motor Group and Donnelly Group have closed Vauxhall car dealerships in the past week as the Griffin-badged brand continues its network consolidation strategy.
Car dealers across Scotland insist that there was scope for a COVID-19 lockdown exemption for car showrooms as they await news of “phase two” of the Scottish Government’s retail re-opening plans.
Devonshire Motors owner Nathan Tomlinson believes the car retail sector must move quickly to “normalise” socially-distanced car showrooms to avoid deterring anxious customers.
Arnold Clark chief executive Eddie Hawthorne has admitted that the car retail group’s apprentices will see their training “set back by a year” as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.
Arnold Clark chief executive Eddie Hawthorne has told AM that he initially felt that the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis would be “over by Easter”, but now concedes it has fundamentally changed car retail.
Arnold Clark-owned Autoparts UK has implemented strict social-distancing measures throughout its headquarters in Glasgow, after recently reopening its branches.
The quality of consumer data found within a car retailer's DMS can sometimes be questionable – but there is now a range of ways to guarantee it’s useful.
