Mark Squires, former chief executive of Benfield Motor Group, has been appointed chairman of the National Franchised Dealers Association.
Mark Squires, former Benfield Motors chief executive, has returned to a family business after joining the architecture practice co-founded by his wife.
Benfield has seen its turnover rise to £547 million and profits almost treble in the year it was acquired by Lookers in an £87 million deal.
Four industry leaders and winners at the 2016 AM Awards were questioned about their plans to build on their success, the impact of winning, future aspirations and maintaining momentum, the factors behind success - and in one case the reasons behind the decision to sell their business.
The re-naming of Benfield, the North East dealer group, bought by Lookers in September 2015 has started.
Lookers has reported continued improvements in all areas of its business during Q3 this year, boosted by a strong September.
Top five AM100 group Lookers has acquired Benfield Motor Group and its 30 dealerships for £87.5 million in cash.
Infiniti has strengthened its fleet team ahead of the launch of the Infiniti Q30 this autumn by recruiting Miles Cooke and Mark Sheedy.
Car dealer Benfield Motor Group has launched a leasing and contract hire business.
Benfield is the only North East based company featured in the latest Sunday Times Top Track 100 table, which ranks Britain’s top 100 private companies by the biggest sales.
Privately run car dealer Benfield has continued its £20 million capital investment programme with the opening of a £1m Volkswagen showroom in Newcastle.
Benfield Motor Group is offering 0% APR interest (for up to five years) on all of its used cars from 8am tomorrow until 8pm on April 14.
Having recently opened a new £5 million Ford car dealership on Sunderland's Newcastle Road, Benfield Motor Group has now begun building a £5.7 million Audi 'terminal' style dealership on the same site.
Vertu Motors has taken over representation of Alfa Romeo and Jeep in Newcastle after Benfield Motor Group relinquished the franchises.
Benfield Motor Group has appointed Heike O’Leary as group marketing director.
Benfield Motor Group has opened a new £7 million Audi dealership on Scotswood Road, Newcastle.
Dealer group Arnold Clark has this afternoon been given the accolade of 'ultimate digital dealer' for its execution of digital marketing initiatives.
Steve Bainbridge, Benfield Motor Group’s sales and development manager and former England and British Lions rugby player will be cycling 620 miles for charity in June.
Ford of Britain’s chairman and managing director Mark Ovenden has officially opened Benfield Motor Group’s new £5.8 million Ford dealership in Sunderland.
Benfield has had its own in-house website development team since 2011. Headed by Mark King, it consists of a web developer, senior digital marketing executive, and a digital marketing executive and is due to expand this year with another web developer and E-CRM specialist being recruited.
