Vertu Motors’ chairman Peter Jones described the AM100 franchised car retail group's 2018 financial performance as “a credible result” despite a 16.8% decline in profit before tax.
A suspected hammer attack has caused an estimated £25,000 worth of damage to more than 30 vehicles on a used car retailer’s forecourt.
MG Motor UK has increased its footprint in London with the opening of WLMG Marylebone, which will be a “key addition” to brand’s nationwide dealer network.
Pentagon Motor Group has adopted Apple’s Business Chat technology across its dealerships to allow customers to communicate via instant iMessage.
Car retailers improved their profitability by 4.4% year-on-year to an average of £118,000 during March, according to the latest data published by ASE.
Swansway Motor Group has reported a 35% increase in its profit before tax in its annual financial results for 2018 – despite a decline in turnover.
Former Sturgess Motor Group chairman Robin Sturgess died peacefully at his home in Rutland more than 60 years after being bitten by a motor racing bug that would help put him on the fast lane to a career in car retail.
A major project to extend and improve Porsche Centre Sheffield has been completed, resulting in a new showroom and workshop facilities.
Perrys Motor Sales has said that its launch of the new Perrys Leasing service has come in response to the “seismic shift of millennials preferring to rent rather than buy products and services”.
Startin Group has doubled its Suzuki representation with the opening of a new Redditch dealership just 10 months after it joined the Japanese brand’s franchised retail network.
Guthrie Brothers is set to end 70 years in the car retail trade when its Montrose Ford dealership closes its doors for the final time to make way for a drive-through coffee shop.
Baylis Group has secured the future of 30 employees at its Cirencester Vauxhall dealership after it was served notice on its site ahead of its redevelopment as a food destination.
Hendy Group has begun a countdown to the opening of a new 200-car Hendy Car Store used car supermarket in Dorset.
Autobase has opened MG’s 92nd franchised dealership in Wednesbury as part of a dual-brand showroom.
Gordon Lamb’s £.5 million Chesterfield Land Rover dealership gained a ministerial seal of approval when Toby Perkins MP paid a visit to the new Arch Concept facility.
Lind Group is preparing to create a 27,200 square foot Porsche showroom in Norwich which will double its representation with the German performance car brand.
The divisional director of Pendragon’s loss-suffering Car Store used car retail network is away from the business on ‘gardening leave’, AM has discovered.
Auto Trader's 2019 Auto Trader Retailer Awards is open for entries 12 years after its begun celebrating the UK’s very best car dealers at its prestigious annual celebration.
Heritage Automotive has grown its Volkswagen Group representation and its presence in the motor-cycle sector with the acquisition Blade Motor Group and Blade Motorcycles for an undisclosed sum.
Pendragon’s new leadership team is conducting review of the car retail group’s operational and financial prospects as an interim management statement revealed Q1 pre-taxes losses which were ‘lower than expected’.
