Dicksons of Inverness were named Kia Motors UK’s Dealer of the Year as the Korean brand recognised the best performers in its 187-strong network.
Lookers has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire seven-site Warwick Holdings, trading as Drayton Group, for £55.4m.
Peter Vardy Group has added a BMWi sub-brand retail outlet to its Edinburgh dealership and opened its £8 million JLR dealership in Aberdeen.
Inchcape experienced pressure on its trading profits and margins in its UK business for its half year results ended June 30, 2016.
Hampshire-based Hendy Group is sponsoring the Southern Vipers cricket team in the first Kia Women’s Super League.
Hendy Automotive has acquired Lifestyle Motor Group in a move which should see the business achieve an annual turnover of £600 million.
Peter Vardy Group is set to transfer more than £5 million of ownership to its 800 colleagues
Greenhous Group has sold its GRS Remarketing subsidiary to US-based KAR Auction Services for an undisclosed sum.
Vertu Motors has bought Gordon Lamb Group in Derbyshire and gained its first Toyota dealership, plus more Land Rover, Nissan and Skoda sites.
Marriott Motor Group is preparing to open its renovated Volkswagen showroom next month on the site the 106-year-old Stowmarket family business was founded.
Growth in new and used car sales has boosted Caffyns’ revenues by 10.6% to £232.5m.
Cameron Wade has been appointed as managing director of the motor division at Peter Vardy, the Scotland-based AM100 dealer group.
Ancaster Group has acquired a dual franchise site in Shepperton from West London Motor Group (WLMG).
Right Car has joined the Groupe Renault UK dealer network with a new Hull dealership which will pave the way to the business’ expansion outside its East Yorkshire homeland.
Vertu Motors has acquired three Lookers Honda dealerships for approximately £2 million, including goodwill of £0.2m.
J T Hughes is preparing to close one of its four branches in Shropshire as the dealership makes way for a Lidl supermarket.
NT Shaw of Louth, Lincolnshire has joined the MG dealer network taking the brand’s total number of sites to 63 in the UK.
Vertu Motors has invested £600,000 in upgrading two of its Macklin Motors Hyundai dealerships in Edinburgh.
Marshall Motor Holdings has acquired family-owned SG Smith Holdings for £24.4 million.
Picador has opened its first Renault and Dacia new car franchise dealership in Southampton.
