The John Grose Group has won Dealer of the Year at this year’s LeasePlan UK Supplier Awards.
Lancaster Smart, with outlets in Lakeside, Ipswich and Southend, has been named Smart retailer of the year at the manufacturer’s annual awards ceremony in Lisbon.
Arnold Clark has launched its Gear Up For Sport competition this week, where under-14s teams across the UK battle it out to win a new sports kit for their club.
Arnold Clark Seat in Linwood, Paisley, has beat off competition from the Brand’s 125-strong dealer network to become its Dealer of the Year 2014.
A sales team leader from CCR Mitsubishi in Cirencester has completed a half marathon for charity, while dressed as a nurse.
Pendragon is re-opening a former franchised site in Leicester as a used car business under its Motorhouse brand.
Vertu Motors has opened its fifth Renault and Dacia car dealership, in Nottingham.
Peter Vardy Limited has seen record numbers of consumers visiting its website after a series of digital developments has changed the experience of searching for a car online.
Marshall Motor Group has applied to float on the London Stock Exchange.
AM100 car dealer Swansway Group, is celebrating their fifth consecutive year in the Sunday Times Best Companies to Work for List.
HR Owen has opened its new Aston Martin showroom in Reading.
A leading figure in the development strategies and marketing campaigns for the likes of Dove, Ford, Vauxhall, Cadbury, Halls, Cote d’Or and Milka is the next guest speaker at the networking club for senior dealer group bosses.
'What we have at the moment is a pay structure where its low basic salary, high commission based on closing sales as fast as possible and generally anti-social working hours, working most weekends, often six days a week. That’s not going to attract a lot of the people - we want to attract particularly female staff members.'
Cox Motor Group has opened a new franchised site in Blackpool.
Family owned car dealer JCB Group has taken on four more apprentices, marking its support for this, National Apprenticeship Week.
Marshall Motor Group is understood to be planning to join the stock market.
Vertu Motors has appointed a company law specialist with extensive experience in corporate finance and acquisitions.
A car dealer who defrauded customers out of almost £30,000 must complete his 30 month prison sentence, judges have ruled.
Vantage Motor Group has acquired David Ian Skoda in Morecambe – its first Skoda dealership – boosting group turnover by £8 million from £215m to £223m and increasing its network of sites to 21.
Car dealers will not be expected to invest in stand-alone stores for the DS brand, according to vice president of global sales and marketing Arnaud Ribault.
