Alan Thompson has been tapped as the family-owned Shelbourne Motors’ first ever chief operations officer to support the retailer’s ambitious £3 million capital investment programme across its multi-franchise sites.
JCT600 posted a pre-tax profit of £43 million, down slightly by 4.4%, while annual turnover increased by 11% to £1.45 billion.
Inchcape has increased adjusted pre-tax profits by 35% to £249 million over the first six months of the year, fuelled by its acquisition of Derco in Latin America.
Global Auto Holdings has increased its offer to takeover Lookers by nearly £40 million to £504.2m after some shareholders rejected the previous offer.
Peugeot has celebrated its top performing UK network retailers at its annual Guild of Gold Lion Awards.
A trading update by Pendragon has reported a "robust performance" in the first half of 2023, despite the headwinds of rising interest rates and inflation.
Snows Motor Group has expanded with Toyota adding its ninth location with the Japanese brand with a new showroom in Hampshire.
Genesis has appointed the first seven of 20 new network partners as part of its plans to establish a franchised dealer network in the UK.
Vertu’s Bristol Street Motors has opened its latest Motornation used car dealership in Tamworth, following an investment of over £200,000.
Renault Group UK has told AM that its latest steps to reduce the number of car dealerships that it wants in its dealer network will have minimal impact on car buyers.
Reducing Pendragon's carbon emissions by 5%, increasing female representation in management positions and bringing at least two new OEMs on board are among the three-year targets set for the AM100 dealer group's chief executive Bill Berman and chief financial officer Mark Willis.
The new chief executive of AM100 car dealer Marshall Motor Group has been revealed to be Pendragon veteran Martin Casha.
Sinclair Group has partnered with Chinese-owned GWM Ora with a new showroom in Swansea.
Now is the time to create raving advocates for electric vehicles in every dealership in the country, believes Fraser Brown, managing director of automotive consultancy MotorVise.
Car dealer group Pendragon, which trades as Evans Halshaw and Stratstone, is beginning the search for a new chairman of the board. Ian Filby is leaving.
Arnold Clark has opened its first Electric Car Centre in Sydenham, London as the business continues to establish specialist expertise in zero emission vehicles.
Vertu Motors has seen trading profits increase in the three-month period to May 31 this year due to its acquisition of Helston Garages at the end of last year.
HR Owen's Rolls-Royce Motor Cars London dealership has been named as the brand's Global Dealer of the Year as part of its annual awards.
Aston Martin Works has curated a multi-million pound group of rare models to tempt collectors.
Annual awards ceremonies for Renault UK and Dacia UK have presented the top honours to DSG Renault in Morecombe and Mitchells Dacia in Lowestoft.
