AM100 car retail PLC Caffyns plans to open new Lotus and Volvo dealerships after post-lockdown trading delivered a 26.3% rise in revenues and 207.9% surge in pre-tax profits in 2021/22.
Cinch is set to become Crystal Palace’s official shirt sponsor for the 2022/23 Premier League football season as part of a multi-year contract.
The Best Companies League has placed independent car and van retailer Motorpoint as its top automotive company to work for.
Lookers has continued to invest in its Volkswagen car dealerships with an investment of £2.1 million to transform its Preston franchised site into a “showcase location” for the German brand.
Celtic’s Scottish Premier League title victory could have eased tensions over a car retail sponsorship row involving cinch, Park’s Motor Group and bitter rivals Rangers.
Glyn Hopkin’s Suzuki and Nissan dealership in Watford could be set to make way for 190 flats if plans created by developer London Square get the go-ahead.
Customers and former colleagues have paid tribute to Springside Motors director Graham Irvine following his “sudden passing”.
Expanding used car supermarket group Big Motoring World has appointed former Styner Group chief executive and chaoirman Laurence Vaughan as its new executive chairman.
Lookers director Karen Prince has seen her children emerge as the stars of marketing imagery applied to the AM100 car retail group’s expanding range of home delivery vans.
Pendragon will open the doors to its first CarStore Experience Centre this weekend as it targets “first-class in person experiences for any customer” with its reimagined used car retail division.
Perrys Motor Sales managing director Darren Ardron has expressed his confidence at tackling the car retail sector’s headwinds after the business posted a 275% pre-tax profit rise from “excellent” 2021 trading.
SsangYong Motors UK has expanded its dealer network with the addition of North City SsangYong.
Marshall Motor Group has succeeded in condensing the operations of three Audi premium car dealerships into one flagship location with the opening of its new Audi Centre in South East London.
Eastbourne MG has taken car sales to the ‘high street’ with its relocation into the coastal town’s Langley Shopping Centre.
Vertu Motors has completed a £2 million share buy back transaction to boost its employee benefit trust” as chief executive Robert Forrester increased his own shareholding in the car retail PLC.
Snows Motor Group is continuing to celebrate its 60th anniversary with a year of treats for staff, including 1,000 freshly made pizza lunches.
Bristol Street Motors Motornation has opened its latest dealership in Stockton-on-Tees following a £500,000 investment from the group.
A Vertu Motors ‘book club’ which helps to develop the PLC’s leadership and strategic direction is stuck on a challenging chapter as it targets a pinpoint focus on customer retention in 2022.
Cazoo has completed the launch of its online used car retail and vehicle subscription offering to the Spanish market, promising to offer “the best car buying experience to consumers”.
BCA and cinch owner Constellation Automotive Group has received the regulatory approvals required from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to complete its acquisition of Marshall Motor Holdings.
