Lookers has revealed a £4.5 million plan to transform its BMW car dealership in Crewe into a regional retail hub for the German premium car brand.
Dick Lovett is recruiting staff ahead of its move to a new BMW and Mini car retail site in Melksham next month.
Snows Motor Group once again secured the top-place in Reputation’s annual Auto Report rankings of UK car retail groups by online reputation – with Kia the leading car manufacturer.
Swedish car retailer Hedin Group has tabled its second takeover bid for Pendragon in six months – this time “highly conditional” 29p per share offer.
Vertu Motors has completed "stunning" £1 million refurbishment of its Slough Mercedes-Benz dealership.
Endeavour Automotive will be one of the first retail businesses to move into Grade II Listed Battersea Power Station when it moves its Polestar electric vehicle (EV) franchise next month.
A Sytner Group BMW parts manager has avoided jail after he admitted defrauding the top AM100 car retail group of £62,000 in a refund scam.
Teams from Lookers are gearing up to hit the roads this month (September) and cycle more than 400 miles to raise £150,000 for charity.
Peter Vardy Group has celebrated record annual financial results for a period which it sold its SilverBullet online retail software division and exited the Vauxhall franchise to focus on used car sales.
Car retailers will have their energy prices capped as part of a six-month business support plan outlined by Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg today (September 21).
Pendragon chief executive Bill Berman has spoken to the car retail PLC’s “continued momentum” after delivering an “encouraging” set of financial results for the first half of 2022.
Lookers has affirmed that it has no plans to close its Motherwell Land Rover dealership after an AM-online report incorrectly stated that the site was being considered for redevelopment.
Steven Eagell Group chief executive Steven Eagell has told AM how his role in the AM100 car retail business recruits “better than me” to ensure it has the skill set to succeed.
A luxury and premium car retailer suffered an estimated £30,000 loss after a London solicitor exploited distance selling regulations to gain full refunds on two Tesla EVs he had owned for over a year.
A trio of directors who previously helped drive Imperial Cars to rapid growth have accelerated the expansion of their Carsa used car retail business with the opening of a new showroom in Bradford.
Lookers chief people officer Chris Whittaker has voiced fears the cost-of-living crisis affecting the car retail sector’s workforce is “not going to be a short-lived”.
Heritage Automotive highlighted the role played by “much-improved margins” and reduced administrative expenses as it recorded a five-fold increase in pre-tax profits in 2021.
Eastern Western Motor Group (EWMG) is working “tirelessly” to establish a new Volkswagen Van Centre after being appointed as the commercial vehicle brand’s franchisee in Edinburgh.
Car retailer’s priorities have shifted away from new and used car sales to improved compliance and aftersales focus.
Mercedes and MG were the only franchises to prevent a Lexus lock-out as the Japanese car brand emerged as car retailers’ favourite manufacturer partners for a seventh successive NFDA Dealer Attitude Survey.
