Lindop Brothers have thanked councillors for granting permission for its Toyota dealership extension after planning officials twice recommended the scheme’s refusal.
Cambria Automobiles’ £82.5 million takeover by the car retail group’s chief executive Mark Lavery has now exceeded the required 75% acceptance rate needed to succeed.
Lexus UK has cemented its position as UK car retailer’s favourite franchise in the National Franchised Dealers Association’s (NFDA) latest dealer attitude survey.
Lookers chief executive Mark Raban has said that the AM100 PLC’s ability to repay its furlough support grants to the Government has made him “very happy”.
Lookers has vowed to repay £4.1 million in Government furlough support after reporting record H1 financial results and completing the appointment of a new chairman and chief financial officer.
Toyota car retailer Lindop Brothers has expressed concerns that planning officials rejection of its dealership expansion plans could jeopardise its franchise agreement with the Japanese brand.
SsangYong Motors UK has welcomed PJ Nicholls as the latest addition to its growing franchised car dealer network.
The deadline for the takeover of Cambria Automobiles by chief executive Mark Lavery has been extended by a week after shareholders held-back from accepting the terms of his £82.5 million offer.
Family-owned HSH Motor Group has added the MG franchise with a new showroom on Prior Park Road in Bath.
A fire at Threeways Garage in Abergele at the weekend was caused by an electrical fault which ignited a cupboard, according to North Wales Fire & Rescue Service.
Wessex Garages has launched a multimedia campaign worth £100k to raise awareness of its new and used electric vehicle (EV) range.
Arnold Clark, the UK's largest family-owned motor retailer, has begun sponsorship of ITV's BAFTA and NTA-winning TV show This Morning.
A used car dealer faced threats from the driver during an accompanied test drive before an accomplice dragged him out of the car.
A sales manager from Grimsby who made sexual comments to a female junior and exposed himself has been jailed after trying to defend a culture of banter.
A call for “more context” has been issued after Harratts, Marshall Motor Group and Vertu Motors appeared in the HMRC’s ‘name and shame’ list of businesses who failed to pay the National Minimum Wage.
Vertu Motors has embarked on a £3 million share buyback programme and is set to resume dividend payments after upgrading its 2021 profit expectations to £50m to £55m.
SMC Motor Group is showcasing the new Seat Ibiza and Seat Arona at the British Motor Show, from August 19-22.
Cambria Automobiles chief executive Mark Lavery has dismissed angry US-based shareholders’ allegations that his £82.5 million takeover bid for the car retail PLC is akin to “stealing”.
Bristol Street Motors Banbury Hyundai business manager Shahzad Yousaf has helped raise more than £150,000 by completing a four-day charity bike ride.
Registration has officially opened for the Automotive Management (AM) Live 2021 car retail expo.
