Inchcape’s growing profitability from global vehicle distribution were offset by a challenging retail sector during 2018 – with revenues up 3.6% but underlying profit before tax down by 6.5%.
Inchcape will open a new Jaguar Land Rover showroom in Southampton on November 26, in line with JLR’s dual-brand strategy.
A pedal-pushing aftersales manager from Inchcape’s Tunbridge Wells Audi car dealership has completed a 500-mile charity bike ride alongside his daughter.
Inchcape’s Cooper BMW dealership in Durham has launched a new media marketing strategy following the appointment of new head of business Richard Skinner.
The Volkswagen TPS network announced its continued growth following the opening of new trade parts hubs in Bolton and Watford, with Birmingham and Cardiff operations now set to relocate to larger premises.
Inchcape has reported that the global reach of its automotive retail and distribution businesses helped to offset the UK market’s “slower growth” in 2017.
Inchcape is preparing to redevelop Derby’s former cattle market site as a Jaguar Land Rover dealership after acquiring the 11.5-acre site for an undisclosed sum.
Motors.co.uk has appointed the former general manager of Inchcape Retail as its new sales director.
Inchcape has revealed that it expects to “continue to benefit from its global diversification and scale” in a trading update which revealed group revenues had risen 14.6% to £2.3 billion in Q3.
Jane Talbot, an Inchcape BMW Colchester sales consultant, has won a Behavioural Measurement Score Award at the inaugural Performance in People Customer Experience Day.
Inchcape has reported that its UK trading profit was “broadly flat” as its global distribution operation helped the business bolstered revenue growth in the first half of 2017.
The chairman of the government's Treasury Select Committee described a visit to Inchcape’s Loughborough Mercedes-Benz facility as “an eye-opener” after accepting an invite to visit from the NFDA.
Most of the UK’s listed dealer groups plan to increase used car revenues, prestige representation or operational efficiency.
Inchcape has launched a search to find seven technicians to work across its Jaguar and Land Rover dealerships in Derby.
Inchcape is expected to submit a planning application for a new £9 million Audi retail site in Bolton which is being hailed as a potential “game changer” for the town.
Inchcape experienced pressure on its trading profits and margins in its UK business for its half year results ended June 30, 2016.
Inchcape plc has opened the doors of Volkswagen’s new flagship UK showroom which sends “a very clear message” about the brand’s bid for continued growth, according to Volkswagen’s UK director.
Inchcape plc has appointed Rachel Empey as a non-executive director within the business’s audit and nominations committees.
Inchcape has revealed in its latest trading update for Q3 that its UK business showed “robust revenue growth” as the group benefited a strong UK new car market.
John McConnell has stepped down as group finance director at Inchcape.
