By 2019 Hatfields Motor Group will have put £10m investment in Shrewsbury following its acquisition last week of the town’s Land Rover franchise from Shukers.
Predictions of an imminent mass exodus from dealerships to shopping centres and high streets may be premature, says Mark Frostick of Rapleys’ automotive team.
Vertu Motors has been given planning permission to build a £7.5 million Land Rover dealership in Leeds.
The workshop roof collapse at Milton Keynes Audi last June will lead to the dismantling of a partly-built Audi showroom in Sunderland.
TrustFord, has opened a brand new state-of-the-art Fleet and Commercial Vehicle centre in Dagenham.
Motorline has completed a £250,000 upgrade on its Tunbridge Wells Lexus dealership in line with the Japanese luxury car manufacturer’s global brand values.
South East retail group Motorline has acquired its second Peugeot dealership in the region with the purchase of the former Robins and Day business in Rochester.
Wessex Garages’ new-build Nissan dealership will open on December 28 at Hayes Way at Cribbs Causeway, with 40 staff.
A new £10m joint Robins & Day and Citroen Retail Group dealership has been opened in Chingford.
A boom in the automotive property market has seen a 30% increase in demand for sites and the highest rate of new build activity since before the recession, it has been claimed.
Ridgeway has secured planning permission to build a new Jaguar and Land Rover showroom at 5 Milton Gate near Didcot.
Vertu Motors has invested £600,000 in upgrading two of its Macklin Motors Hyundai dealerships in Edinburgh.
Marriott Motor Group has applied to build an Audi dealership on a 1.6 hectare site at Future Park in Ipswich.
JCT600 has completed the 12 month redevelopment of its Hull Audi dealership with new energy management and sustainability features.
John Clark Motor Group has opened its new £9 million Aberdeen Audi Terminal showroom and is now the retailer's largest location.
Vertu Motors is to invest £6 million to build a Nissan dealership in Glasgow.
Wessex Garages has opened its new Renault and Dacia dealership in Newport.
Mercedes-Benz has taken a left-turn and entered London’s residential property market with six apartments in Kensington.
Lookers Stirling Audi used a large temporary showroom during the busy plate-change of month of September to maintain sales.
Lookers Stirling Audi temporary showroom was put up in eight weeks.