A new Kia dealership is set to open in Bedford this month.
John Clark Motor Group is to invest £4 million in two new motor dealerships in Aberdeen, bringing the total of its current investment programme in the city to around £8m.
Car dealer Hippo Prestige is set to open a new-built showroom for prestige used car sales in Blackburn this autumn.
The North East’s largest motor group, Benfield, has continued its programme of capital investment with the opening of a new-look £800,000 Kia showroom and service centre on Railway Street, Newcastle.
Meridian Motor Group, which trades under the Vantage brand, will open a second Hyundai showroom in October in Greater Manchester.
Vauxhall’s presence in Milton Keynes is changing, with the franchise transferring from Evans Halshaw to East Anglian-based group Thurlow Nunn.
East Lancashire Land Rover dealer Hillendale has expanded with a takeover of a Pendragon dealership.
The board of luxury car dealer HR Owen has stated the takeover offer it received yesterday is "inadequate" and "unacceptable".
An international corporation has made a takeover offer for prestige dealer group HR Owen.
Three years after adding the Seat brand Vertu Motors has now gained its first Volkswagen franchises.
An institutional investor has supported a dealer group in a sale and leaseback of its properties.
Brindley Garages has opened its second Kia dealership in the West Midlands.
Thurlow Nunn will open a new Vauxhall brand centre in Milton Keynes in January 2014 following a £5 million investment.
Proposals turn a bodyshop into a new car showroom have hit a hitch after councillors suggested the dealer should relocate elsewhere.
Rockingham Motor Speedway, the Northamptonshire circuit used by many carmakers and dealer groups for customer events, is under new ownership.
Listers Group has invested almost £1m to give one of its dealerships a major extension and makeover.
Kia is encouraging dealers to spruce up their showrooms and workshops - or move to new ones - to provide a more welcoming environment for the new customers it has won in recent years.
AM100 car dealer Ridgeway Group is hoping to build a two-storey Audi dealership serving Oxford.
Publicly listed dealer group Caffyns has reported that its new car and used car sales rose considerably in the four months to February.
Is the 19% decline in UK dealer network size due in any part to demands by brands for franchisees to invest in larger retail facilities?
