Property and planning consultancy Rapleys has appointed Daniel Cook as head of the firm’s automotive and roadside team.
Motorline has completed the sale of its former Hyundai and Renault showrooms in Ashford following its relocation of the franchised sites.
Rapleys, the planning and property consultancy, has said the automotive retail industry is taking a “wait and see” approach on investment in EV infrastructure.
The news of Vauxhall’s decision to ‘rationalise’ its network of dealerships, ready for a new 2020 strategy, may have come as a shock to some – but predictions over whether this move heralds the first dim tolls of the death knell for the traditional bricks-and-mortar dealership model should be taken with a hefty pinch of salt.
Snows Motor Group is looking to expand its operations in Exeter with a prestige brand after a land purchase.
Lookers has gained the land for two dealerships at Hillington Park, Glasgow, close to the M8.
An “opportunistic” property fund has snapped up Antelope Garages’ Nissan showroom in Banbury ahead of the facility’s closure in September.
Predictions of an imminent mass exodus from dealerships to shopping centres and high streets may be premature, says Mark Frostick of Rapleys’ automotive team.
Available, vacant dealerships on the market are decreasing and, as the economy improves, there are fewer businesses on the market.
