A major project to extend and improve Porsche Centre Sheffield has been completed, resulting in a new showroom and workshop facilities.
Perrys Motor Sales has said that its launch of the new Perrys Leasing service has come in response to the “seismic shift of millennials preferring to rent rather than buy products and services”.
Newton Honda has given the star treatment to its longest-standing customer, 92-year-old Mr Bickerstaff, who has been with the dealership for more than 40 years.
Autobase has opened MG’s 92nd franchised dealership in Wednesbury as part of a dual-brand showroom.
Glasgow has opened its doors to a new LEVC franchised dealership to support the adoption of electric taxis.
Toyota has order books have opened for the new Camry 14 years after the saloon nameplate appeared on a car in the UK market.
Pendragon’s new leadership team is conducting review of the car retail group’s operational and financial prospects as an interim management statement revealed Q1 pre-taxes losses which were ‘lower than expected’.
RMB Darlington’s general manager Paul Walker has achieved staggering traction on LinkedIn, with a video of a special surprise handover featuring racing driver Max Coates.
Car retailers were unable to take advantage of a milder February on their forecourts as profitability statistics published by ASE showed a £19,600 loss during the month – matching 2018’s performance.
With Brexit looming and the uncertainty of what that will mean for the industry, it’s fair to say that Q1 2019 has been like no other for UK automotive dealers.
The UK's top 100 car retailers have cut 22% of debt from their business in order to avoid a “post-Brexit storm”, according to the findings of research carried out by UHY Hacker Young.
Endeavour Automotive has taken over the operation of Hyundai’s Stratford retail store just 13 months after Motorline took control of the operation from Rockar and Hyundai Motor UK.
Lookers Nissan has introduced a new campervan conversion service, helping holiday makers get the most out of the British spring and summer “staycation boom”.
Park’s Motor Group’s McLaren Glasgow dealership has been named as the British supercar brand’s European Retailer of the Year for the third time in four years.
Faster than a journalist can write “the death of”, Tesla has reversed its decision to take all its car sales online.
Vertu Honda, part of Vertu Motors, has partnered with Forces Cars Direct to offer preferential offers on cars for members of the armed forces and emergency services.
Lookers recorded a 9% decline in pre-tax profits despite growth in aftersales and used cars as WLTP impacted new car supplies and economic uncertainty impacted consumer confidence in 2018.
Infiniti will withdraw its manufacturing and sales operations from the UK in 2020 as it targets electrification and growth in Western Europe, China and the US.
Pendragon’s profit before tax total slipped to a £44.4m loss in 2018 as revenues declined by 2.4% to £4.63bn in its annual results to December 31, 2018.
Porsche’s first electric car, the Taycan, has already amassed more than 20,000 prospective buyers since it was announced last year.
