Alan Thompson has been tapped as the family-owned Shelbourne Motors’ first ever chief operations officer to support the retailer’s ambitious £3 million capital investment programme across its multi-franchise sites.
JCT600 posted a pre-tax profit of £43 million, down slightly by 4.4%, while annual turnover increased by 11% to £1.45 billion.
The breadth of transformation undertaken by FOW Car Supermarket during 2022 resulted in a winning entry for the 2023 AM Awards.
Leading a cultural transformation at a two-site dealership underpinned the winner of the 2023 AM Award for Dealer Principal/General Manager (DP/GM) of the Year.
Inchcape has increased adjusted pre-tax profits by 35% to £249 million over the first six months of the year, fuelled by its acquisition of Derco in Latin America.
Global Auto Holdings has increased its offer to takeover Lookers by nearly £40 million to £504.2m after some shareholders rejected the previous offer.
Peugeot has celebrated its top performing UK network retailers at its annual Guild of Gold Lion Awards.
A fifth consecutive Dealer Group of the Year (up to 10 sites) win for Waylands reflects on the culture of high performance and support at the Volvo, Kia, MG and Polestar car dealer.
A trading update by Pendragon has reported a "robust performance" in the first half of 2023, despite the headwinds of rising interest rates and inflation.
Snows Motor Group has expanded with Toyota adding its ninth location with the Japanese brand with a new showroom in Hampshire.
TrustFord won the 2023 AM Award for Dealer Group of the Year (more than 10 sites). Read why it won.
Genesis has appointed the first seven of 20 new network partners as part of its plans to establish a franchised dealer network in the UK.
Vertu’s Bristol Street Motors has opened its latest Motornation used car dealership in Tamworth, following an investment of over £200,000.
Renault Group UK has told AM that its latest steps to reduce the number of car dealerships that it wants in its dealer network will have minimal impact on car buyers.
With Stellantis and Mercedes-Benz starting EV charging firms, and Arnold Clark buying a charger installer, experts can't agree whether it's a good, profitable step for the automotive industry's establishment.
Passion for Porsche is helping Inchcape's Porsche Centre Portsmouth optimise the efficiency of its service workshops and identify opportunities for owners to keep their Porsche in great shape.
John Clark (centre, Arnold Clark director, collects the 2023 AM Award for Used Car Dealer of the Year
Reducing Pendragon's carbon emissions by 5%, increasing female representation in management positions and bringing at least two new OEMs on board are among the three-year targets set for the AM100 dealer group's chief executive Bill Berman and chief financial officer Mark Willis.
Celtic Subaru and Mitsubishi won the 2023 AM Award for Franchised Dealership of the Year. Here, read about the transformation that impressed the judges.
Robert Forrester, chief executive of Vertu Motors, won the 2023 AM Award for Business Leader of the Year. This article outlines why the judges picked him.
The new chief executive of AM100 car dealer Marshall Motor Group has been revealed to be Pendragon veteran Martin Casha.
Sinclair Group has partnered with Chinese-owned GWM Ora with a new showroom in Swansea.
Now is the time to create raving advocates for electric vehicles in every dealership in the country, believes Fraser Brown, managing director of automotive consultancy MotorVise.
Car dealer group Pendragon, which trades as Evans Halshaw and Stratstone, is beginning the search for a new chairman of the board. Ian Filby is leaving.
Chorley Group managing director Adam Turner explains to AM why multi-franchising is playing a key part in tackling the rising costs of business.
