A specially-built drone has delivered a fly-through view of Snows Motor Group’s Lexus Hedge End car dealership as part of a bid to share the dealership experience with prospective customers.
Marshall Motor Group chief executive Daksh Gupta has been celebrated as an inclusion role model with his listing in the inaugural Role Models for Inclusion in Retail Index 2022.
Lookers has celebrated the achievements of its best-performing staff as part of a company-wide event in Paris to mark the return of its annual Excellence Awards.
Volvo has opened a new boutique-style showroom in Brent Cross Shopping Centre, to showcase its new electric models.
Big Motoring World has opened its new 3.5 acre, 450-vehicle Peterborough Fengate store – expanding its footprint to five used car outlets.
Motorpoint has expanded to 17 used car retail locations with the opening of a new, 1.5 acre, 120-vehicle dealership in Portsmouth.
Saltmarine Cars was closed to customers over the weekend to allow employees time to celebrate the life of the car retail group’s founder Ivan Neil Salt, following his sudden death.
Tees Valley Motors has joined the SsangYong Motors UK network after successfully completing its switch from the discontinued Mitsubishi Motors in the UK car retail franchise.
Cazoo has revealed that its gross profits and profit-per-unit both declined as its online used car sales soared to deliver record revenues in Q1 2022.
Sherwoods Motor Group’s Gateshead Citroën dealership has been awarded the car manufacturer’s retailer of the year accolade for a second consecutive year.
Bowker Motor Group has appointed Ben Gornall as its new finance director.
Group 1 Automotive has revealed record turnover and profits in an ‘outstanding’ Q1 for its car retail operations in the US and UK.
Devonshire Motors has launched a unique Excellence Academy to focus on essential skills that “aren’t taught particularly well anywhere else” as it makes employee development a priority in 2022.
The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) has assured its members that it is continuing to scrutinise several “issues and ramifications” linked to car manufacturers’ implementation of agency model car retail.
Kia Motor UK customers are experiencing the Korean brand’s new corporate identity (CI) for the first time ahead of the official opening of its redeveloped dealership in Bolton.
Sytner Group and Car Shop owner Penske Automotive has revealed “all-time record quarterly results” in Q1 2022 in a trading update from the car retail giant.
James Collingwood was offered a job at Bristol Street Motors by chief executive Robert Forrester following a TV appearance 10 years ago.
Marshall Motor Holdings has featured in the annual Best Workplaces by Great Place to Work UK, for the eighth year running.
AM100 dealer group Brayleys is set to climb up the rankings from its current 89th position with its acquisition of Orpington Honda from Lookers.
Inchcape has forecast a 25% rise in pre-tax profits in 2022 despite its withdrawal from Russia’s car retail sector and a vow that it has “no intention to re-enter the market”.
Vertu Motors has invested £2 million to create a new multi-franchise Macklin Motors car dealership in Dunfermline.
Beechwood Motor Group’s Derby dealership has been named as Mazda UK’s retailer of the year after topping the Japanese car maker’s annual Dealer League rankings.
Pendragon’s push to “maximise margins” on its new and used car sales to mitigate against automotive supply constraints have helped deliver a 73.1% increase in Q1 pre-tax profits.
Ineos Automotive has appointed 24 dealers in the UK, ahead of the launch of its Grenadier SUV in May.
Hatfields has succeeded in raising £60,000 for victims of Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine through the auction of a classic Series 2a Land Rover Defender.
