HR Owen’s annual financial results for 2018/19 have revealed that the London-based supercar and luxury car retailer has delivered a four-fold increase in pre-tax profits in the three years since its acquisition by the Malaysian Berjaya Group.
Jardine Motors Group’s Aston Martin Cambridge dealership has headed to Le Mans 24 Hours race weekend to deliver a special handover experience to buyers of 24 Superleggera-based DS 59 coupes.
TrustFord has officially opened its new £700,000 PartsPlus wholesale parts operation in Glasgow – creating 30 jobs.
Pendragon’s plan to close its Stratstone Jaguar and Land Rover (JLR) dealerships in Lye have sparked fears for 150 jobs in the West Midlands town.
The majority of car retailers expect at least 10% of dealerships in the UK to close within the next five years, according to the findings of the latest Cox Automotive Insight Report.
Lipscomb Cars has started construction of a brand new Volvo showroom in Canterbury.
Three Toyota retailers in the UK have received Ichiban Awards for excellence in customer service, from Toyota Motor Europe.
Foray Motor Group has closed its Andover Used Car Centre less than a year after re-branding the showroom from its Andover Ford dealership.
Pendragon needs to refocus its Car Store used car supermarket strategy as it seeks out “self-help opportunities” in light of an operational business review which predicted that the group would make a significant loss in H1, 2019.
Motorpoint delivered 6.8% turnover growth and 10% growth in profit before taxation and exceptional items in its 2018 annual financial results.
JCT600 has joined the Mitsubishi Motors in the UK franchised retail network with the opening of a new dealership in Bradford.
Invicta Motors has opened the doors at a new Suzuki dealership in Maidstone, having become the latest recruit to the UK franchised retail network.
Jack Barclay Bentley will be hosting a free exhibition of James Bond rarities, including original Bond cars and Ian Fleming first editions.
Retail Automotive Alliance (RAA) has announced that Brindley Garage is the latest dealer group to join its network, taking the number of shareholder members to 24.
Lookers has joined the London EV Company’s (LEVC) taxi retail network with the opening of a new dealership in Stockport.
Fast-expanding Motordepot has revealed a 35% increase in turnover and 16% growth in pre-tax profits in a financial period which saw the independent retailer open three used car supermarkets.
Caffyns has blamed a 3.1% decline in turnover in its 2018 financial results on WLTP’s impact on the supply of vehicles from certain car manufacturer brands - with Audi “significantly constrained” by the new regime.
Tracks of Exeter has seen a marked expansion in the reach of its recruitment marketing for staff after taking part in AM’s Best UK Dealerships to Work For initiative.
Shelbourne Motors has launched a recruitment drive for its new £5 million Kia and Renault multi-franchise car dealership facility at Newry with the aim of filling 60 vacancies.
A judge has ordered John Mulholland Motors to pay a couple £2,500 after he found that demands for them to confer in English during the sale of a car had "created a degrading and humiliating environment".
Cambria Automobiles has officially opened the doors to its new McLaren Automotive supercar showroom in Hatfield less than a week after opening the doors to its nearby Aston Martin dealership.
Westover Jaguar Land Rover has confirmed its attendance at the National Armed Forces Day which takes place in the city of Salisbury from June 28 to 30.
Perrys Motor Sales will become Europe’s largest independent Mazda retailer and add further to its Ford representation with the addition of two new dealerships in Kent.
Islington Motor Group has been awarded with Citroen UK’s Golden Chevron award in recognition of an “outstanding turnaround” as part of the brand’s dealer improvement programme.
MG Motor UK has grown its representation in Scotland with the addition of Tustain Motors’ new EV-ready East Lothian car dealership.
