Colin Appleyard is preparing to marked its 40th year's trading since the unveiling of its first Suzuki car dealership in the UK with a series of customer events throughout 2019.
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.
Sytner has congratulated the winners of its 2019 Elite Technician competition and results of the practical challenge.
TrustFord has been named as Fleet Dealer of the Year at the Fleet News Awards as judges recognised the investment made in its fleet operation and a determination to ensure it “stands out from other dealers”.
Robins & Day has re-signed its solus disposal contract with Aston Barclay under its new group used car brand of By PSA Retail.
J & A Rigbye & Sons was named Citroën UK's retailer of the year as it scored an awards hat-trick and the brand hosted ‘The Party of the Century’ to celebrate its 100th anniversary.
Staff at Vertu Motors' Honda dealership in Retford have been informed of the franchised site’s closure at the beginning of next month.
Sytner has appointed Midas Construction to build £12.3 million new Guy Salmon Jaguar Land Rover dealership at Cribbs Causeway, near Bristol.
Hendy Group has announced the launch of a dedicated charity foundation to provide grants to local projects, people, events and charitable organisations.
Unity Automotive has become MG Motor UK's sixth new franchised retailer appointment of 2019 with the opening a new showroom in Coventry.
Harwoods Group has confirmed that construction of a new Aston Martin dealership will start on the former Ford Transit factory in Southampton after it acquired part of the site from Inchcape.
Ron Brooks Toyota in Ilkeston was top of the pops when it landed a BRiT award as Toyota GB’s retailer of the year.
Sytner Group has secured a long-term lease on a 34,000 sq-ft building as part of plans to create a PDI and aftersales facility for its premium and luxury car franchises.
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.
Marshall chief executive Daksh Gupta said that the group is well-placed to make “another Ridgeway-style acquisition” as he highlighted a strong balance sheet amid 2018 financial results which revealed a 2% decline in turnover.
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.
An Independent premium car dealer who took cash and part-exchange vehicles from customers before failing to deliver on deals has been jailed for seven years.
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.
LSH Auto UK has said that Greater Manchester and Birmingham will “reap the economic benefits” of its recent investments as it prepares to open two new Mercedes-Benz dealerships.
SsangYong UK has issued its first-ever volume targets to franchisees as it targets a more “transparent and professional” relationship with its retail partners, managing director Nick Laird has told AM.
Swansway Motor Group is set to invest £3.25 million to expand its Motor Match used car operations into Bolton and Stockport.
Polestar refused to ‘pass judgement’ on the retail strategy of electric vehicle (EV) rival Tesla as it reiterated its plans to partner with traditional franchised car retailers to establish its UK sales offering.
Mackie Motors has opened a new MG Motor UK franchised dealership in Brechin to become the latest dealer group to join the brand's growing UK retail network.
A survey of over 100,000 company car drivers has voted Swansway Motor Group as the best fleet dealer group for new vehicle sales in the ExpertEye 2019 awards.
Motorvogue has officially opened the doors at its new Renault and Dacia dealership on the outskirts of Bedford – creating a second stand-alone Dacia facility in the process.
