Shelbourne Motors is preparing to add a Renault dealership to its new £5m multi-franchise complex in Newry after reaching an agreement to represent the French car brand.
Alan Day Volkswagen has expanded its franchise offering with the official opening of a new Skoda showroom in North London.
Stoneacre Motor Group is set to achieve its ambition of becoming a £1 billion turnover car retail group a year early following the acquisition of four Mill Garages Northeast Ltd Volvo dealerships.
Volkswagen Group brands accounted for 49% of the UK’s total registrations decline of 20.5% (87,336 vehicles) as the brand’s WLTP-related supply woes were felt by car retailers in September.
Donnelly Group reveals plans to bring Honda franchise and a Motorstore used car supermarket to Bangor after completing the acquisition of the town’s Shaws Citroen car dealership.
Snows Motor Group has acquired Perrys Group’s single-site multi-brand dealership selling Fiat, Mazda and Peugeot in Portsmouth.
BRD Retail Group has closed its Burton-on-Trent Suzuki franchise after 12 months of financial losses rendered the business “unsustainable”.
Kia will extend its electric car sales network to all its entire franchised retail network from January.
Buoyant car registrations resulting from the September switch-over to WLTP and RDE fuel economy and emissions tests saw car dealers defy the usual August slump with a £200 average profit, ASE has reported.
Pendragon’s Evans Halshaw car dealership in Wakefield has become the first UK franchised site to house Peugeot and its PSA Group stablemate Vauxhall under the same roof.
Endeavour Automotive has officially opened its standalone Lotus franchise in Colchester – growing its representation with Geely-owned brands.
Pendragon’s Stratstone brand is set to begin the development on a new Jaguar Land Rover dealership in Newcastle after appointing APP Construction to complete the project.
JCB Group has completed the rebranding of the former Hidson Group Kia, Citroen, Mitsubishi and SsangYong dealerships which it acquired in January.
Car dealers will have to “supply new and used cars to service providers” as consumers move away from ownership towards leasing and mobility solutions in the next decade, Auto Trader has claimed.
TrustFord has raised £17,504 in a four-month summer fund-raising drive which included dragon boat races, fishing events and a 960-mile cycle ride.
Arnold Clark grew its used car sales volumes by 10.3% to contribute towards a 7.3% rise in turnover but suffered a 15% decline in profit before tax during its financial year to December 31, 2017.
LDV UK and Ireland has appointed four new LDV franchised dealerships in the UK as part of its expansion plans.
Citroen managing director Karl Howkins has conceded that the manufacturer “lost the dressing room” in light of an “absolutely horrendous” result on the NFDA Dealer Attitude Survey.
Hendy Group’s Mazda Tunbridge Wells dealership has become the manufacturer’s first franchised site to introduce its MyWay remote test drive offering ahead of a wider national roll-out.
JD Classics administrators Alvarez & Marsal Europe LLP (A&M) has secured a buyer for the classic car restoration, racing and sales specialist.
Lookers has said that it will continue to be “a major consolidator” after confirming that it is set to complete the acquisition of Jennings Motor Group for an undisclosed sum.
Perrys Group has blamed cost pressures including the apprenticeship levy, pension costs and a higher minimum wage for a set of 2017 annual financial results which showed a 65.7% decline in profit before tax.
Slaters of Abergele’s former Citroen and Nissan showroom has been put up for sale six months after the business went into administration.
SsangYong has appointed four new dealers and welcomed Justin Lamba as dealer recruitment manager as part of a new “free” dealership uptake approach.
Endeavour Automotive is days away from opening a new Lotus franchise in Colchester as the British sports car maker continues its expansion plans under new owner Geely.
