Subaru UK is looking to host prospective franchisees at The Game Fair at Ragley Hall, Warwickshire, as it prepares to expand its dealer network.
Jennings Motor Group has expanded its business by offering customers the option to convert their new or used commercial vehicles into bespoke camper vans.
TC Harrison has highlighted the negative economic effects of the Brexit vote in a set of 2017 annual financial results which show an 8.7% fall in profit before tax.
eCars247 has partnered with Hitachi Capital Consumer Finance to offer an online used car buying service claiming to offer "instant finance".
JCT600 founder Jack Tordoff escaped with minor injuries after overturning his Porsche Macan SUV near Bradford.
Swansway Group’s 2017 annual financial results have revealed that profits remained flat despite a 40% increase in turnover during the period.
Lookers has expanded its representation of the Ford brand with the acquisition of Essex-based franchised car retailer Pollendine Motors.
Beechdale Motor Group bosses felt “betrayed” by a car salesman who stole almost £6,000 in customer deposits after they set aside similar offences at another franchised group to give him “a second chance”.
Franchised car dealers using social media are being urged to implement a social media policy to avoid reputational damage.
Inchcape UK’s Mercedes-Benz of Coventry exhibited for the first time at Motofest Coventry with a bright green Mercedes AMG GTR.
A £9,900 improvement in April profits for car dealers could be an indicator “the real prospect of a period of comparative prosperity”, according to ASE.
Williams Group has appointed Caddick Construction to develop its planned £41m flagship Jaguar Land Rover, BMW and Mini Automotive Retail Centre near to the Manchester Trafford Centre.
The Motor Depot used car supermarket group has reported a 32% rise in turnover and a 31.5% increase in pre-tax profit in its annual results to August 31,2017.
Endeavour Automotive is preparing to open the doors to potential customers of its newly-opened flagship North London Hyundai showroom for the first time with an ‘open weekend’ event this weekend.
Grenson Motor Company will no longer open its showrooms on a Sunday, in a bid to improve the work/life balance of its employees.
Corporate identity demands have been described as “the straw that broke the camel’s back” in prompting the closure of Hardie Motor Group’s Peugeot franchises in Larbert and Stirling.
Drive Motor Retail has delivered a 117% rise in profit before tax despite a 3.3% dip in revenues in its annual financial results to December 31, 2017 - following the sale of freehold property.
Jennings Group managing director Nas Khan has revealed that the group cancelled plans for a new £6m flagship FordStore dealership due to the effects of Brexit and uncertainty over the future of diesel vehicles.
Caffyns has reported a 16% decline in operating profit despite rising revenues in annual results which detail the “very disappointing” performance of its volume car brands in 2017.
Hendy Group has reported a 42% increase in revenues and 163.7% increase in profit before tax in its first set of annual financial results since the acquisition of the Lifestyle Europe car dealership group.
Inchcape UK has completed the move to “the newest Mercedes Benz centre in the UK” following the completion of a multi-million pound dealership development in Coventry.
Marriott Motor Group directors Paul Barnard, Ian Woodward, Steve Bridges, Robert Rolfe and Austin Seales have completed the Three Peaks Challenge in aid of East Anglia’s Children’s Hospice (EACH).
Chorley Group's new Digital Response Team has completed 75% of all its sales at times traditionally considered 'outside of office hours' after introducing late-night car buying to meet the changing needs of its customers.
Registrations have opened for the car retail sector’s biggest annual expo event – Automotive Management Live 2018.
Lookers highlighted the “resilience and diversity” of its business model as it outperformed the market with a 4% downturn in new car revenues but growth from used cars and aftersales.
