Waylands Automotive has posted a 15% increase in profit before tax performance of £3.1 million on revenues that increased by 35.2% to £168.4m in 2022.
Car retail giant Arnold Clark is investing £23 million in electric vehicle (EV) rapid chargers in a bid to create an Arnold Clark Charge network that addresses motorists EV anxiety.
HSF Group has become the latest Volvo Car UK retailer to subscribe to the premium Swedish brand’s new corporate identity (CI) standards – opening a new showroom in Leatherhead.
Great Wall Motors’ (GWM) ORA has revealed a 400PS premium electric vehicle (EV) saloon car destined for UK car showrooms.
Former LSH Auto UK managing director Martyn Webb has said he is “proud” to be returning to the business where he started his career following his appointment as MD of Holden Group.
Used car retailer Cazoo reported a 690% year-on-year growth of gross profit per unit and overall gross profits up 367% to £14 million in Q1 as its CEO asserted that its sweeping restructure was starting to “bear fruit”.
Inchcape chief executive Duncan Tait said that the automotive distribution and car retail PLC had made an “excellent start to 2023”, despite the adverse effects of certain OEMs’ shift to a direct-to-consumer agency model.
Rygor Commercials and Brayleys Cars have mad debut appearances in Great Place to Work’s UK Best Workplaces 2023 rankings of the country’s best employers.
An acceleration of new vehicle, parts and service revenues has propelled Group 1 Automotive to a record set of Q1 financial results.
Arnold Clark is set to further expand its retail network with opening of two Kia dealerships after taking over the Korean carmaker’s West Coast franchise from Springside Motors.
Piccadilly Motors will officially exit the Fiat and Abarth new car sales franchises when is closes the doors to its Ripon dealership this week.
Lloyd Motor Group has gained planning approval for a new Kia and Volvo multi-brand car dealership on the outskirts of Kendal.
A car dealership worker from Roadside Motors’ Edwin May business in Coleraine has appeared in court to face theft and fraud charges amounting to more than £450,000.
TrustFord is preparing to open the doors at a new car dealership in Carlisle to fill a gap in the Ford retail network left by Arnold Clark’s exit from the franchise.
Stoneacre Motor Group’s efforts to deliver eco-friendly car sales have seen it branch out with a new tree-planting partnership which has taken root in its Lexus Newcastle and Lexus Teeside dealerships.
Swansway Group director Peter Smyth has asserted that the car retail business is on a “strong financial footing” after 2022 financial results revealed declining profits.
Awards for some of the strongest businesses in UK motor retail were a highlight of the 2023 NFDA Spring Ball last weekend, organised by the National Franchised Dealers Association.
Breeze Van Centre Portsmouth struck gold at Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles’ annual dealer Performance awards.
After Peter Ambrose Peugeot became the UK's first mainstream car dealer to adopt an employee ownership trust (EOT) model, RSM’s head of motor retail Alison Ashley explains why its succession strategy is becoming increasingly popular with automotive business leaders.
Oakmere Motor Group has taken to two wheels with the launch of a new Norton Motorcycles dealership.
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) retailers have been left “flabbergasted” by the Indian-owned carmaker’s new plan to axe its 75-year-old Land Rover brand.
Pendragon’s board expects the AM100 car retail PLC to “comfortably outperform” its previous expectations for 2023 after delivering a 23% rise in underlying pre-tax profits during Q1.
Eastern Western Motor Group has completed the refurbishment of its Edinburgh West and Fife Nissan dealerships.
Hendy Group has secured planning permission which will allow it to transform a former John Lewis store into a multi-brand car dealership.
Vertu Motors has invested £375,000 to create a new Parts Plus aftermarket business for its Bristol Street Motors operation in Croydon.
