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Pentagon Group has become the latest AM100 car retailer to implement Sunday closing at its dealerships, implementing a three-month trial of the new working pattern.

Peoples is considering new car retail franchise partnerships after 24 years solely representing Ford, despite recording the best annual financial results in its 39-year history.

Planning officials have given the green light for Dick Lovett Group’s new flagship Porsche Centre in South Wales.

Expert help is at the ready at the FREE Automotive Management Live 2022 exhibition on November 10 at Birmingham NEC for franchised and independent car dealers

Isuzu UK has welcomed Monaghan Bros to its dealer network, expanding the brand’s footprint with a new showroom in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland.

Dubai-based franchised car retailer AW Rostamani Group has broadened its UK footprint with the acquisition of nine West Way car retail sites from Nissan Motors GB.

Scottish car retailer Easter Western Motor Group has reported a 102.5% uplift in pre-tax profits and 23% revenue growth in its annual financial results for 2021.

Williams Group has partnered with artist Jeff Koons to inject some colour into its public debut of the new BMW i7 luxury electric vehicle (EV) at the upcoming Manchester Art Fair.

Vertu Motors has become the UK’s largest BMW Motorrad motorcycle retailer with the £4.4 million acquisition of two Yorkshire dealerships from Saltaire Motor Company, which trades as Allan Jefferies.

Mercedes-Benz customers have been advised to buy their next car online or travel up to 110 miles to another dealership after Marshall Motor Group revealed it will stop selling cars at its South Lakes franchise.

Inchape has appointed former BP finance director Byron Grote as a non-executive director.

Donnelly Group employees have taken part in a sponsored skydive to fundraise for the Air Ambulance charity.

Data for Group 1 Automotive UK shows the steadily-growing AM100 dealer group is making great profits from its sales of new and used cars.

Dealer group Burrows Motor Company will close on Sundays from this weekend to ensure sales staff have a proper day of rest.

Cazoo, the online motor retailer, has reported UK revenues of £347m from Q3 trading, which is a 103% increase versus Q3 2021.

AM100 group Pendragon said gross profit for the three months to September 30 was maintained at the “exceptional level” seen last year as it outperformed the overall UK new car market.

Group 1 Automotive has rebranded its Barons and Chandlers BMW and Mini dealerships under new Group 1 BMW and Group 1 Mini banners as part of a bid to offer “transparency”.

Wessex Garages has become the third UK franchisee of Great Wall Motors’ Ora electric vehicle (EV) brand with plans for a new dealership in Bristol.

JCT600 chief executive John Tordoff has told AM that the family-run car retail group has mapped out a future strategy for the first time in its history after a series of life-changing events.

The founder of Swedish hypercar manufacturer Koenigsegg has hailed plans for new £3 million landmark showroom development in Sunningdale, near Ascot.

Lookers increased its full-year profit expectations to £75 million and kicked-off a £15m share buyback programnme after reporting strong performance in a Q3 trading update.

A delegation of more than 30 car retailers from Thailand have paid a visit to Vertu Motors’ Mercedes-Benz Reading dealership to explore how it achieves top-rated customer service.

Just Stop Oil protestors followed up a tomato soup attack on Van Gogh’s Sunflowers by daubing Pendragon’s Stratstone Aston Martin dealership on Westminster’s Park Lane with orange paint.

Luxury and supercar retailer HR Owen has raised over £55,000 for children’s heart charity Chain of Hope with their first ever charity shoot.

Car retail businesses drove record pay rises in 2022 with bonuses and incentives to management soaring by 70% to deliver average remuneration of £407,000, the latest BDO Salary Survey has revealed.