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Northern Ireland used car retailer Bob Mullen Motors is set to close six months after the death of its founder from COVID-19.

Swedish car retailer Hedin Group could be lining up a second takeover bid for Pendragon after having an initial £400m offer rejected, it has been reported.

Volvo Car UK chief executive Kristian Elvefors recognised Ray Chapman Motors’ ability to “consistently deliver impressive performance” after the Malton car retailer retained the brand’s Retailer of the Year title.

City West Country’s Mercedes-Benz South West car retail operations has celebrated success in Best Companies’ Q1 workforce satisfaction survey.

In the latest of Automotive Management's (AM) 'Eight questions to…' Q&A series Sarah Ferrari, general manager at Drive Motor Retail Bury St Edmunds, discusses the importance of a close-knit team and flexible employment.

The team at Nissan dealership, Crayford and Abbs, have completed a 16-mile fund-raising hike in memory of a colleague who recently passed away.

Park’s Motor Group has extended its representation of Renault, Dacia, MG and Nissan with the acquisition of Mackie Motors’ Arbroath and Brechin car dealerships.

Inchape is pulling out of the Russian market as a result of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

DM Keith’s Grimsby Seat dealership has been awarded the Spanish brand’s Retailer of the Year award.

Single-site car dealer Fife Seat has proved capable of punching above its weight after being named as the Cupra performance car brand’s top performing retailer in its first year of trading.

Olympic gold medal winner Alex Danson addressed Hendy Group apprentices on the importance of resilience in a special training and development session at Bournemouth’s Vitality Stadium.

A vast stash of supplies from motor retail workers to help Ukrainian refugees fleeing the Russian war has been delivered to the town of Zamosc in Poland.

The Ariya is a conquest vehicle for Nissan Motor GB as it moves into a new segment from a volume model to a value model, says MD Andrew Humberstone.

Beechwood Derby has become the official vehicle partner of Derbyshire County Cricket Club in a new deal covering the next two seasons.

Car retailers have been told that the only way they can avoid rising energy costs in a potential energy crisis resulting from the war in Ukraine is to go “off grid”.

Chorley Group managing director Adam Turner has said further growth is on the cards after the family-run car retail group added two new Citroen dealerships with the acquisition of BCC Cars.

Vertu Motors has launched a recruitment drive to attract staff to four new Toyota franchised car dealerships after taking over the brand’s West of Scotland territory from Arnold Clark.

Lookers is close to completing a £3 million major redevelopment of its Volkswagen Teeside dealership in a move that will bring car and van sales together at a single site.

Toyota franchised car retailers John Roe Grimsby, Ron Brooks Motor Group and Burrows Motor Company have all been awarded with the brand’s Ichiban awards for excellence in customer service.

A former Evans Halshaw employee who diverted 73 DVLA cheques worth over £10,000 into his own bank account has avoided jail in a fraud hearing at York Crown Court.

Motorpoint's retail footprint has expanded to 16 used car retail locations with the opening of a new two-acre, 120-vehicle dealership in Maidstone.

Lexus pulled clear of the chasing pack to emerge as UK franchised car dealers’ number one retail partner for a sixth consecutive time in the NFDA Dealer Attitude Survey winter 2021/2022.

Suzuki GB boss Dale Wyatt has told the brand’s UK car retailers that the brand has become “VUCA ninjas” in webinar outlining supply constraints for the year ahead.

Car retailers, automotive suppliers and car manufacturers battling for prizes at the AM Awards 2022 will be doing so at a record-breaking year for the prestigious annual event.

The new 22 plate released on March 1 may attract an ‘all-time low of new registrations’ in what has been a traditional peak quarter, warns MotorVise.