Honda UK has said that it has “no specific plans” to introduce an agency model to its franchised car retail network.
Four cars were torched and racist graffiti was daubed over property as a “lovely, genuine” Scottish car dealer became the victim of a racist attack on his retail site.
Macklin Motors has completed the £1.5 million development of a new Motornation used car and van showroom in Lookers’ former Glasgow Volkswagen Van Centre.
Lookers has said that it expects to deliver a “small profit” and reduced debt in its 2020 annual financial results – defying analysts’ loss predictions.
Car dealers in Scotland have told AM that they are exercising pragmatism rather than excitement over the re-opening of car showrooms in April after COVID-19 ‘Lockdown 3’.
HR Owen’s Cheltenham Aston Martin dealership has been named as the brand's Dealer of the Year 2020 as it claimed two top accolades at the British carmaker's annual awards.
Gravells has expanded into England and added a sixth Kia Motors UK dealership to its franchised retail portfolio with the opening of a new showroom in Hereford.
Ocean Automotive’s Yeovil Audi dealership emerged as the German premium car brand’s top franchised retailer of 2020 at its annual Q Power awards.
Thieves have stolen “a number of vehicles” from Sytner’s Guy Salmon Land Rover dealership in Sheffield, police have reported.
Park’s Motor Group has confirmed that it closed the doors to one of its Nissan dealerships after a number of employees tested positive for COVID-19 coronavirus.
Vertu Motors has “cemented” its position as the biggest Honda retailer in Europe with the acquisition of Hepworth Honda in Huddersfield.
Vertu Motors has acquired the naming rights to the Eagles Community Arena in Newcastle in a five-year deal.
Renault’s UK franchised car dealers are set to adopt a new logo for the French carmaker in 2022 after it followed fellow OEMs into a 2D re-brand.
Mazda UK managing director Jeremy Thomson has told AM that the brand plans to “capture back” 50% of March sales lost to COVID-19 ‘Lockdown 3’ showroom closures in April, May and June.
CSM Group has taken on the Citroen franchise for Yeovil, Somerset, opening a new showroom under its Rowcliffes brand after Motorwell Citroen closed.
Marshall Motor Holdings chief executive Daksh Gupta has said that the AM100 PLC will consider repaying Government furlough payments “if we have the opportunity”.
Minstergate Group has jumped wholeheartedly into the MG Motor UK franchise with the opening of new dealership sites in York, Hessle and Scarborough.
Marshall Motor Holdings reported revenues down by 5.3% to £2.15 billion as pre-tax profits rose 3.7% to £20.4 million in a COVID-19 impacted 2020 car retail market.
LSH Auto boss Martyn Webb says car dealer COVID tests play an important role in the sector’s fight against the pandemic, as showrooms prepare to open next month.
Online car retailer Cazoo has launched a new £1 million Customer Centre in a former Infiniti car dealership in Holbeck, Leeds.
Stellantis-owned Robins & Day has officially closed the doors of its "landmark" Peugeot car dealership in Bristol.
Vertu Motors chief executive Robert Forrester has insisted that his business is not making a switch to online car sales after a 360% rise in end-to-end digital transactions in 2020.
A fraudulent car dealer who clocked-up £190,000 in sales has been issued with a suspended prison sentence and an order to repay over £33,000 in proceeds of crime.
Inchcape has revealed its plan to create a new Destination Porsche Centre premium car dealership in Bournemouth - substantially expanding the brand's presence in the coastal town.
A car sales executive has been spared jail after he admitted diverting more than £11,000 of dealership sales proceeds into his personal bank account.
