March’s usual flurry of new car deliveries has been put on ice at many car dealerships across the UK as The Beast From the East blighted retailers striving to deliver 18-plate handovers despite the snow.
Robin Luscombe wants low-pressure, long-term relationships with his customers and he’s happy to fill the gaps left by bigger dealer groups.
Inchcape has reported that the global reach of its automotive retail and distribution businesses helped to offset the UK market’s “slower growth” in 2017.
The Dick Lovett Group has opened its first Jaguar Land Rover dealership following the creation of a new 54,000 square-foot Arch Concept facility in Melksham, near Bath.
Stoneacre Motor Group has followed-up its January acquisition of Nottingham’s Chris Variava dealership complex with the completion of a deal to secure Burrows Motor Group’s Hyundai and Fiat franchises in Sheffield.
The champagne corks from the AM Awards 2018 might have long-since landed but the high-points of the night are still fresh in the memory of attendees.
Pendragon’s share price has rallied following the publication of full-year financial results revealed the AM100’s second largest retail group had suffered a 19.9% dip in underlying profit before tax.
Motorline has started 2018 with the opening of a £14.5 million car dealership development at Gatwick, featuring Lexus, Hyundai and Peugeot showrooms.
Jennings Motor Group has celebrated reaching new heights with its charitable work after its two-year fundraising effort in aid of the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) succeeded in raising over £250,000.
DS Automobiles has announced plans to have 400 standalone DS dealerships across Europe, with 60 in the UK, by the end of 2018.
MPs have called for the return Motability scheme funds to the treasury after it emerged that the charity was holding on to £2.4 billion after “decades” of underspending to the tune of more than £200 million-per-year.
Car retailers face a £158.5 million tax rise over the next five years as “further increased liabilities if investing” place further pressure on an industry which has lost one-in-ten locations since 2009.
Car dealers who generated an £17,000 average profit in December 2016 suffered the effects of a £400 loss 12 months later, according to ASE.
Northern Ireland’s Donnelly Group has acquired Eakin Bros’ County Londonderry Vauxhall franchise in an expansion which saw it claim to be “the home of Vauxhall in the North West”.
Seat has revealed that it is currently “evaluating scope for a UK Cupra specialist network” as it prepares for a re-launch of the performance car model line at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show.
Glyn Hopkin MD Fraser Cohen says centralised management and beating customer expectations allowed the dealer group to keep standards and profits high as it grew
The Independent Garage Association (IGA) is warning businesses to be aware of a new advertising scam.
Mazda Motors UK has celebrated a 38% average increase in profitability across its UK car dealer network during 2017 - despite falling registrations.
Halliwell Jones has applied for planning permission to develop a new BMW and Mini dealership in Wilmslow – bringing together two existing franchised sites.
Vertu Motors chief executive Robert Forrester has said that the group will be considering how it can best "deploy capital" to drive growth in 2018 following a trading update which revealed a new car sales decline of 15.7%.
High-profile marketing speaker Geoff Ramm got the team at Luscombe Motors to take part in a 120-second exercise to spark inspiration about how they could get inventive with their service to car buying customers.
Sales and support staff at south coast based Hendy Group have been honoured for their contribution to a record year at the company’s annual sales awards.
Up to half of UK car dealerships will close within by 2025 according to respondents to KPMG’s Global Automotive Executive Survey 2018.
A campaign by the National Franchised Retailers to promote a greater understanding of automotive retail saw the Rt Hon Sir Vince Cable MP step into the showroom at Inchcape Volkswagen in Twickenham.
Lookers has opened the doors of two Glasgow-based dealerships, following £12m investment.
