Batchelors Motor Group managing director Tony Denton has suggested that UK businesses may have to “start treating extreme heat like extreme snowfall” in a bid to better look after customers and staff.
Chorley has continued its growth in the North-West through the acquisition of Vantage Citroen in Blackpool
Stoneacre has completed the refurbishment of its Volvo Sunderland dealership, following a £5 million investment in the site.
Defibrillators have been installed at 60 Hendy Group sites across the south and southwest, following £36,000 investment.
Nissan Motor GB has announced the sale of its 13 owned West Way dealerships, following the recent dealer terminations in its future Ideal Network Plan.
SsangYong Motors UK has added August Motors to its dealer network.
Burrows Toyota in Barnsley held a party at its showroom to celebrate its fifth Toyota Ichiban award.
Batchelors Motor Group has completed the acquisition of Kineholme of Otley’s Renault and Dacia dealerships to expand its footprint into West Yorkshire.
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has revealed that it will roll-out an agency model retail agreement for its car retail franchisees by 2024 – but has refused to comment on potential network cuts.
Nissan has been accused of attempting to carry out a “cloak and dagger” restructure of its franchised car retail network which will axe some of its longest serving and top-performing franchisees.
Steven Eagell is set to grow its car retail market territory and its portfolio with Toyota through the acquisition of Inchcape’s car dealership in Oxford.
Nunns Mazda Grimsby has picked up a Mazda All-Star award for topping the car maker’s sales league.
Brindley Motor Group has been given a green light to redevelop its existing Wolverhampton Kia dealership to meet the Korean carmaker’s latest corporate identity (CI) standards.
Prisoners' welfare charity Junction 42 has revealed how a £140,000 donation from car retail group Vertu Motors has helped with its work.
Williams Motor Group is set to welcome a TV star and star-studded line-up of classic and cutting-edge BMW M models to the CarFest North motoring festival.
Ford has celebrated the success of its top 30 car and van retailers by naming the recipients of its annual Chairperson’s Awards.
Motorpoint is set to double its used car supermarket footprint in Scotland with the opening of a new location in Edinburgh.
Dick Lovett has submitted a planning application to create a new flagship Porsche Centre in South Wales.
TG Holdcroft has reported a £100 million increase in turnover during 2021 after growing its portfolio with new Alpine, Dacia, MG and Renault car dealerships.
Vertu Motors has further strengthened its online automotive parts retail business through the £3.5 million acquisition of e-commerce specialist Wiper Blades Ltd.
Chorley Group emerged as the top Lancashire business for customer service in the annual Red Rose Awards.
Franchised car retail needs to find a new “middle ground” to retain profitability and high levels of customer service when vehicle supply crisis finally ends, the AM News Show has been told.
Pendragon has broadened the footprint of its Sell Your Car and Click and Collect used car retail services with the opening of 10 Carstore Direct sites at Morrisons and Homebase stores across the UK.
Lookers has said that it will maintain its relentless focus on operational optimisation and cash management as “significant inflationary pressures” impact car retail sector’s trading performance.
Donnelly Group is set to reach for the skies with a year of fund-raising for Air Ambulance NI as part of a new charity partnership.
