Former Peugeot UK managing director David Peel is set to replace David Lewis as the MD of AM100 car retail group Pentagon.
Quest Motor Group will close the doors to its Citroen, Suzuki and Vauxhall multi-brand car dealership in Maldon to bring an end to 100 years of operations in the Essex town.
Gillanders Motors has been appointed as the London Electric Vehicle Company’s (LEVC) taxi and light commercial vehicle (LCV) dealer for Aberdeenshire.
Motorpoint has revealed that 52% of its used car sales were completed online during a COVID-hit 2020 trading period.
HR Owen has officially moved into its new Bentley Motors luxury car dealership in Surrey ahead of the April 12 return of customers following COVID-19 ‘Lockdown 3’.
Lookers sold over 44,000 new and used cars during a COVID-19 ‘Lockdown 3’ impacted Q1 to finish the period “ahead of expectations”.
Peter Vardy Group has become the principal sponsor for the Scotland national team in a four-year deal commencing in the summer of 2021.
The team at the Isle of Wight’s Esplanade car retail group have expressed their desire to see customers return to their multi-brand showroom as it celebrates a landmark 75th anniversary.
Marshall Motor Group have announced further sponsorships of darts players for the 2021 season, while Cazoo has become the main sponsor of The Derby Festival.
Scottish car retailers have been told that they can resume unaccompanied test drive provision to boost their retail recovery from April 5.
Fownhope Mitsubishi has made the switch to SsangYong Motors UK for new car sales with the opening of a new franchised car dealership in Hereford.
Vertu Motors has signed two-year partnership deals with Yorkshire and Durham County cricket clubs.
A car retailer has avoided jail after admitting a £23,000 fraud to meet debts built-up as the result of a “significant midlife crisis”.
Robins & Day will open the doors to a new Citroen UK showroom in Leicester after the brand moved under the same roof as fellow Stellantis brands Peugeot and DS Automobiles.
Sherwoods Motor Group has been named as Citroën UK Retailer of the Year 2020 following the success of its Gateshead franchise in a COVID-impacted year of car sales.
Pendragon has completed the process of selling off its US-based Hornburg car retail division with the sales of its Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) dealership in Santa Monica, California.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has updated its advice on talking with workers about preventing coronavirus.
Women feel ‘apprehensive’ about the used car buying experience and do not ‘feel comfortable’ shopping for a used car alone, according to a recent survey by CarShop.
The car retail sector’s growing reliance on clicks over bricks drove Cazoo’s “crazy” £5 billion market float valuation, according to Vanarama chief executive Andy Alderson.
Cazoo is set to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange following the signing of a definitive business combination agreement with US-based acquisition company AJAX.
Police have issued a public appeal after independent used car retailer Murray Motors captured CCTV footage of a vandal attacking 13 vehicles with paint stripper in a late-night attack.
Close Motor Group has become one of 10 planned additions to Isuzu UK’s franchised retail network with the opening of a new pick-up dealership in Peterborough.
Snows has revealed it has sold £37m worth of cars online in the last 18 months using its GForces NetDirector Auto-e platform.
Perrys Motor Group has opened the doors to its new MG Motor UK franchise in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.
Pendragon has reported an underlying profit before tax of £8.2 million in 2020 annual financial results which painted a picture of a COVID-19 impacted year of two halves for the car retail sector.
