Four more sites have been added to Inchcape UK's network of used car dealerships, which trade under the Bravoauto brand, taking it to 17 locations.
Lloyd Motor Group is planning to create a Kia and Volvo multi-brand car dealership on the outskirts of Kendal to unite two franchise points added through acquisitions in 2022.
Donalds Group has continued its recent growth drive with the acquisition of Wright’s Mazda in Norwich, its fourth franchised car dealership with the Japanese brand.
Your Ford Centre Group has revealed plans for Dundee car dealership after expanding its portfolio in the city previously served by former brand franchisee Arnold Clark.
Swedish car retailer Hedin Mobility Group has withdrawn its £400 million takeover offer for Pendragon due to “challenging economic conditions”.
Vertu Motors has added its first Ferrari supercar and Volvo dealerships to its car retail portfolio through the £117 million acquisition of Helston Garages.
Warnings of the longest recession on record could signal further market disruption that will turbocharge the motor retail sector’s mergers and acquisitions (M&A) outlook.
Luxury car retail group Rybrook has completed the acquisition of Helston Garages’ Porsche car dealership in Exeter.
Arnold Clark will add its first new franchise car retail partner since it exited the Ford and Toyota networks when it becomes Scotland’s sole BYD electric vehicle (EV) retailer next year.
Hendy Group ramps-up the luxury of its franchise portfolio with the opening of a Maserati car dealership in Poole today (December 1).
Arnold Clark’s bid to acquire Yorkshire based franchised car retailer Car2 has ended after the two businesses were unable to strike a deal.
Yeomans Group has completed the acquisition of 11 Audi, Volkswagen, VW Commercial Vehicles and Skoda franchised car dealerships from Helston Garages for an undisclosed sum.
Lookers’ Charles Hurst car retail division has struck an agreement with sports car maker Lotus Cars to develop its only dealership in Northern Ireland.
Tony LeVoi Vauxhall managing director Simon Dayes is hopeful that the demolition of its Romford Vauxhall dealership will set the business onto a path to grow with other Stellantis-owned car brands.
Pendragon suitor Hedin Mobility Group has secured a foothold in the UK car dealership sector with the acquisition of four franchise points from Mercedes-Benz Retail Group.
Inchcape’s new Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) Dual-Arch premium car dealership in Norwich is set to create 80 jobs when it opens its doors in 2023.
Motorvogue is set to join the Peugeot franchise with the addition of Desira Group’s franchise in Bury St Edmunds after vowing to invest a further £2 million into car dealership improvements.
Hedin Group’s ‘put-up or shut-up’ deadline for a takeover offer for Pendragon PLC has been extended to December 9.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt revealed that electric vehicles (EV) will not be exempt from road tax from 2025 in an Autumn statement which claimed to prioritise “stability, growth and the protection of public services”.
A collection of classic cars from BMW and Minis’ past took centre stage as Dick Lovett Group officially opened its new premium car dealership in Melksham.
The ownership of franchised car retail business Peter Ambrose Peugeot is set to start a “new chapter” under new ownership after being sold to a trust formed by its employees.
Rygor Commercials is preparing for a new era of ownership after sales director John Keogh and head of truck sales Rish Channa completed a management buy-out (MBO) of the business.
Vertu Motors has revealed that it is engaged in “advanced discussions” over the potential acquisition of £512 million turnover premium car retailer Helston Garages Group.
Planning officials in Dundee have given Eastern Western Motor Group’s permission to redevelop the city’s former Levi’s jeans factory site to accommodate new Toyota and Lexus car dealerships.
Bristol Street Motors has spent £1m transforming its Harlow Peugeot dealership into a multi-franchise site.
