Cash-strapped used car supermarket Big Motoring World is looking to free up capital by entering into a sale and leaseback agreement for its key facility in Peterborough.
Electric vehicles (EV) are demonstrating rapid improvement in reliability, with a 12 per cent lower likelihood of failure for each successive year of production, according to new research by a multinational team of researchers.
An influential environmental group is urging the government to strengthen its commitment to its zero emissions goals by focusing financial support on small and affordable EV models to ensure all segments of society get to benefit.
Ian Pugh, managing director of Fix Auto UK, has been appointed group managing director of the newly established Advantage Group of Companies which now includes Fix Auto UK, Advantage Parts Solutions UK, and Fix Auto UK’s network of corporately owned repair centres.
Chairman of Scottish dealership group Peoples Brian Gilda talks to AM about the strategic decision to expand into Chinese car brands BYD and Chery twin brands Omoda and Jaecoo, bringing to a close the dealership group’s exclusive relationship with the Blue Oval.
Steer Automotive Group has acquired the collision repair specialist Accident Repair Centre Group (ARC Group) which operates across the south west of England, strengthening its regional presence.
Family run business TMS Motor Group has secured its third Kia dealership with an acquisition completed just ahead of Christmas.
Honda and Nissan are planning to merge in a strategic move to counter growing competition from the Chinese car industry.
Top 10 AM100 group Arnold Clark has expanded, taking on new Renault and Dacia dealerships at Birkenhead and Liverpool.
Dealer group DM Keith, which became the UK's 50th largest motor retailer in this year's AM100 list, is opening another dealership for ambitious Chinese car brand BYD on January 2, 2025.
Park's Motor Group is set to start 2025 with expansion in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Motherwell through an acquisition of multiple dealerships.
Wingrove Motor Company, a family-operated dealership group with a 99-year history, has been acquired by AM100 giant Arnold Clark.
RCM Saga has acquired Motus Truck and Van, the Mercedes-Benz Truck and Van division of AM00's Motus Group (UK), for an undisclosed sum.
Former Inchcape director David Tyler has joined Marshall Motor Group (MMG) as its new estates and facilities management director.
Porsche Retail Group (PRG), the wholly-owned retail arm of Porsche Cars Great Britain (PCGB), is to acquire Porsche Centre East London and Porsche Centre South London from Lithia UK.
Dealerships must gain an understanding of a growing variety of chargers and the infrastructure that may be needed at their business. Andrew Ryan reports
Plans have been submitted by an AM100 dealer group to add a second franchise beside the Audi dealership in Ipswich.
AM100 motor retailer Bowker Motor Group has doubled its number of Porsche dealerships through an acquisition.
More than 5,000 professionals from 260 businesses across the sector have achieved Carbon Literacy certification via the Automotive Carbon Literacy Toolkit since its launch at COP26 in November 2021.
Family-owned dealership Alan Day Motor Group has acquired Kia retailer Hummingbird Motors.
Fast-growing fintech business Bumper is acquiring Telford-based AutoBI, a specialist in business intelligence solutions for dealerships and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).
Cumbrian AM100 car retailer Lloyd Motor Group has expanded its footprint in the North East with the acquisition of Stratstone Tyneside BMW & Mini.
US retail giant Group 1 Automotive remains on the acquisition trail following its £346 million deal to acquire Inchcape's dealerships in the UK.
Vertu Motors has announced it is expecting to pay £12.5 million for an AM100 car dealer group which almost doubles its partnership with Toyota.
Robin Brundle's Recyclus Group is the UK’s first industrial-scale recycler of lithium-ion batteries, dedicated to developing a stable supply chain for battery metals.
