FRF Volvo Swansea has become the Swedish premium car brand’s latest franchisee to invest in its Volvo Retail Experience (VRE) corporate identity – breaking ground on a new £1.75 million dealership redevelopment.
MG Motor UK has opened its 100th UK car dealership with the opening of Stoneacre Motor Group’s fourth franchised location with the brand at a new retail facility in Doncaster.
Sytner Group has submitted plans for a new £10 million Guy Salmon Land Rover showroom in Wakefield.
AutoProtect Group has appointed former Aviva managing director Matthew Briggs as its new chief executive after extending its portfolio of services with the acquisition of DealTrak.
MG Motor UK has expanded its representation in the West of Wales with the opening of OC Davies & Sons’ new franchised site in Cardigan.
Robins & Day has opened the doors at its new Peugeot dealership in Maidstone after making the move from its “landmark” grade II listed facility nearby.
The impact of Brexit will relegate Britain to second place in the Lamborghini’s ranking of its top performing supercar sales markets, according to EMEA region chief executive Andrea Baldi.
Motorline Group has officially opened the doors at its new Lexus franchised dealership in Maidstone – increasing its representation with the Japanese premium car brand.
Park’s Motor Group had helped to expand the Automobili Lamborghini UK dealership network with the opening of a new showroom in Leeds.
Endeavour Automotive is set to become the first UK franchisee of Geely’s high-performance Polestar electric vehicle (EV) brand when it opens the doors of a new Polestar Space in London.
Arbury Group expects to create 25 new jobs when it opens its new Seat UK franchise at Pendragon's former Strastone Land Rover dealership in Stourbridge.
Group 1 Automotive has opened the doors to its new flagship five-storey Beadles Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) dealership in North West London.
Donalds Group has opened the doors of a second MG Motor UK dealership in Stamford just a month after joining the franchise with the opening of a new showroom in Peterborough.
Cargiant owner Geoff Warren has spoken of plans to transform the business’s London headquarters into a specialist electric vehicle (EV) centre.
Franchised car retail groups are choosing to exit the UK fleet sector as their leasing divisions attract big offers from banks and car manufacturers amid a squeeze on profits from their core retail operations.
Hendy Group has claimed the Solent Business Awards’ Company of the Year accolade after judges recognised its profitability, innovation, employment growth and a “near-doubling” of its turnover in 2019.
Lookers has celebrated the history of the Audi brand with a display of Le Mans winning racing cars and classic vehicles at the official VIP opening of its new flagship dealership at Farnborough.
Vertu Motors’ Farnell Land Rover dealership in Bradford has begun a £2.4 million transformation as part of the Jaguar Land Rover’s (JLR) Arch Concept corporate identity programme.
Marshall Motor Holdings has opened a new Volkswagen Van Centre commercial vehicles dealership in Lincoln to complete a market territory which includes facilities in Grimsby and Scunthorpe.
Sturgess Motor Group has completed the sale of its Volvo Car UK franchise in Leicester to TMS Motor Group after revealing a pre-tax loss of £1.26 million in its 2018 annual financial results.
Marshall Motor Holdings and Snows Motor Group have added London EV Company (LEVC) retail franchises as the Geely-owned taxi manufacturer increases its UK presence.
Inchcape looks set to continue its recent round of business disposals after agreeing to sell its Inchcape Fleet Solutions (IFS) UK vehicle fleet management and funding division to Toyota for £100m.
Sytner Group will bring 140 jobs to a fast-growing industrial estate in Northampton with the creation of a “flagship” £12m Jaguar Land Rover dealership.
Sytner Group has reported a 7% increase in turnover and 14.2% rise in pre-tax profitability as it delivered a record set of annual financial results in the year to December 31, 2018.
Group 1 Automotive has become the first car retailer to adopt Audi’s latest corporate identity with the opening of its new 17-car showroom in Chelmsford.
