Vertu Motors will take over from Arnold Clark as Toyota GB’s franchised car retail group for the West of Scotland – creating four new car dealerships to serve the brand.
Drayton Motors has celebrated its 2021 car retail success with the return of its annual awards after securing the acquisition of Cropleys Suzuki and adding the Maxus franchise to its portfolio.
Chorley Group has tripled the scale of its MG Motor UK representation in its home town with the opening of a new standalone showroom for the brand.
A new Kia car dealership corporate identity (CI) is set to be applied to the entire UK retail network by the end of 2024 will break cover in Edinburgh and Bolton within weeks.
Trenton Nissan has fully reopened its Grimsby car showroom following a £200,000 investment to adopt the Japanese brand’s new corporate identity (CI).
Accident Repair Group Alton Cars Ltd has been acquired in a Management Buyout (MBO) which secures a succession plan for founder Tony Parish.
Read Motor Group expects to drive beyond a 2022 turnover target of over £100 million after it opened the doors to a new Suzuki GB and MG Motor UK dealership site in Grimsby.
Automobili Lamborghini has revealed its new showroom design aesthetic which is under roll out for its global retailer network.
Carrs Ferrari has opened the doors to a new, purpose-built supercar dealership in Exeter.
Vertu Motors’ Macklin Motors Scottish car retail division has brought together MG, Kia and Peugeot sales and servicing at a newly-developed £5m Edinburgh showroom.
Hendy Group has been given a green light to develop two new car dealerships on a site formerly occupied by civic buildings in Eastleigh.
The electric vehicles (EV) revolution and new agency retail models are said to be placing up to 70% of existing dealership profit at risk in the next decade.
RRG Group is looking forward to offering MG Motor UK’s range of “affordable EV and Plug-in Hybrid” vehicles after joining the brand’s franchised network with a showroom opening in Stockport.
Desira Group has moved its Suzuki Norwich dealership into a new showroom as it drives the creation of multi-brand car retail sites.
Lookers’ former Audi car dealership in Sunderland is set to become a ‘Mecca’ for gamers through a multi-million transformation into an esports centre of excellence.
Lloyd Motor Group is set for further expansion with the acquisition of Windermere-based Kia retail group Rayrigg Motors.
Sherwoods Motor Group has targeted further growth with Stellantis after it added a second Citroen franchise through the acquisition of Sunderland car retailer Town Centre Automobiles.
Ancaster Group has opened its seventh Nissan dealership in a new showroom facility created from Robins & Day’s former Vauxhall dealership at Heathrow.
Constellation Automotive’s private equity fund owner TDR Capital is set to dispose of its LeasePlan vehicle leasing business after securing a €4.9 billion (£4.1bn) sale.
SsangYong Motors UK has opened 16 new dealerships in the last year, including 14 ex-Mitsubishi sites, and plans further expansion in 2022.
TMS Motor Group is planning on making its “largest investment to date” with the £10 million development of a new Kia and Volvo franchised car dealership in Leicester.
Citygate Automotive has introduced Škoda car sales to Europe’s largest Volkswagen car dealership as part of a £2 million makeover of Volkswagen West London.
EMG Motor Group has added its first MG Motor UK car franchise with the opening of a new dealership at its former Mitsubishi business in Ipswich
Keyloop has continued its strategy “to build, to buy and to partner” its way to growth with the acquisition of Peter Vardy’s online car retail software provider SilverBullet.
Citygate Automotive has opened the doors to a new Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles van centre in St Albans.
