Cazana has acquired classic car classifieds site carandclassic.co.uk, providing it with 20 years of historic pricing data.
JCB Group has completed the rebranding of the former Hidson Group Kia, Citroen, Mitsubishi and SsangYong dealerships which it acquired in January.
Citroen managing director Karl Howkins has conceded that the manufacturer “lost the dressing room” in light of an “absolutely horrendous” result on the NFDA Dealer Attitude Survey.
Citroen van dealers are to adopt a new showroom corporate identity, with extensive use of red and white stripes, under its new 'La Manufacture Citroen' scheme.
Car valeting and preparation service provider Motorclean has been acquired in a management buyout deal supported by a £13m funding package from HSBC.
Lookers has said that it will continue to be “a major consolidator” after confirming that it is set to complete the acquisition of Jennings Motor Group for an undisclosed sum.
A former Renault and Nissan dealership in Cheltenham, operated by Hylton Group, has been sold for £1.9 million by Colliers.
Slaters of Abergele’s former Citroen and Nissan showroom has been put up for sale six months after the business went into administration.
Drive Motor Retail has increased its presence with Vauxhall in the North East with the addition of three new dealership through the acquisition of Darlington-based Sherwoods Group.
Lookers is days away from formally completing the acquisition of £216.6m turnover Jennings Group, AM understands.
Waylands Automotive has added a third Volvo Car UK dealership to its growing franchised operation with the acquisition of Volvo Cars Swindon.
Arnold Clark has sold its former FCA Group showroom in Perth to Network Rail and a 6.8-acre site in Kemnay to offshore lifting equipment specialist Safelift Offshore.
A Robins & Day Peugeot showroom described as a grade II listed “landmark” at the heart of Maidstone has been earmarked for redevelopment.
Lookers has sold its Lookers House headquarters in Altrincham in a sale and leaseback deal believed to be worth around £5 million.
Halliwell Jones has been refused permission to develop a new Wilmslow BMW dealership after planning officials deemed it “detrimental” to a nearby listed building and wildlife.
Eastern Holdings has acquired Volkswagen and Mazda retailer Barnetts Motor Group, adding Mazda and Volkswagen franchises in Dundee for an undisclosed sum.
Motorline Group has added Audi to its list of car manufacturer partners with the acquisition of the East Kent Audi franchise from Inchcape.
JCT600 has added Jaguar and Land Rover to its franchised portfolio of premium car brands with the acquisition of two dealerships in Doncaster from Pendragon.
Lookers has expanded its representation of the Ford brand with the acquisition of Essex-based franchised car retailer Pollendine Motors.
Car buyers are avoiding electric vehicles (EVs) due to the higher "upfront expense", according to new research from Auto Trader.
Johnsons Cars has acquired TH White Motor Group and adds the Jeep and Fiat Commercial franchise to its business for the first time as a result.
Vertu Motors has acquired Hughes Group and its subsidiary Hughes of Beaconsfield, which has Mercedes-Benz dealerships, for £21.8 million.
Investors Kames Capital has acquired the Peugeot/Kia dealership, on Pinchington Lane in Newbury, for £2.6 million with the help of Colliers.
Yorkshire-based Burrows Motor Company has added a fifth Toyota dealership to its network with the acquisition of L&S Copcutt in Worksop.
Corporate identity demands have been described as “the straw that broke the camel’s back” in prompting the closure of Hardie Motor Group’s Peugeot franchises in Larbert and Stirling.
