"When you have a period where you've not grown in any material sense and you can just concentrate on the business you've got, we've probably got a much better business footprint today than we've ever had - stronger, more robust, better people, more depth, than we've had in 20 years."
Vertu Motors has issued a trading statement as the car dealer closes its financial year today which highlighted its passing of the £1bn revenue mark for the first time.
Fisker, the manufacturer of niche hybrid electric luxury cars, has appointed a new chief executive.
Rivervale Cars has added the MG franchise to its long established business.
William Holden, chairman, Sewells Training and Consultancy, on the benefits of training.
Arnold Clark has opened its new £1 million showroom for Skoda and Volvo in Inverness.
GMAC UK has teamed up with SsangYong UK following the start of a similar arrangement with MG Motor.
Carlyle Finance has undertaken a rebrand to avoid a potential costly legal trademark battle.
Volvo has revealed the first official images of its new V40 which will go into production in Belgium in May this year.
GM and PSA Peugeot Citroen are expected to confirm that the US manufacturer will take a 7% stake in the French manufacturer.
Bentley Motors has appointed Stefan Büscher as marketing and product director.
Porsche Centre Solihull has opened this month as one of the largest Porsche dealerships in the UK.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders is expecting dealers to register over 350,000 new cars in March.
Average values fell by £411 in January, equivalent to a 6.3% drop compared to December’s record value, according to BCA’s latest Pulse report.
Retail interest increased in January with sales up to 11.6 in January from 6.1 in December, Manheim’s Dealer Dashboard shows.
The fleet team at Stratstone Mercedes-Benz of Leeds has been named the top achiever in the 2011 Mercedes-Benz GB annual awards.
Chris Craft has been announced as the new managing director of Porsche Cars GB.
East Anglia dealer group Thurlow Nunn has acquired two Vauxhall dealerships in Norwich.
Cambria Automobiles and Ancaster are among the first dealer groups to use a new lead generation service from Marketing Delivery.
Northumberland franchised dealer Blackshaws has invested in more than 100 solar panels for its dealership.
Nissan has begun a heavyweight mobile marketing campaign for its NV400 panel van - using adverts on the side of lorry trailers.
Seat UK has appointed Ashley Andrew as its new head of operations.
Citroen has revealed the first images of a DS4 Racing concept which will be shown at the Geneva Motor Show on March 6.
HR Owen has completed its £1.4 million refurbishment at its Ferrari showroom on Old Brompton Road, South Kensington.
Warranty company WMS Group has teamed up with Unipart Car Care Centres to allow repairs to be carried out at any of its garages.
Motor Codes has opened its third annual Garage of the Year competition.
Infiniti is to launch its first electric car to offer low emissions motoring alongside its high performance products.
Saab's administrators have received multiple bids from 14 parties to acquire the remaining assets of the Swedish brand.
Professor Merrick Wentworth Taylor OBE, motor sport designer, engineer and academic has died at the age of 74 following a road accident.
Subaru has revealed UK specification details for its new BRZ coupe model which will go on sale in the UK in July.
