Vertu Motors has acquired its first Mercedes-Benz franchises, exactly six months after it bought Audi businesses and rapidly expanded its prestige division.
Hatfields Motor Group has completed the acquisition of Shrewsbury Landrover from Shukers.
Vertu Motors has acquired three Lookers Honda dealerships for approximately £2 million, including goodwill of £0.2m.
North East-based Jennings Motor Group has added its first motorcycle dealership with its acquisition of Leeds Harley-Davidson in West Yorkshire.
Top 10 AM100 car dealer group Lookers has sold one Lexus and two Toyota dealerships to Vantage Motor Group for £12.7 million.
Vertu Motors, the UK's sixth largest franchised dealer group, has bought online car parts retailer Aceparts.
Marshall Motor Holdings has acquired family-owned SG Smith Holdings for £24.4 million.
Swansway has expanded its Honda representation with the acquisition of Gordon's Honda in Bolton for an undisclosed sum.
North West-based Cox Motor Group has acquired Gordons Honda business in Wigan for an undisclosed sum, the group’s fifth with the franchise in 15 years.
Stoneacre has taken over Huntson Holdings, which trades as Autoworld Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Citroen, Fiat, Hyundai, Suzuki, Seat and Volvo in Chesterfield.
AM100 group Vertu Motors has extended its premium franchise portfolio with Audi with its acquisition of three dealership group SHG Holdings for £12.8 million.
Inchcape has bought the Armstrong Massey Land Rover dealership in York.
Top five AM100 group Lookers has acquired Benfield Motor Group and its 30 dealerships for £87.5 million in cash.
Williams Group has acquired Stratstone Jaguar Manchester from Pendragon.
Ancaster Nissan - part of the Ancaster Group – has bought the Dover Road, Slough dealership from WLMG (West London Motor Group).
Perrys Motor Sales has acquired GK Group Ltd for an undisclosed sum.
WhoCanFixMyCar.com has been bought by growth capital firm Active Private Equity.
IM Group, the UK-based automotive importer and distributor, has purchased Citroën Motors Ireland including the Airside retail operation in Dublin.
John Clark Motor Group has acquired the Frank Ogg Land Rover car dealership based in Elgin, Scotland and will rebrand it Pentland Land Rover Elgin.
Pentagon Group has acquired five dealerships owned by the Co-operative Motor Group on Tritton Road in Lincoln.