TMS Motor Group has shrugged off the set-backs of Leicester’s COVID-19 lockdown to acquire Sandicliffe Motor Group’s Kia dealership in the city.
Vertu Motors declared an intention to add new manufacturer partners as it grows through acquisition in a 2019 results statement following its first two days of showroom trading since the COVID-19 lockdown.
Brayleys has completed the COVID-19 lockdown acquisition of Glyn Hopkin's Romford Honda dealership for an undisclosed sum.
Richmond Motor Group has completed the acquisition of Newmans Southampton and revealed plans to grow its business with the opening of four more dealerships in the next 18 months.
Premier Car Supermarket looks poised to expand into Kettering after completing the acquisition of a 3.55-acre site giving its “access to thousands, if not millions of potential customers”.
Ford retailer Hills Automotive has expanded its used car and commercial vehicle operations into a new location with the acquisition of the Savilles Garage car dealership at Mustow Green, Kidderminster.
Steven Eagell Group has confirmed the acquisition of four Toyota and two Lexus car dealerships in the West Midlands from the Vantage Motor Group.
Eden Motor Group has completed the acquisition and re-branding of Torbay Hyundai, taking its representation with the Korean carmaker to four sites.
Cox Automotive UK has completed the acquisition of vehicle services provider and Bruntingthorpe operator C Walton Ltd, expanding its whole-life vehicle services offering with its biggest UK acquisition to date.
Steven Eagell Group is in-line to acquire four Toyota and two Lexus franchises in and around Birmingham from Vantage Motor Group, AM understands.
Vertu Motors completed the £4 million acquisition of the Kia Bradford and Honda Bradford business from the Vantage Motor Group.
Silbury Skoda in Cramlington, Northumberland, has been taken over by Pulman Group, an existing Volkswagen Group franchisee with Skoda dealerships already in nearby Durham and Sunderland.
heycar has completed the acquisition of long-established consumer automotive website HonestJohn.co.uk just weeks after it slipped into administration due to “significant cash flow difficulties”.
Pendragon has completed the £16.5 million sales of its Chevrolet dealership in Puente Hills, California, to JBR Automotive six months after agreeing the sale to another car retail group.
Cambria Automobiles and Vertu Motors have both completed the acquisition of Leven Car Company dealership sites less than a fortnight after the Edinburgh-based retail group entered administration.
Citygate Automotive has confirmed its acquisition of Inchcape Retail’s Volkswagen dealerships in West London and Twickenham – six weeks after AM reported on the impending deal.
Vertu Motors has added to the recent flurry of acquisitions and disposals within the Volkswagen retail network with the £8.8 million acquisition of four dealerships from Sytner Group.
Opteven’s acquisition of WMS Group has been formally completed after gaining approval from The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Marshall Motor Holdings has completed the £22.3 million acquisition of eight Volkswagen Group franchised car dealerships from Jardine Motors.
Vantage Motor Group has been sold by founder Mark Robinson in a management buyout involving the AM100 operation’s chairman, finance director and operations director.
