The AM100 supplement
AM100
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Car Dealer News 16 AprMaserati split from Ferrari as Sytner opens new Graypaul dealership in Birmingham
Sytner Group has opened the doors to its first standalone Graypaul Maserati dealership, officially separating it from fellow Italian brand Ferrari in Birmingham.
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People News 13 AprLookers to drive EV-led growth strategy with new business development director
Lookers will aim to drive its electric vehicle (EV) sales strategy with the help of newly-appointed business development director Andrew Hall.
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Market Insight 9 Apr‘Cazoo effect’ and showroom reopenings cause car retail's PLCs to rally
Car retail’s impressive response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the impending reopening of car showrooms after ‘Lockdown 3’ and the “Cazoo effect” have triggered rallying share prices for the sector’s PLCs.
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People News 9 AprFormer Peugeot UK boss David Peel to join Pentagon as managing director
Former Peugeot UK managing director David Peel is set to replace David Lewis as the MD of AM100 car retail group Pentagon.
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Retailing 9 AprCar buyer uncertainty main barrier to post-lockdown recovery, AM survey finds
Consumer uncertainty is the main hurdle to the car retail sector’s revival after showroom doors reopen on April 12, according to industry leaders.
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Car Dealer News 8 AprLookers sells 44,000 cars in 'Lockdown 3' to finish Q1 ‘ahead of expectations’
Lookers sold over 44,000 new and used cars during a COVID-19 ‘Lockdown 3’ impacted Q1 to finish the period “ahead of expectations”.
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Car Dealer News 7 AprPeter Vardy Group becomes Scottish Rugby sponsor and launches leasing platform
Peter Vardy Group has become the principal sponsor for the Scotland national team in a four-year deal commencing in the summer of 2021.
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Car Dealer News 1 AprVertu Motors signs partnership deals with Yorkshire and Durham cricket clubs
Vertu Motors has signed two-year partnership deals with Yorkshire and Durham County cricket clubs.
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Car Dealer News 31 Mar
Robins & Day opens new Citroën Leicester car dealership
Robins & Day will open the doors to a new Citroen UK showroom in Leicester after the brand moved under the same roof as fellow Stellantis brands Peugeot and DS Automobiles.
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Car Dealer News 31 MarPendragon concludes £106m US car dealership sales with JLR Santa Monica disposal
Pendragon has completed the process of selling off its US-based Hornburg car retail division with the sales of its Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) dealership in Santa Monica, California.
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People News 29 Mar
Snows appoints Autocar award winner Diana Mackinnon as head of BMW/MINI division
Snows Motor Group has appointed Autocar Great British Women in the Car Industry awards winner Diana Mackinnon as head of business for its BMW/Mini division.
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Market Insight 25 MarSnows achieves £37m online car sales in last 18 months
Snows has revealed it has sold £37m worth of cars online in the last 18 months using its GForces NetDirector Auto-e platform.
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Car Dealer News 24 MarPendragon delivers underlying PBT of £8.2m in COVID-hit year of two halves
Pendragon has reported an underlying profit before tax of £8.2 million in 2020 annual financial results which painted a picture of a COVID-19 impacted year of two halves for the car retail sector.
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Car Dealer News 23 MarNew Land Rover Defender 4x4 destroyed in Dick Lovett dealership fire
Fire broke out at Dick Lovett’s Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) dealership at Melksham after staff spotted smoke coming from a brand new Defender 4x4 shortly after plugging it in to charge its battery.
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People News 23 MarLookers PLC appoints Chris Whitaker as chief people officer
Lookers PLC has announced the completion of a recent series of senior leadership changes with the appointment of Chris Walker as its new chief people officer.
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Car Dealer News 22 MarHR Owen unveils new £30m Bentley, Lamborghini and Maserati supercar site
HR Owen has revealed artist’s impression images of its planned 5.4-acre Bentley, Lamborghini and Maserati supercar dealership megacentre at Hatfield, Hetfordshire.
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Car Dealer News 22 MarCambria Automobiles CEO leads MBO bid for AM100 car retail PLC
Cambria Automobiles chief executive Mark Lavery, finance director James Mullins and managing director Tim Duckers are exploring the possibility of a management buy-out of the AM100 PLC.
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Car Dealer News 18 Mar
Lookers PLC to defy analysts with ‘small profit’ in 2020 financial results
Lookers has said that it expects to deliver a “small profit” and reduced debt in its 2020 annual financial results – defying analysts’ loss predictions.
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Acquisitions and deals 15 MarVertu becomes Europe's biggest Honda dealer with Hepworth Huddersfield acquisition
Vertu Motors has “cemented” its position as the biggest Honda retailer in Europe with the acquisition of Hepworth Honda in Huddersfield.
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Car Dealer News 12 MarVertu Motors acquires naming rights to Eagles Community Arena in Newcastle
Vertu Motors has acquired the naming rights to the Eagles Community Arena in Newcastle in a five-year deal.
