Bristol Steet Motors

How Robert Forrester's instinct made a jobless man into a manager

James Collingwood was offered a job at Bristol Street Motors by chief executive Robert Forrester following a TV appearance 10 years ago.

Car dealer news 28 Apr

Click2Drive Bristol Street Motors Racing car

Bristol Street Motors sponsor W Series and BTCC motorsport teams

Bristol Street Motors has launched its own W Series race team and has increased its support for the W Series' Excelr8 Motorsport team.

Car dealer news 2 Mar

The team at Bristol Street Motors Peterlee Hyundai celebrate their achievement

Bristol Street Motors, Marshall and Richmond Motor Group win Hyundai dealer awards

Bristol Street Motors Peterlee has been named Hyundai's Best Overall Dealer and Marshall Hyundai and Richmond Hyundai have jointly won the Overall Dealer Group award.

Car dealer news 16 Feb

Matt Bennett of Bristol Street Motors Kings Norton Ford with leukaemia sufferer Violet Westwood

Vertu Motors in fund-raising 'Premier League' with £70,000 charity donations

A Vertu Motors employee joined the Premier League of fund-raisers by securing five-figure charity donations from England footballers as the PLC celebrated raising almost £42,000 for a range of good causes through a car raffle.

Car dealer news 15 Feb

Bristol Street Motors to sponsor Formula E coverage

Channel 4’s coverage of the Formula E World Championship is the latest in a string of sports sponsorships announced by Vertu Motors.

sponsorship 24 Jan

Derby midfielder Max Bird displays Derby's latest sponsor Bristol Street Motors

Bristol Street Motors strikes-up Derby County FC sponsorship

Bristol Street Motors has become an official partner of “The Rams” Derby County Football Club, as it expands its sponsorship of sport across the country.

Bristol Steet Motors 12 Jan

Glasgow Rocks team at Glasgow Central Nissan

Macklin Motors and Bristol Street Motors strike sports sponsorship deals

Macklin Motors and Bristol Street Motors have struck high-profile sponsorpship deals with the Glasgow Rocks basketball team and a virtual W Series car racing team.

Car dealer news 11 Jan

Robert Forrester, Vertu Motors chief executive

Vertu Motors to expand MotorNation used car operation in Stockton

Vertu Motors has acquired a site for a new Bristol Street Motors MotorNation used car dealership business in Stockton, Teeside.

Car dealer news 22 Dec

Nissan Halifax general manager Jamie Priestley

Nissan Halifax’s Jamie Priestley wins Vertu Motors’ GM of the year award

Nissan Halifax’s Jamie Priestley has been awarded Vertu Motors’ general manager of the year award for 2021.

people news 15 Dec

Andrew Laudrum, aftersales general manager of Bristol Street Motors Harlow Peugeot

Vertu Motors invests £600,000 in new Stellantis multi-brand service centre

Vertu Motors has completed a £600,000 investment a new Bristol Street Motors aftersales service centre specialising in Stellantis brands Vauxhall, Citroen, and Peugeot.

Car dealer news 10 Dec

Bristol Street Motors becomes founding partner of Manchester's new Co-Op Live arena

Bristol Street Motors has joined Co-Op Live as a founding partner of the new 23,500-capacity arena opening in Manchester in 2023.

Car dealer news 7 Dec

Bristol Street Motors Nissan Northampton team members (from left) Kirsten Lowther, Jordan Harris, Matt Sidey and Tim Garrett

Vertu Motors completes Nissan Northampton dealership upgrade

Vertu Motors has completed a £200,000 upgrade of its Bristol Street Motors Nissan Northampton dealership.

Car dealer news 24 Nov

Bristol Street Motors Newcastle Vauxhall Hyundai service centre

Bristol Street Motors Newcastle Vauxhall opens Hyundai service centre

Bristol Street Motors has opened a specialist Hyundai service centre at its Newcastle Vauxhall dealership.

Bristol Steet Motors 17 Nov

Vertu Motors expands with MG at Bristol Street Motors Beaconsfield

MG Motor UK and Vertu Motors have extended their partnership with a second Bristol Street Motors dealership opening in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire.

Car dealer news 4 Nov

Chris Armstrong, general manager of Bristol Street Motors Ford Bolton

Bristol Street Motors appoints Chris Armstrong as general manager of Ford Bolton

Chris Armstrong has been appointed as general manager of Bristol Street Motors Ford Bolton, after joining the company on its Finance Graduate Scheme in 2014.

appointments 26 Oct

Tom Wash, general manager at Bristol Street Motors York Renault Dacia

Bristol Street Motors opens new Renault and Dacia dealership in York

Vertu Motors has created 15 new jobs with the opening of a new Bristol Street Motors Renault and Dacia dealership in York’s former Jaguar showroom.

Car dealer news 21 Oct

Vertu CEO Robert Forrester: ‘I’m buying used cars everywhere I go’

Vertu Motors chief executive Robert Forrester has told AM that he is “buying used cars everywhere I go” as part of the AM100 PLC’s efforts to keep its forecourts stocked.

14 Oct

Vertu Motors delivers record £51.8m profit in H1 2021

Vertu Motors has highlighted further growth potential through an “increasingly visible acquisition pipeline” after delivering a record £51.8 million adjusted pre-tax profit in H1 2021.

Car dealer news 13 Oct