car dealer news
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Latest News 17 SepDealership worker sped through village at 84mph in employer’s car
A car dealership employee has been banned from driving after being caught speeding through a Yorkshire village at 86mph in a new Ford Puma owned by his employer.
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Car Dealer News 17 SepHendy Group launches car rental service after successful Karzoom pilot
Hendy Group is embracing the concept of flexible mobility solutions with the launch of its new Hendy Go short- and long-term car rental service.
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Car Dealer News 17 SepLookers completes £750,000 Nissan Carlisle dealership upgrade
Lookers has adopted Nissan GB’s new car dealership corporate identity at its Carlisle retail site after completing a £750,000 upgrade of the facility.
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Car Dealer News 17 SepRetailers urged to enhance car buyers' unaccompanied test drive experience
PIB Group is urging retailers to enhance the customer experience with unaccompanied test drives, whilst mitigating financial risk.
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Latest News 16 SepAM Awards winners, Nissan GB, LCV insight and more – the new AM Magazine
The packed October edition of AM Magazine has now landed, serving up news and pictures from the AM Awards 2021, an exclusive interview with Nissan GB’s MD, Top Tips for car retail profitability and lots more.
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Car Dealer News 16 SepCinch rebuffs ‘far-fetched’ Motorpoint acquisition rumours
Constellation Automotive’s cinch online car retail platform has strongly denied “far-fetched” rumours that it is lining up an approach to acquire used car supermarket giant Motorpoint.
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Car Dealer News 16 SepInchcape UK forgoes COVID support in 2021 after repaying £7.4m
Inchcape UK has revealed that it claimed no Government COVID-19 support in 2021 after taking the decision to repay £7.4 million in Government furlough and rates relief support for H2 2020.
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Digital Marketing 14 SepDealers urged to review digital marketing's geographic reach
JudgeService is urging dealers to increase their digital marketing reach to attract the increasing number of car buyers prepared to travel further to visit showrooms.
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Car Dealer News 14 SepBreeze Motor Group to open its first Suzuki car dealership
Breeze Motor Group has revealed plans to join the Suzuki GB franchised car retail network with the opening of a new dealership in Poole.
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Car Dealer News 13 SepLindop Brothers' fears averted by Toyota dealership extension green light
Lindop Brothers have thanked councillors for granting permission for its Toyota dealership extension after planning officials twice recommended the scheme’s refusal.
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Car Dealer News 13 SepCambria £82.5m takeover bid exceeds 75% required acceptance
Cambria Automobiles’ £82.5 million takeover by the car retail group’s chief executive Mark Lavery has now exceeded the required 75% acceptance rate needed to succeed.
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Market Insight 13 SepLexus cements its place as UK car retailers’ favourite franchise
Lexus UK has cemented its position as UK car retailer’s favourite franchise in the National Franchised Dealers Association’s (NFDA) latest dealer attitude survey.
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Car Dealer News 9 SepLookers CEO: ‘furlough repayment has made us very happy'
Lookers chief executive Mark Raban has said that the AM100 PLC’s ability to repay its furlough support grants to the Government has made him “very happy”.
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Car Dealer News 9 SepLookers vows to repay Government furlough funding after record H1
Lookers has vowed to repay £4.1 million in Government furlough support after reporting record H1 financial results and completing the appointment of a new chairman and chief financial officer.
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Car Dealer News 7 Sep
Lindop Brothers planning refusal could jeopardise Toyota franchise
Toyota car retailer Lindop Brothers has expressed concerns that planning officials rejection of its dealership expansion plans could jeopardise its franchise agreement with the Japanese brand.
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Car Dealer News 6 SepPJ Nicholls joins SsangYong dealership network in Pershore
SsangYong Motors UK has welcomed PJ Nicholls as the latest addition to its growing franchised car dealer network.
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Car Dealer News 6 SepCambria takeover deadline extended as shareholders stall deal
The deadline for the takeover of Cambria Automobiles by chief executive Mark Lavery has been extended by a week after shareholders held-back from accepting the terms of his £82.5 million offer.
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Car Dealer News 2 Sep
Fire at Suzuki, Fiat, Hyundai, MG dealership
A fire at Threeways Garage in Abergele at the weekend was caused by an electrical fault which ignited a cupboard, according to North Wales Fire & Rescue Service.
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Digital Marketing 2 SepWessex Garages launches £100k multimedia campaign to promote EVs
Wessex Garages has launched a multimedia campaign worth £100k to raise awareness of its new and used electric vehicle (EV) range.
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Car Dealer News 1 SepArnold Clark sponsors ITV's hit TV show This Morning
Arnold Clark, the UK's largest family-owned motor retailer, has begun sponsorship of ITV's BAFTA and NTA-winning TV show This Morning.
