car dealer news
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Car Dealer News 12 MayJohnsons Cars reports four-fold profit growth in 2020 financial results
Johnsons Cars has revealed a 14.1% rise in turnover and a 410% rise in profit before tax in a COVID-impacted 2020 annual financial results statement.
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Car Dealer News 12 MayVertu Motors to grow scale and ‘big brand’ marketing profile in 2021
Vertu Motors chief executive Robert Forrester has said the AM100 PLC will continue to drive a “big brand” profile through high-profile marketing after adding 30 car retail outlets in 15 months.
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Car Dealer News 11 MayThames Jeep named Jeep Retailer of the Year 2021
Jeep UK has named Slough's Thames Jeep dealership as its Retailer of the Year 2021 as it rewarded its top performing retailers with its annual awards.
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Car Dealer News 11 MayArnold Clark launches ‘ground-breaking’ benefits package for apprentices
Arnold Clark will help its apprentices learn to drive and give candidates the ability to boost their wages through performance as part of a ‘ground-breaking’ new benefits package.
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Car Dealer News 10 MayVertu’s Farnell Jaguar Land Rover dealerships to recruit 27 apprentices
Vertu Motors is searching for 27 new apprentices to train for jobs at its Farnell Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) dealerships in Bradford, Leeds, Guiseley, Bolton, Nelson and Chesterfield.
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Latest News 7 May
Hartwell service advisor awarded £23,000 in sexual discrimination tribunal
A Hartwell Group service advisor who was excluded from “Pizza Friday” staff meals and later made redundant due to her childcare commitments has been awarded £23,079 in a sexual discrimination tribunal.
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Car Dealer News 6 MayCambria experiences car brands' ‘tension’ over showroom COVID measures
Cambria Automobiles chief executive Mark Lavery has said that the group has experienced “tension” from certain OEM partners over COVID safety measures which have seen customers turned away from its car showrooms.
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Car Dealer News 6 MayInchcape to establish 20-site used car retail and fast-fit aftersales network
Inchcape UK chief executive James Brearley has revealed the AM100 PLC’s plan to open up to 20 used car retail locations, each with an adjoining fast-fit aftersales offering, by the end of next year.
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Car Dealer News 6 MayKia dealers’ hat-trick with Institute of Customer Service (ICS) accreditation
Kia Motors UK retailers Ken Jervis, Gravells and Drayton Motors have scored a hat-trick of Institute of Customer Service (ICS) accreditation – each achieving a ‘ServiceMark with Distinction’.
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Car Dealer News 5 MayCambria Automobiles sets out roadmap for car retail's COVID-19 recovery
Cambria Automobiles has set out its roadmap to car retail recovery in a trading updated for a six-month period which saw the majority of its dealerships closed for more than 100 days due to COVID-19 restrictions.
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Car Dealer News 5 MayBristol Street Motors Nottingham Hyundai sponsors BTTC racer Tom Ingram
Vertu Motors has doubled-up its 2021 season support for British Touring Cars Championship (BTCC) racer Tom Ingram with sponsorship from its Bristol Street Motors Hyundai Nottingham dealership.
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Car Dealer News 4 MayWaylands Automotive financial results reveal 150% profit growth in COVID-hit 2020
Waylands Automotive ensured that the COVID-19 pandemic was no barrier to ongoing growth as it delivered a 4% increase in revenues and 150% rise in pre-tax profits from its network of Volvo dealerships.
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Acquisitions and deals 4 MayRainworth secures Hyundai and Isuzu acquisition thanks to AM cover story
Rainworth Motor Group doubled its franchised car retail footprint with a Hyundai and Isuzu dealership acquisition after its directors went from the AM cover to expansion talks in the space of three days.
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People News 4 MayCazoo names former Lib Dem MP Luciana Berger as latest board member addition
Former Liberal Democrat MP Luciana Berger will join the Cazoo board as non-executive director and Environment, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) Committee chair.
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Car Dealer News 4 MaySteven Eagell Group hits Toyota BRIT Awards for six
Steven Eagell hit the Toyota Brit Awards for six in 2020, capping an overall Retailer of the Year accolade with five other category wins.
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News 4 MaySW Car Supermarket achieves record sales week after reopening showrooms
SW Car Supermarket has become the latest car retailer to celebrate a record sales week after reopening its showroom doors following COVID-19 'Lockdown 3'.
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Car Dealer News 30 AprLEVC appoints Caffyns as its EV taxi and van franchisee for Sussex
Caffyns has joined the London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC) dealer network with the opening of a new franchised retail location in Eastbourne, Sussex.
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Car Dealer News 30 AprGroup 1 Automotive reports ‘solidly profitable’ Q1 for UK dealerships
Group 1 Automotive has reported a “solidly profitable” Q1 for its UK car dealerships, despite the impact of COVID-19 ‘Lockdown 3’ showroom closures.
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Car Dealer News 30 AprMarshall ranked among Best UK Workplaces for the 7th year running
Marshall Motor Holdings is celebrating a seventh successive ranking in Great Place to Work UK’s annual Best Workplaces rankings after receiving praise for its “courageous and transformational” leadership.
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Car Dealer News 29 AprPentagon adds Renault and Dacia dealerships in Rochdale after Vauxhall move
Pentagon Motor Group has added Renault and Dacia franchises to its Rochdale site, to sit alongside its Vauxhall Authorised Repairer franchise.
