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Car Dealer News 6 AugFirefighters tackle fire at Sytner’s landmark Guy Salmon JLR Stockport dealership
Sytner Group’s landmark Guy Salmon Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) Stockport dealership has been devastated by blaze which triggered explosions and emitted billowing smoke overnight.
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Car Dealer News 5 AugLSH Auto Mercedes-Benz Stockport continues to recruit despite digital drive
LSH Auto’s sprawling Mercedes-Benz dealership site in Stockport has begun a recruitment drive to find 15 new members of staff despite embarking on a digitalisation drive during COVID-19 lockdown.
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Car Dealer News 5 AugWest Way Nissan saves 10,000 hours of 'productive time' with digital aftersales
West Way Nissan believes that its shift to a digital aftersales process during the COVID-19 lockdown period could save it 10,000 hours a year of "productive time".
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Acquisitions and deals 4 AugStoneacre Motor Group acquires Hodgson Newcastle Ltd car dealership group
Stoneacre Motor Group has continued to drive past its former £1 billion turnover growth target with the acquisition of the Hodgson Newcastle Ltd car dealership group.
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Car Dealer News 3 AugPendragon opens Porsche Stockport as Porsche Retail moves to new Mayfair showroom
Pendragon has opened the doors of its new Porsche Centre in Stockport as Porsche Retail prepares to move into its new Mayfair showroom in central London.
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Car Dealer News 3 AugHepworth Group closes Halifax Mitsubishi dealership in bid to reduce overheads
Hepworth Motor Group has closed its Halifax Mitsubishi Motors in the UK franchised car dealership due to the impact of Brexit and COVID-19 pandemic – with the loss of 10 jobs.
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Car Dealer News 31 JulEV obsession may catch UK automotive ‘sleeping at the wheel’, says Cambria boss
Cambria Automobiles chief executive Mark Lavery has urged his car retail colleagues to lobby Government over an all-out push to Electric Vehicles (EV) which risks catching UK automotive “sleeping at the wheel”.
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Car Dealer News 30 Jul‘False economy’ masks extent of impending car retail job cuts, says Pendragon boss
A ‘false economy’ which has seen the UK’s car retail sector deliver on pent-up demand from the COVID-19 lockdown is masking the true extent of impending redundancies in the sector, Pendragon boss Bill Berman has told AM.
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News 29 JulCazoo’s Imperial Cars acquisition followed by consultation over redundancies
Imperial Cars has begun to consult its staff over widespread redundancies just two weeks after its acquisition by online car retailer Cazoo.
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Car Dealer News 29 JulPark’s Motor Group to open Lotus Cars Hamilton sports car showroom
Park’s Motor Group is poised to open a new Lotus Cars sports car dealership in Hamilton in preparation for the brand's “exponential growth”.
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Car Dealer News 28 JulMitsubishi’s UK market exit a ‘genuine shock’ say dealers
Mitsubishi Motors in the UK retailers have spoken of their “shock” at Mitsubishi Motor Corporation’s “unexpected” decision to exit the UK and wider European markets.
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Car Dealer News 28 JulDick Lovett Swindon adopts new Ferrari corporate identity
Dick Lovett Swindon has adopted the most recent Ferrari corporate identity, following major refurbishment works.
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Manufacturer 27 JulMitsubishi UK car dealers informed of brand's 'unexpected' market withdrawal
Mitsubishi Motors in the UK has written to its UK franchised retail partners to inform them of the Japanese car manufacturer's plan to exit the UK and European new car markets.
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Car Dealer News 24 JulJCB Group hands out 1,000 'COVID-19 sanitiser packs' to customers
JCB Group is handing out 1,000 branded sanitiser packs in an attempt to reassure its sales and service customers entering its dealerships in the wake of the COVID-19 lockdown.
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Car Dealer News 24 JulSsangYong Motors UK adds Bury franchise to car dealership network
Used car specialist Parkhills Car Centre has become the latest addition to the Ssangyong Motors UK’s franchised car retail network – adding a dealership in Bury.
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Car Dealer News 23 JulVolkswagen Rent-A-Car service rolled-out at Pulman VW Durham
Durham’s Pulman car retail group has become the latest VW retailer to roll-out Volkswagen Financial Services’ new Rent-A-Car daily rental offering to customers.
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Latest News 23 Jul
Police officer commits ‘gross misconduct’ by running car dealership
A police officer committed gross misconduct by running a car dealership with a man with known associates in organised crime.
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Market Insight 22 JulUnwanted car dealer sites targeted by £100m land acquisition fund
Disused or unwanted automotive sites are being targeted for the development of 60 or more retirement communities across the UK in an ambitious £100 million land acquisition drive.
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Car Dealer News 22 JulLipscomb Cars prepares for multi-brand FCA dealership opening
Lipscomb Cars is poised to follow up its recent opening of a £5 million Volvo Car UK showroom near Canterbury with a move into an adjacent multi-brand FCA Group dealership facility.
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Car Dealer News 22 JulCar buyers remain in the market after 3 months of lockdown research
CarGurus has released its latest COVID-19 Sentiment Study, revealing the continued impact of the pandemic on the concerns, habits and hopes of UK car buyers.
