A High Court hearing has found that classic car dealer JD Classics did act as an agent for a collector who claims to have “suffered catastrophic losses” during the trading of 41 vehicles.
The news of Vauxhall’s decision to ‘rationalise’ its network of dealerships, ready for a new 2020 strategy, may have come as a shock to some – but predictions over whether this move heralds the first dim tolls of the death knell for the traditional bricks-and-mortar dealership model should be taken with a hefty pinch of salt.
Stephen James BMW has opened the UK’s first ‘BMW Store’ at Kent’s Bluewater shopping centre - with product geniuses and a robot replacing sales executives.
Part of a former cattle market in Norwich could be the site of a new Porsche car dealership if local authority planners give the green light to the scheme.
Newton Honda will highlight its place a as a key player in Croydon’s local economy when it hosts a debate led by the town’s Chamber of Commerce.
BMW is “in discussions” with its franchisees over the remuneration they will receive from the German premium car brand’s pay-as-you-go mobility partnership with Drover.
A focus on retail new car sales has been credited to returning Norfolk-based Ford retailer Pertwee & Back to profitability.
Glyn Hopkin claims that it has halved aftersales lead times with the creation of a new multi-brand aftersales facility to support its Nissan, Fiat, Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Jeep and Renault retail sites in Chelmsford.
BMW has teamed up with mobility provider Drover to offer vehicles on a pay-as-you-go basis from £131-per-week.
Car retailers posted a monthly loss of £18,000 in February as new car margins continued to deteriorate ahead of a disappointing month of registrations in March.
Alex F Noble & Son has funded a five-month scholarship to equip aspiring automotive engineer Jessica O’Leary with the skills to work on a new generation of electric vehicles.
HR Owen’s Rolls-Royce Motor Cars London site has been named Global Dealer of the Year at the Rolls-Royce World Dealer Conference, held at Goodwood.
Kia Motors UK president and chief executive Paul Philpott has officially opened Ringways’ new Kia Leeds dealership.
Dinnages Garages has achieved a listing among its home county’s top 50 companies in the Sussex Super Growth Awards 2018.
Buyacar has highlighted car dealers’ “dash to pre-register cars” by identifying the top 18-plate used car bargains for potential customers – just weeks after the March plate-change got underway.
Hylton Group will close its Renault and Dacia dealerships in Cheltenham and Worcester at the end of this month following the recent closure of its Nissan franchise.
Peter Vardy’s BMW Edinburgh dealership fought off fierce competition to win the car manufacturer’s Dealer of the Year award in what was described as “a lifelong ambition” fulfilled.
Pentagon is poised to close its Fiat and Peugeot joint franchise dealership in Keighley after efforts to sell the business “fell through”.
Trade Centre Wales will develop Europe’s largest used car showroom in Coventry as part of growth plans outside its home territory of Wales.
KPMG’s restructuring practice has been appointed as administrators to Nissan and Citroen dealership operators Slaters of Abergele Limited, Slaters of Ruthin Limited and Slaters North Wales Car Centre Limited.
