Marshall Motor Group has acquired the Hammonds Land Rover business in Halesworth, between Ipswich and Norwich. It is Marshall's second acquisition this week, having bought a Volvo business in Bishops Stortford from Regent Automotive Group.
Lings in Lowestoft has taken on the Mitsubishi franchise at its Lings Wharf site.
Trust Ford Business Solutions, a part of the rebranded Ford Retail, is offering start-up businesses and SMEs carrying out their own rebrand, a free-of-charge refresh of their vehicle livery.
Family-owned Subaru and Isuzu dealer Alex F Noble and Son has teamed up with Edinburgh College to host a young Danish mechanic on an apprentice exchange scheme.
Aftersales specialists still have a long way to go in convincing drivers of the necessity of regular servicing, in particular with regard to the benefits outweighing the cost.
Vertu Volkswagen Boston has helped one of its colleagues celebrate 45 years of service at the dealership.
The average UK car dealer continued its strong performance in April producing a profit of just over £9,000, according to the latest profitability figures from ASE.
Benfield Motor Group has opened a new £7 million Audi dealership on Scotswood Road, Newcastle.
Multi-franchise dealer Crawley Down Group has launched a new website at www.cdg-cars.com.
Milton Keynes-based Toyota dealer Steven Eagell has expanded.
MG says it is on track to increase its dealer network to 80 sites before the end of this year.
Mitsubishi dealers in Swindon and Dursley were the big winners at CCR Mitsubishi’s annual dealer conference.
Lancaster Toyota Colchester, part of Jardine Motor Group, has moved to a brand new eco-friendly site after outgrowing their previous location.
Family-owned Swansway Group has posted a pre-tax profit result of £5.1 million, up 57% for 2013.
JCT600, the family owned Yorkshire car retailer, has posted a 36% increase in turnover to £909 million and a 30% increase in operating profits to £20.3m in the year to December 31, 2013.
In its drive to create the ‘best place to work’, Scottish dealership group Peter Vardy is confident the company will also emerge as the ‘best place to buy’.
Top 20 AM100 group Cambria Automobiles has increased underlying profit before tax by 45% to £2.02 million for its interim results for the six months ended February 28, 2014.
The average UK car dealer made over £96,000 in the important plate-change month of March.
The first graduate trainee at dealer group Vertu Motors has progressed into a senior role at Bristol Street Motors Lichfield.
A father-of-two from Surrey has scooped a £1,000 of Marks and Spencer vouchers in a competition run by their local Mitsubishi dealership in Putney.
