dealer news
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People News 26 May
Cameron Wade gets the MD's seat at Peter Vardy
Cameron Wade has been appointed as managing director of the motor division at Peter Vardy, the Scotland-based AM100 dealer group.
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Car Dealer News 24 May
Ancaster Group buys Fiat-Nissan site from West London Motor Group
Ancaster Group has acquired a dual franchise site in Shepperton from West London Motor Group (WLMG).
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Car Dealer News 18 May
Right Car opens Hull Renault and Dacia showroom
Right Car has joined the Groupe Renault UK dealer network with a new Hull dealership which will pave the way to the business’ expansion outside its East Yorkshire homeland.
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Car Dealer News 25 Jan
Vertu Motors acquires three Lookers Honda dealerships
Vertu Motors has acquired three Lookers Honda dealerships for approximately £2 million, including goodwill of £0.2m.
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Car Dealer News 14 Dec
J T Hughes dealership to make way for Lidl supermarket
J T Hughes is preparing to close one of its four branches in Shropshire as the dealership makes way for a Lidl supermarket.
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Car Dealer News 26 Nov
NT Shaw joins MG dealer network
NT Shaw of Louth, Lincolnshire has joined the MG dealer network taking the brand’s total number of sites to 63 in the UK.
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Car Dealer News 17 Nov
Marshall acquires SG Smith for £24.4 million
Marshall Motor Holdings has acquired family-owned SG Smith Holdings for £24.4 million.
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Car Dealer News 12 Nov
Picador opens first Renault and Dacia dealership
Picador has opened its first Renault and Dacia new car franchise dealership in Southampton.
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Car Dealer News 9 Nov
Dealer profits down £1,000 in September and pre-reg trend continues
The average UK motor retailer made an average of £73,200 during the plate change month of September, according to the latest ASE figures.
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Car Dealer News 4 Nov
John Clark Motor Group adds three manufacturers to portfolio
John Clark Motor Group has added the Renault, Dacia Peugeot franchises to its portfolio for the first time.
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Car Dealer News 29 Oct
Motorline Group opens new Skoda Canterbury showroom
Motorline Group is ready to open its new £3.7 million Skoda dealership in Cantebury on Broad Oak Road.
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Car Dealer News 22 Oct
Inchcape on track during Q3
Inchcape has revealed in its latest trading update for Q3 that its UK business showed “robust revenue growth” as the group benefited a strong UK new car market.
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Car Dealer News 22 Oct
Cox Motor Group acquires Gordons Honda Wigan
North West-based Cox Motor Group has acquired Gordons Honda business in Wigan for an undisclosed sum, the group’s fifth with the franchise in 15 years.
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Car Dealer News 20 Oct
HR Owen shows off new Bentley corporate identity at Berkshire showroom
HR Owen’s Bentley Berkshire showroom is the first to show off the luxury brand’s new corporate identity standards.
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Car Dealer News 8 Oct
Vertu Motors opens sixth Renault dealership
Vertu Motors has opened its sixth Renault and Dacia dealership with a new Bristol Street Motors location in Mansfield.
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Car Dealer News 8 Oct
Arnold Clark reports record year as profits increase by 26%
Arnold Clark reports a 12.3% increase in turnover to £3.27 billion and a 26% increase in pre-tax profits to £107 million for 2014.
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Car Dealer News 17 Sep
Motorline expands with Nissan in Reading
Family-owned Motorline Group has added its fifth Nissan franchise after opening a temporary dealership in Reading.
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Car Dealer News 31 Jul
Pentagon buys Co-op Group in Lincoln
Pentagon Group has acquired five dealerships owned by the Co-operative Motor Group on Tritton Road in Lincoln.
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Market Insight 31 Jul
Owners say Peugeot dealers just keep getting better
Peugeot owners have praised the brand and its dealer network in the latest Auto Express Driver Power survey.
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Car Dealer News 30 Jul
Swansway to increase apprentice intake 50% by 2017
Motor retail group Swansway believes in encouraging and growing young talent and plans to increase its apprentice intake 50%, by 2017.