Ford will close almost half of its 400 UK franchised car retail sites as part of a ‘Ford 2025 dealer plan’ revealed to its investor partners at a conference today (February 26).
Ford will strap potential Mustang Mach-E customers into a rollercoaster-style ride to experience the accelerative force of its debut electric vehicle (EV) as part of a roadshow set to promote the new model across the UK.
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Ford is said to be in talks with its franchised partners as part of a bid to accelerate the “natural erosion” of its UK dealer network.
Kia Motors UK has claimed the Franchise Partner of the Year accolade for the third time in the past four years. Suzuki GB broke up the run in 2017.
Ford of Britain and the PSA Group have conceded that the time has come to influence car buying customers drivetrain choices in a bid to steer them into a new crop of low-emission electrified cars.
Vertu Motors’ Bristol Street Motors Ford Birmingham dealership employee Andy O’Grady has been named as Ford Technician of the Year 2019.
Pendragon has officially opened a new £3 million Evans Halshaw FordStore car dealership in Chester.
TrustFord has hosted an official opening event for its new Colchester Quick Lane fast-fit aftersales centre.
Ford Motor Company has been placed on CDP’s climate A-list as a result of its actions to cut emissions and develop low-carbon technology.
The John Grose Group will attempt to redistribute staff from its Ford dealership in Framlingham after taking the decision to close the franchised site.
TrustFord has become the biggest occupier of Warwickshire’s Meon Vale Business Park after acquiring a further 5.5 acres to expand its Fleet and National Logistics Centre.
Trustford has expanded its representation of Ford’s Quick Lane Tyre & Autocentre fast-fit network with the opening of a new location in Colchester today (November 20).
TrustFord chairman and chief executive Stuart Foulds vowed to continue investing in the group’s facilities when he welcomed 600 employees to its annual conference.
Mazda’s new CX-30, Mercedes-Benz GLB Class and Ford Explorer were all awarded five-star overall safety ratings as the new Vauxhall Corsa fell short in the latest round of Euro NCAP crash tests.
Ford has completed consolidating its UK sales and marketing operations onto its Dunton Technical Centre property in Laindon, Essex, and renamed the site Dunton Campus, Ford Britain.
TrustFord succeeded in raising over £160,000 for automotive sector benevolent charity Ben by travelling a combined distance of more than 20,000 miles in just 25 hours during the Breakout for Ben 2019 challenge.
Over 150 TrustFord staff and supply partners have hit the roads of Europe once again in a bid to travel as far as they can by car in 25 hours as part of the Breakout For Ben charity fund-raising challenge.
Ford has appointed former dealer zone and marketing manager Neil Wilson as its new director of Ford Fleet for Britain and Ireland.
