Group 1 Automotive
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Car Dealer News 29 SepNew Seat retail store gets green light at Westfield London
Seat has officially opened its second retail store at the Westfield shopping centre in Stratford, with model and racing driver Jodie Kidd on hand to do the honours.
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Car Dealer News 22 AugSeat UK opens second shopping centre store
Seat UK is preparing for the official opening of a second shopping centre store at Westfield, London.
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Car Dealer News 9 AugBeadles Group reports 12% decline in pre-tax profit
Beadles Group has reported a 12% decline in pre-tax profits to £2.6 million in its first set of annual results since its acquisition by Group 1 Automotive.
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Acquisitions and deals 4 JulGroup 1 Automotive expands JLR and gains VW through major acquisition
Group 1 Automotive, ranked 10th in our latest AM100 listing of the UK’s largest dealer groups, is set to climb further up the table with a major acquisition.
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Car Dealer News 27 JanSpire Automotive opens new Volkswagen Van Centre
Group 1 Automotive has welcomed the opening of a redeveloped Volkswagen Vans Centre to the portfolio of its recently-acquired Spire Automotive operation.
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Car Dealer News 20 OctGroup 1 Automotive takes over CMH Gowrings Ford site
Group 1 Automotive has taken the lease on the Ford dealership in Basingstoke formally operated by City Motor Holdings which has gone into administration.
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Car Dealer News 6 OctDealer group acquisition activity at 'highest level for more than a decade' - and set to continue
The franchised dealer market has seen the highest level of acquisition activity for more than a decade in the last 12 months.
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Car Manufacturer News 2 SepSeat opens retail 'store' in Lakeside shopping centre
Seat has opened a retail 'Store' dealership in Lakeside shopping centre.
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Car Dealer News 1 AugGroup 1 Automotive UK profits driven by F&I in Q2
Group 1 Automotive’s UK operations saw its gross profits increase by 71.5% to £41.2 million in the second quarter this year, driven by F&I revenues.
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Car Dealer News 7 MarAM100 groups and manufacturers unite to bring more talented women into the industry
Some of the UK’s leading dealer groups are uniting to improve the perception of the industry to women – and get more females working in senior positions in their businesses.
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Car Dealer News 4 Feb
Group 1 announces acquisition of Spire Automotive
Group 1 Automotive has this afternoon announced the acquisition of Spire Automotive.
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Car Dealer News 1 DecBedfordia exits market with sale of sites to Group 1 Automotive
Group 1 Automotive has acquired the three Bedfordia Automotive BMW/Mini dealerships.
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Car Dealer News 24 Oct
UK helps Group 1 Automotive to Q3 record performance
Group 1 Automotive's UK operations delivered record earnings in Q3.
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People News 7 FebGroup 1 Automotive's UK chief resigns
Chris Hayden, chief executive of the UK division of US-owned Group 1 Automotive, has resigned.
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Dealer profiles 27 NovGroup 1 Automotive's Chris Hayden on what UK dealers can learn from the US
Chris Hayden, Group 1 Automotive CEO of UK operations, plans to use his UK experience and lessons from the US to steer this growing dealer group
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People News 1 May
Group 1 brings Hayden back to the UK
Chris Hayden has returned from the US to run Group 1 Automotives's UK operations.
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Car Dealer News 28 FebGroup 1 Automotive acquires Inchcape Ford dealerships
Group 1 Automotive has acquired Inchcape’s four Ford dealerships for an undisclosed sum.
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Latest News 19 Nov
Dealership plan faces local protests
Plans for a new BMW dealership may have to overcome objections from a vocal local group.
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Car Dealer News 8 MayGroup 1 confirms Essex Audi acquisition
Group 1 has confirmed it has acquired Essex Audi Group for an undisclosed sum.
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Car Dealer News 24 Apr
Group 1 close to gaining Audi brand
Group 1 Automotive, which has BMW dealerships in southern England, is understood to be in the final stages of adding Audi to its portfolio.
