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Hatfields looks to cloud to capture customer data

Hatfields Group is rolling out new technology to improve the customer experience and secure their data using advanced secure cloud computing.

IT 11 Mar
Cox Automotive used cars

Applying science to used car stocking

AM Live 2023 heard how the best used car retailers are battling stock shortages by pairing their buying experience with intelligent data. Andy Whitehair, chief executive of Autofinity, chaired the session which saw Alex Jones, chief operations officer at used car group Carbase, Craig Petty, sales director at AM100 dealer group Hatfields and Neil Smith, chief executive at consultancy Motorvait, offer their insights.

Used vehicle retailing 14 Dec
Hatfields dealership

Hatfields future-proofs Jaguar operation with Sheffield dealership closure

Job losses have been confirmed with the decision to close Sheffield’s Jaguar dealer Hatfields ahead of its merger with its Wakefield sister site.

24 Aug

Waylands Automotive is 2022 AM Awards Dealer Group of the Year for 3rd time

Waylands Automotive has scooped the AM Awards trophy for Dealer Group of the Year (up to 10 sites) in 2022, narrowly ahead of Hatfields, which was highly commended.

AM Awards 12 May
Gertie the Series 2a Land Rover Defender was auctioned by Hatfields

Hatfields classic Land Rover auction raises £60,000 for Ukraine war victims

Hatfields has succeeded in raising £60,000 for victims of Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine through the auction of a classic Series 2a Land Rover Defender.

Car dealer news 25 Apr
Sytner Group's existing Guy Salmon Land Rover dealership in Wakefield

Sytner submits £10m Guy Salmon Land Rover Wakefield showroom plans

​Sytner Group has submitted plans for a new £10 million Guy Salmon Land Rover showroom in Wakefield.

26 Nov
Top Track 250 logo

Car retail groups scaled Sunday Times Top Track 250 rankings

The Trade Centre Group was among the big winners as car retailer operations scaled the latest Sunday Times Top Track to 250 - rising 66-places to 90th.

14 Oct
Hatfields managing director Gareth Williams

Hatfields Group delivers record profits and revenue in 2018

Hatfields Group has published details of record profitability in a set of 2018 annual financial results which revealed a 7% increase in turnover and 17% growth in profit before tax.

19 Aug
Hatfields JLR awards success (from left): Gary Burns, customer service director, JLR; Stuart Baldwin, service director, Hatfields; Rawdon Glover, JLR managing director; Gareth Williams, managing director, Hatfields; Craig Petty, sales director, Hatfields

Hatfields and Shukers win JLR retailer of the year awards

​Hatfields Group’s Wakefield dealership was named as Jaguar’s retailer of the year while Shukers Group Ludlow operation received the same accolade from Land Rover as JLR recognised its top car dealers of 2018.

29 Mar
Gareth Williams, managing director, Hatfields, collects the award from John Boseley, managing director of Jewelultra, manufacturers of Diamondbrite, right

AM Awards 2018 – Best Retail Group (up to and including 10 sites) – Hatfields

Hatfields won the AM Award for Best Retail Group (up to and including 10 sites).

9 Feb

Hatfields Group appoints Aston Barclay as first remarketing partner

In a company first, Hatfields Group has appointed a remarketing partner, Aston Barclay.

2 Aug
Artist's impression: Volvo Cars Bury

Hatfields' green light for new Volvo Bury showroom

Hatfields is preparing to demolish part of its existing Volvo dealership in Bury after gaining planning permission to build a new facility on the same site.

27 Jan
Hatfields enter data deal with Cap HPI

Cap HPI delivers data to Hatfields

Hatfields will use a comprehensive range of Cap HPI data under the new agreement, covering HPI Check, warranty, spec check and Cap valuations all delivered via HPI Tradeweb.

23 Jan
Hatfields managing director Gareth Williams

Hatfields to invest £10m+ in Shrewsbury Jaguar Land Rover car dealership

By 2019 Hatfields Motor Group will have put £10m investment in Shrewsbury following its acquisition last week of the town’s Land Rover franchise from Shukers.

8 Feb
Shukers Land Rover in Shrewsbury

Hatfields takes over Shrewsbury Land Rover dealership

Hatfields Motor Group has completed the acquisition of Shrewsbury Landrover from Shukers.

4 Feb

Face to face: Why delivering the right customer experience comes before dealer sales at Hatfields

Hatfields managing director Gareth Williams won’t let customer experience suffer as his dealer group ramps up sales.

Dealer profiles 10 Feb

Insight: The best route to warranty renewal

Dealers must balance sales of extensions with customer's opportunity to change the car.

12 Dec

Hatfields signs Easi-Drive

Hatfields, the Yorkshire-based group, has signed an exclusive contract with Easi-Drive, to provide accident management services to its nine dealerships.

17 Jan

Hatfields brings Land Rover to Liverpool

Car dealer group Hatfields has opened a Land Rover dealership in Liverpool, the first in the area for 30 years.

21 Oct

Year of growth for Hatfields Group despite cutting dealerships

Strong performance sees turnover rise to £117.4m.

24 Dec

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