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Group 1 Automotive's newly-acquired Norwich Audi car dealership

Cost cutting at Group 1 UK still playing out in Q2 as sales rise

Cost-cutting aimed at saving £10 million annually from Group 1 Automotive's UK operation are continuing to play out through the second quarter of this year to deliver benefits to the bottom line.

Car dealer news 25 Apr

Swansway Oldham dealership celebrates first anniversary

Swansway Motor Group and its Oldham Volkswagen team is celebrating the first anniversary of their brand-new Chadderton-based dealership.

20 Nov
Tjekvik’s new outdoor kiosk

Inchcape to share aftersales self-service success story at AM Live

Inchcape will share the group's views on how self-service can help transform service operations as part of a special presentation at next week’s AM Live.

Aftersales 3 Nov

Award winner led his Inchcape team to create a "yardstick" business

Leading a cultural transformation at a two-site dealership underpinned the winner of the 2023 AM Award for Dealer Principal/General Manager (DP/GM) of the Year. 

Dealer profiles 27 Jul
Duncan Tait, Inchcape Group CEO

Inchcape profits up 35% for H1 fuelled by global expansion

Inchcape has increased adjusted pre-tax profits by 35% to £249 million over the first six months of the year, fuelled by its acquisition of Derco in Latin America.

Car dealer news 27 Jul

Free coffee, croissants and car health checks work for AM Awards winner Porsche Portsmouth

Passion for Porsche is helping Inchcape's Porsche Centre Portsmouth optimise the efficiency of its service workshops and identify opportunities for owners to keep their Porsche in great shape.

Dealer profiles 13 Jul
Adrian Lewis

Inchcape appoints group chief financial officer

Inchcape has officially appointed Adrian Lewis as its group chief financial officer after carrying out the role on an interim basis since November last year.

people news 24 May
Inchcape's bravoauto used car forecourt at its Halifax dealership

Inchcape’s Q1 car retail revenues 'adversely impacted' by agency model shift

Inchcape chief executive Duncan Tait said that the automotive distribution and car retail PLC had made an “excellent start to 2023”, despite the adverse effects of certain OEMs’ shift to a direct-to-consumer agency model.

Car dealer news 27 Apr

Inchcape thanks emergency services after huge blaze at Jaguar Land Rover dealership

Inchcape has thanked emergency services workers involved in tackling a huge overnight fire at its Preston Jaguar Land Rover dealership which has forced the business to close.

Property/facilities 11 Apr
Inchcape's Copa Del Cure Leukaemia team

Inchcape women join England Lionesses for charity football tournament

A group of women footballers from Inchcape UK teamed-up with former squad members from England’s national team of Lionesses to raise funds for Leukaemia UK.

people news 6 Apr
Inchcape's bravoauto used car supermarket signage

Inchcape’s ongoing car distribution focus delivers 50% profit growth

Inchcape chief executive Duncan Tait has highlighted the success of the automotive PLC’s “portfolio shift towards distribution” as it reported a near-50% growth in profits in its 2022 annual financial results.

Car dealer news 23 Mar
AM News Show: former Inchape UK CEO James Brearley, RSM head of auto Alison Ashley and RJTK managing director Darren Bradford

AM News Show: former Inchcape CEO James Brearley ‘flattered’ by Marshall links

Former Inchcape chief executive James Brearley has told the AM News Show podcast that he was “quite flattered” to be linked with the Marshall Motor Group CEO role formerly held by Daksh Gupta.

AM News Show podcast 3 Feb
Inchcape PLC logo

Inchcape Retail 2021 financial results show rebound from heavy losses

Car dealer group operation Inchcape Retail rebounded from £76.4 million pre-tax loss to deliver profitability in 2021 financial results.

Car dealer news 9 Jan

Inchcape UK expands network of Bravoauto used car dealerships

Four more sites have been added to Inchcape UK's network of used car dealerships, which trade under the Bravoauto brand, taking it to 17 locations.

Car dealer news 22 Dec
Inchcape chief financial officer Gijsbert de Zoeten

Inchcape chief financial officer resigns over ‘personal behaviour’ at event

Inchcape chief financial officer Gijsbert de Zoeten will stand down with immediate effect over issues with his “personal behaviour” at a recent event.

people news 28 Nov
An Inchcape JLR Arch Concept dealership facility

New Inchcape JLR dealership to create 80 car retail jobs

Inchcape’s new Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) Dual-Arch premium car dealership in Norwich is set to create 80 jobs when it opens its doors in 2023.

Car dealer news 23 Nov
Inchcape PLC logo

Inchcape appoints former BP CFO Byron Grote as non-executive director

Inchape has appointed former BP finance director Byron Grote as a non-executive director.

people news 31 Oct
Duncan Tait, Inchcape Group CEO

Inchcape reports strong Q3, retail division grows

Inchcape has recorded strong revenue growth in Q3 2022 and it expects to meet or exceed its profit guidance for the full year, it said in a stock market update for the three months to September 30.

financial results 27 Oct
Steven Eagell Group's Toyota Oxford dealership

Steven Eagell Group confirms acquisition of Inchcape Toyota Oxford dealership

Steven Eagell Group has confirmed its acquisition of Inchcape’s Toyota dealership in Oxford, over three weeks after AM initially reported the move.

acquisitions and deals 1 Aug
Inchcape's bravoauto used car forecourt at its Halifax dealership

Inchcape opens 12th bravoauto used car supermarket in former CarShop Express site

Inchcape has grown its bravoauto used car supermarket division with the opening of a new store in Sytner’s former Volkswagen and CarShop Express dealership in Halifax.

Car dealer news 29 Jul

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