Independent dealer
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Car Dealer News 26 Jun
Car dealer banned for 11 years for withholding clients' £77,000 payments
The boss of independent dealer Karden (Europe) has been banned from running a company after misappropriating £77,000 of customer’s funds. Andrew John Austin ran the used car dealership in Sevenoaks.
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Insight 26 MarID50 dealers add more than £600 million in sales
Bumper sales year adds £0.6bn to combined turnover of UK’s 50 biggest independent dealers, as profits, stock holdings and property expansion rise to match demand
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Latest News 11 SepMotorpoint to assess new recruits with Escape Room task
Motorpoint will ratchet-up the pressure on potential new recruits when it holds an upcoming assessment day in an Escape Room.
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News 11 SepAlvarez & Marsal Europe LLP appointed administrators of JD Classics
Alvarez & Marsal Europe LLP (A&M) been appointed as administrators to restoration, historic racing and classic car dealer JD Classics Limited.
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Used Cars 24 JulMotorpoint confident for 2018 performance after 'solid sales and profits' in Q1
Motorpoint has posted a short trading update where it said trading in Q1 has delivered “solid sales and profits”.
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News 11 JunMotor Depot continues expansion after 32% annual turnover rise
The Motor Depot used car supermarket group has reported a 32% rise in turnover and a 31.5% increase in pre-tax profit in its annual results to August 31,2017.
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People News 5 Jun
Former Lotus CEO Jean-Marc Gales to lead JD Classics
JD Classics has appointed former Lotus chief executive Jean-Marc Gales as its new chief executive, stating that he is “excited” to be joining its team of “very talented technicians and craftsmen”.
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News 4 JunThe ID50 2018 in numbers
The eye-catching numbers from this year’s analysis of the UK’s 50 biggest independent car dealers.
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Profiles 4 Jun‘We see cars as fashion,’ says designer Afzal Kahn
Afzal Kahn believes his high-end, coach-built designs offer a lucrative opportunity for the right independent dealer partner
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Profiles 4 JunHow Cartime's Matt Kay went confidently into the unknown
Matt Kay had no experience, no funding and no stock when he sold his first car 18 years ago, but it was the beginning of his current 700-car business
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Insight 4 JunMapped: The ID50 2018
Independent Dealer has mapped the locations of every sales site run by members of the ID50 2018 in the UK.
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News 4 JunUK's 50 biggest independent dealers break through the £4 billion turnover barrier
Despite some high-profile exits from the ID50 over the past 12 months, combined revenues increased by almost £350 million
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News 17 MayBig Motoring World opens 2,000 vehicle Audi and Volkswagen used car supermarket
Independent dealer Big Motoring World has opened its latest used car supermarket, which stocks more than 2,000 cars.
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News 11 May
Motordepot expands territory to Newcastle with opening of 7th car supermarket
Motordepot, the used car supermarket group, has expanded into Tyneside.
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Car Dealer News 23 Apr
JD Classics boss did act as 'sales agent' to collector seeking £9m in High Court, judge finds
A High Court hearing has found that classic car dealer JD Classics did act as an agent for a collector who claims to have “suffered catastrophic losses” during the trading of 41 vehicles.
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News 13 AprCartime celebrates 20.5% turnover growth ahead of car showroom development
Independent car retailer Cartime is already celebrating a bumper 2017/18 ahead of an anticipated end-of-year turnover of £34 million – 20.5% up on its previous reporting period.
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Car Dealer News 16 MarThurlby Motors goes independent after ditching loss-making Vauxhall and Nissan franchises
Thurlby Motors in Lincolnshire has ditched both its Nissan and Vauxhall franchises after it “suffered heavily” in 2016 and 2017 from demands to pre-register to hit increasing targets.
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News 8 FebEuropean Parliament votes to maintain aftermarket access to vehicle OBD port
The European Parliament has approved amendments to vehicle type-approval legislation which includes maintaining access to a vehicles OBD port for aftermarket repairers.
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News 6 FebBritish Muslim Awards recognises Shak’s Specialist Cars as Business of the Year
Shak’s Specialist Cars (SSC) in Hudderfield has been named Business of the Year at the 2018 British Muslim Awards.
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Car Dealer News 16 Jan70% of UK motorists prefer independent garages over main dealer, Servicing Stop reveals
A new survey by Servicing Stop has revealed that 70% of UK motorists would prefer to visit an independent garage than a main dealer to meet their car's maintenance needs.
