Independent dealer

MD leaves AM100 dealer group to head own business

Former RJTK and Drayton Motors executive Darren Bradford has set up his own business, REVS (automotive) in Boston, Lincolnshire.

talent & people 6 Mar

Benfield and Porsche veteran joins independent dealership

Tyne and Wear-based independent dealer group Redgate Lodge has hired Paul Keighley as its operations director.

Car dealer news 16 Jan

Big Motoring World staff at Fengate showroom, Peterborough

Profits near £11m as car supermarket group Big Motoring World continues to grow

The used car supermarket chain Big Motoring World has driven annual income past its pre-pandemic levels, recording £10,953,122 pre-tax profit in its recently published accounts for 2022.

Car dealer news 18 Aug

Membership of IMDA dealer trade body passes the 1,000 mark

Less than six years since its inception the Independent Motor Dealers Association has reached the 1,000 member mark.

Independent dealer 14 Jul

Scammer conned Devon garage and bought BMW with stolen identity

A fraudster held Beacon Garage's courtesy car hostage for almost five months while falsely claiming insurers would pay the estimated £8,000 bill for fully fixing his Land Rover.

Legal 23 Jun

Used car dealer Motorpoint reports £22m swing to loss-making in 2023

Car supermarket chain Motorpoint suffered a swing from £21.5m profits in its 2022 financial year to a £300,000 loss in its 2023 financial year, as it was hit by rising financing costs, stock shortages, depreciating electric vehicles and rising investment requirements.

financial results 14 Jun

The used car forecourt of EV specialist Drive Green, near Bristol

Drive Green shows car dealers can take a holistic approach to sustainability

Independent specialist electric car dealer Drive Green owner Richard Norris shares its approach to sustainability, including having a composting toilet and upcycling furniture.

Property/facilities 27 Mar

Used car dealer's reprieve as council lets him sell cars from home

An independent used car dealer who had started selling cars from his rural home without permission has had a reprieve from South Norfolk Council because they didn't want to put Langley Cars out of business.

Property/facilities 30 Aug

Used car dealership faces relocation for council's road-building plan

Used car dealership in Plymouth, Turners of Roborough, is facing a demolition and rebuild to allow for major road improvements in the city.

Independent dealer 12 Aug

V12 Sports & Classics' new retail site in Nelson

2021 profits rocketed at V12 Sports And Classics used car dealer

A 20% rise in revenues at multi-site used car dealer V12 Sports And Classics in 2021 was outpaced by a rocketing 63% increase in operating profits, accounts filed at Companies House this month show.

Car dealer news 26 Jul

Angus Mackinnon wins AM Award for Independent Dealer of the Year

Angus MacKinnon wins the Independent Dealer of the Year category in the 2022 AM Awards, while Hilton Garage was highly commended

AM Awards 12 May

Online experience win for FOW Fords of Winsford at 2022 AM Awards

The 2022 AM Awards winner of Online Consumer Experience of the Year – Independent Dealer – is the used car supermarket group Fords of Winsford, now known as FOW. Frosts Cars was highly commended.

AM Awards 12 May

The 2022 AM Awards will be held in London for the first time on May 12

AM Awards gets set to celebrate strong independent dealers

Independent used car dealers and repairers have just two weeks left to have a chance to win a prestigious AM Award in 2022.

AM Awards 10 Feb

Car dealers share 2021 trading prospects in AM Outlook survey results

AM's exclusive research of franchised and independent dealers reveals the opportunities and threats 2021 may bring.

research 20 Jan

Used car platform Carzam plans December launch

Used car sales website Carzam is preparing to launch in early December, following lockdown related setbacks affecting its planned October debut.

25 Nov

Rising costs hurt profits at used car group Motorpoint as Swansea site launches

Pre-tax profits have dropped by 18.3% at the UK’s largest independent car dealer group Motorpoint.

28 Nov

Cartime Rochdale dealership gets a fast start to sales

Independent dealer Cartime says sales are off to a fast start at its new Rochdale dealership and it is continuing to recruit new staff members.

29 Oct

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.

26 Jun

ID50 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

Used vehicle retailing 26 Mar