Christina Ewbank, general manager, at Lookers’ Mercedes-Benz of Brighton and Mercedes-Benz of Eastbourne dealerships, believes a focus on small details can help a business edge a little further in front of the competition.
Jack Petchey’s Trefick, the private investment company, has sold its entire 17.3% stake in dealer group Lookers for £44 million.
Lookers has acquired a new site in Crawley for an undisclosed sum to re-site its Mercedes dealership in the town.
Lookers has posted revenue and profit before tax increases of 3.1% and 9.4% respectively in its results for the six months ended June 20, 2012.
Several dealer groups have snapped up new sites ahead of the September plate-change and as the 2013 block exemption deadline looms.
Lookers has acquired four-site Audi group Lomond Motors for an undisclosed sum.
Lookers has acquired Fleet Financial, a Northern Irish contact hire and fleet management company, for an undisclosed sum.
Lookers has reported a strong start to the year and told the stock market its half-year financial results will be in line with expectations.
Jardine Motors Group has acquired three Toyota dealerships and a Lexus authorised repairer from Lookers for an undisclosed sum.
AM100 car dealer group Lookers turned in a stable performance in 2011, its financial results announced this morning reveal.
A 12-month pilot with several major AM100 dealer groups has led to the launch of a dedicated used car customer satisfaction index service.
Manchester-based Lookers has secured an extension to its banking facilities which it says will help it continue its "acquisition led strategy".
Sytner East and Lookers were named joint winners of Mercedes-Benz’s Retailer of the Year award at the brand’s national awards ceremony.
Lookers plc has completed its acquisition of the Bristol Trade Centre, a used car supermarket
AM 100 No 9 listed automotive retailer Lookers plc has announced interim record results for the half-year ended June 30.
FPS, the UK’s largest automotive parts warehouse distributor to the independent aftermarket, has exchanged contracts for the acquisition of its entire share capital worth £31million with Lookers plc – the dealer group listed at No 9 in the AM100.
Lookers plc has reported 19% growth in pre-tax profits to £14m on turnover up 22% to £961m for 2003.
Lookers plc's Northern Ireland subsidiary Charles Hurst has completed the acquisition of the two-outlet Vauxhall dealer Savilles Auto Village in the province for £3.3m in cash, and EM Group has bought two John Grose Group Ford outlets in East Anglia.
Lookers plc, the top ten UK retail motor group, has announced record results for the half-year ended June 30 2003.
Lookers plc has completed the acquisition of the Renault franchise for south Manchester and central Cheshire with the purchase of Jackson & Edwards Ltd from January 2, 2003.