Lookers
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Car Dealer News 23 Sep
Charles Hurst set to open new Jaguar Land Rover centre in Belfast
Charles Hurst is set to build a new multi-million pound Jaguar Land Rover dealership in Belfast.
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Acquisitions and deals 3 Sep
Lookers expands with takeover of fellow AM100 car dealer Benfield Motor Group
Top five AM100 group Lookers has acquired Benfield Motor Group and its 30 dealerships for £87.5 million in cash.
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Car Dealer News 1 Sep
Lookers buys Jaguar centre from Jardine
Lookers has today announced it has increased its Jaguar representation by acquiring the Amersham business from Jardine Motors Group.
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Car Dealer News 18 Aug
Lookers' boss Andy Bruce says AM100 group would expand in Scotland
Lookers’ chief executive Andy Bruce says he would acquire more dealerships in Scotland.
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Car Dealer News 12 Aug
Lookers' boss sees 2015 new car market beyond 2.5m units as group reports seventh year of successive profit improvement
Car dealer Lookers, number four in the AM100, has reported the seventh successive year of profit improvement in the six months to June 30, 2015.
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Car Manufacturer News 22 Jul
Renault awards 20 UK 'Dealers of Excellence' in J.D. Power evaluation
Renault has awarded 20 UK dealers with its J.D. Power 'Dealer of Excellence' accreditation.
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Car Dealer News 3 Jul
Lookers opens Audi used car superstore near Glasgow
National car dealer group Lookers welcomed Audi UK director Andre Konsbruck to open its new £3.5 million 6.5 acre used Audi car dealership in Hamilton, Glasgow.
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Car Dealer News 19 Jun
Lookers raises £15,000 for Prince’s Trust charity
Lookers Plc has raised more than £15,000 for the Prince’s Trust charity, at an exclusive driving event.
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Car Dealer News 12 Jun
Car dealer Swansway warns of "horrific" impact on used car values of manufacturer volume pressure - video
The collision between manufacturer aspirations and dealer margins and cost pressures and its “horrific” effect on used car values and renewal business is highlighted in an AM video.
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Car Dealer News 20 May
Car dealer Lookers breaks its own records with Q1 trading performance
National car dealer group Lookers says it has broken its own records for first quarter trading.
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Supplier News 22 Apr
Jaguar Land Rover signs up JudgeService to help dealers target lost sales
Jaguar Land Rover has appointed car dealer review website JudgeService as one of four preferred suppliers to provide lost sales follow-ups to 220 UK dealerships.
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Retailing 8 Apr
Free breakfasts to foreign rescues - 10 amazing things dealers do for customers
Automotive Management quizzed car dealers to find out how they make their customers feel extra-special.
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People News 13 Mar
Lookers' chief executive Andy Bruce on pay changes, working hours and increasing the number of female staff
'What we have at the moment is a pay structure where its low basic salary, high commission based on closing sales as fast as possible and generally anti-social working hours, working most weekends, often six days a week. That’s not going to attract a lot of the people - we want to attract particularly female staff members.'
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Car Dealer News 4 Mar
Lookers reports record results
Car dealer group Lookers has announced its results, reporting a sixth year of successive profit growth and a record performance in its motor division.
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Car Dealer News 27 Feb
Lookers opens new Ford Transit Centre in Sheffield
Car dealer Lookers has opened its new Ford Transit Centre in Sheffield, with a newly refurbished showroom, elevated aftersales standards and extended opening hours.
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Car Dealer News 6 Feb
Lookers share scheme pays out record profits to employees
Lookers’ employees who participated in the Company’s share save scheme have achieved record profits as a result of a strong share price performance over the past three years.
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Dealer profiles 13 Jan
Lookers chief Andy Bruce: ‘The market has more growth in it’
Lookers' chief executive, Andy Bruce, and managing director, Nigel McMinn, give their predictions for the car market, and talk about how Lookers increases customer satisfction, the benefits of blended retailing and new remuneration models for salespeople.
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People News 9 Jan
Lookers director John Brown retires
Car dealer group Lookers has announced the retirement from its board of John Brown after almost 10 years of service.
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Car Manufacturer News 9 Jan
Lookers opens £4 million Ford superstore
Lookers has opened the doors to its new £4 million Ford superstore in Chelmsford.
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Car Dealer News 5 Dec
Lookers opens new Land Rover centre
AM100 dealer group Lookers will tomorrow open of a multi-million pound Land Rover showroom in Battersea, creating 30 jobs.