Scottish singer-songwriter Callum Beattie has hit the road for his UK tour after picking up his ‘tour bus’, courtesy of Macklin Motors Edinburgh Kia.
Vertu Motors has agreed a partnership with Somerset Country Cricket Club and Macklin Motors backs Ronan Pearson for EXCELR8 Motorsport.
Vertu Motors looks poised to expand its car retail footprint in Scotland with the development of a new-build Macklin Motors Toyota dealership in Ayr.
Sports sponsorships may never have been such a significant part of the car retail sector’s marketing make-up than they are today.
Vertu Motors has said that it remains focused on the delivery of operational excellence around cost, conversion and customer experience as car retail’s headwinds deliver uncertain H2 outlook.
Vertu Motors is installing defibrillators in all its dealerships at a cost of more than £100,000.
Vertu Motors PLC leveraged car retail’s “sector tailwinds” to deliver a 41.9% rise in turnover and 228% rise in adjusted pre-tax profits in a record-breaking set of 2021 annual financial results.
Vertu Motors has invested £2 million to create a new multi-franchise Macklin Motors car dealership in Dunfermline.
Vertu Motors has launched a recruitment drive to attract staff to four new Toyota franchised car dealerships after taking over the brand’s West of Scotland territory from Arnold Clark.
Vertu Motors will take over from Arnold Clark as Toyota GB’s franchised car retail group for the West of Scotland – creating four new car dealerships to serve the brand.
A customer video created by the aftersales team at Vertu Motors’ Macklin Motors Edinburgh East Hyundai has secured a global customer service award from the Korean car maker.
Vertu Motors’ Macklin Motors Scottish car retail division has brought together MG, Kia and Peugeot sales and servicing at a newly-developed £5m Edinburgh showroom.
Macklin Motors and Bristol Street Motors have struck high-profile sponsorpship deals with the Glasgow Rocks basketball team and a virtual W Series car racing team.
Vertu Motors become the ‘Official Car Retailer’ League One football team Sunderland AFC for the remainder of the current season.
Macklin Motors has been announced as an official club partner of Heart of Midlothian Football Club.
Vertu Motors has highlighted further growth potential through an “increasingly visible acquisition pipeline” after delivering a record £51.8 million adjusted pre-tax profit in H1 2021.
Vertu Motors has embarked on a £3 million share buyback programme and is set to resume dividend payments after upgrading its 2021 profit expectations to £50m to £55m.
Vertu Motors has suggested that its 2021 pre-tax profits could be up to 60% more than forecast just a month ago after continuing its “exceptional” performance in the used car market.
Macklin Motors hedged its bets with football fans in Scotland’s capital by securing sponsorship deals with rival teams Heart of Midlothian FC and Hibernian FC.
Vertu Motors’ Bristol Street Motors and Macklin Motors have renewed its sponsorship of Channel 4's coverage of Formula One.
