Bentley is opening a new luxury personalisation studio in Westfield London.
The franchised dealer market has seen the highest level of acquisition activity for more than a decade in the last 12 months.
Automotive retailers face ever stricter regulations on the energy-saving ability of their showrooms, but it is not all about emissions – it can cut costs.
Marshall Motor Group is to open a flagship Jaguar and Land Rover dealership in Didcot on October 31.
Edinburgh Aston Martin and Rolls Royce dealer Leven Car Company is aiming to grow sales volumes by 45% with the opening of a supercar showroom.
A new flagship Nissan dealership for Scotland has been officially opened in Edinburgh by Eastern Western Motor Group.
BCA’s 20-acre, multi-million pound, remarketing and logistics facility at Perry Barr, Birmingham will open on October 13.
Right Car has opened a new Renault and Dacia dealership in Grimsby – and is confident it can grow further with the brands.
Vertu Honda has officially opened its brand new Morpeth dealership and created seven new jobs, following a £430,000 investment.
Call handling firm Moneypenny has moved into a new £15m headquarters designed to create “the happiest workplace in the UK”.
JCT600 has been given planning approval to redevelop its Mercedes-Benz dealership in Pannal, just outside Harrogate.
Glyn Hopkin has completed development of a Renault dealership in Colchester and has opened another site in St Albans.
Lightstone Properties has acquired a portfolio of four car dealerships in Bradford and York in what has been billed as the biggest sector deal since Brexit.
North and Midlands focussed Vantage Motor Group has invested £900,000 in building a brand new Kia showroom in Bradford.
TrustFord, the Blue Oval’s manufacturer-owned retail group, has been been recognised by the Green Organisation for its environmental best practice.
An “opportunistic” property fund has snapped up Antelope Garages’ Nissan showroom in Banbury ahead of the facility’s closure in September.
HR Owen has reopened its Bugatti London showroom in Mayfair after developing the UK’s first dedicated showroom for the brand.
Self-service, data integration, seamless digital-to-showroom transitions and virtual reality all figure in dealers’ futures.
Digital consumer habits and soaring prices will change how franchised dealers view property, say experts
Network structure, dealership sizes and showroom technology will all change by the middle of the next decade.