Vertu Motors
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People News 20 May
Multiple award-winning Bristol Street Motors manager retires
Jass Singh, the “pioneering” CMA General Manager of Bristol Street Motors Sunderland and Hexham Vauxhall, is retiring after 14 years with the company.
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Car Dealer News 13 May
Vertu Motors completes £2m shares buy back action as CEO increases holding
Vertu Motors has completed a £2 million share buy back transaction to boost its employee benefit trust” as chief executive Robert Forrester increased his own shareholding in the car retail PLC.
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Car Dealer News 12 May
Bristol Street Motors Motornation opens following £500,000 investment
Bristol Street Motors Motornation has opened its latest dealership in Stockton-on-Tees following a £500,000 investment from the group.
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Car Dealer News 12 May
Vertu Motors ‘book club’ stuck on crucial chapter, says CEO Robert Forrester
A Vertu Motors ‘book club’ which helps to develop the PLC’s leadership and strategic direction is stuck on a challenging chapter as it targets a pinpoint focus on customer retention in 2022.
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Car Dealer News 11 May
Vertu Motors leverages 'sector tailwinds' to deliver record 2021 financial results
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.
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People News 28 Apr
How Robert Forrester's instinct made a jobless man into a manager
James Collingwood was offered a job at Bristol Street Motors by chief executive Robert Forrester following a TV appearance 10 years ago.
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Car Dealer News 27 Apr
Vertu Motors invests £2m in Dunfermline multi-franchise dealership
Vertu Motors has invested £2 million to create a new multi-franchise Macklin Motors car dealership in Dunfermline.
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People News 19 Apr
Vertu chief technology officer appointment marks 'further step change' in tech focus
Vertu Motors has declared that its promotion of IT director Bruce Clark into the newly-created role of chief technology officer marks “a further step change in its focus on technology".
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Retailing 11 Apr
Omnichannel car retail: Is this the end of the showroom haggle?
Automotive retailers were obliged to accelerate their omnichannel retail plans in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but another by-product of this development has been the demise of the haggle.
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Car Dealer News 9 Mar
Vertu Motors begins recruitment for new Macklin Motors Toyota dealerships
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.
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Car Dealer News 2 Mar
Bristol Street Motors sponsor W Series and BTCC motorsport teams
Bristol Street Motors has launched its own W Series race team and has increased its support for the W Series' Excelr8 Motorsport team.
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Car Dealer News 2 Mar
Vertu Motors forecasts 2021/22 pre-tax profits increase of over 200%
Vertu Motors has revealed that its 2022 pre-tax profits will have risen by more than 200% in 2022 as it forecast a year-end total of “not less than £75 million” in a trading update issued this morning.
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Car Dealer News 21 Feb
The Times blasts car dealers over profits since COVID furloughs
Newspaper The Times has criticised dealer groups which it says will post "record annual profits" this year for not paying back the state support they received when COVID lockdowns closed their showrooms.
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Car Dealer News 16 Feb
Vertu Motors to take over Toyota’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.
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Car Dealer News 15 Feb
Vertu Motors in fund-raising 'Premier League' with £70,000 charity donations
A Vertu Motors employee joined the Premier League of fund-raisers by securing five-figure charity donations from England footballers as the PLC celebrated raising almost £42,000 for a range of good causes through a car raffle.
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Car Dealer News 8 Feb
Macklin Motors video secures global Hyundai customer experience award
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.
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People News 1 Feb
Vertu Motors promotes Lee Burns to head of business at Bradford site
Vertu Motors has promoted Lee Burns to head of business at its Bradford Land Rover retail site.
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Car Dealer News 28 Jan
Macklin Motors unites MG, Kia and Peugeot at £5m Edinburgh showroom
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.
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Car Dealer News 25 Jan
Vertu Motors launches nationwide apprentice programme
Vertu Motors has launched a nationwide apprenticeship programme with 120 customer service vacancies available.
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Car Dealer News 24 Jan
Bristol Street Motors to sponsor Formula E coverage
Channel 4’s coverage of the Formula E World Championship is the latest in a string of sports sponsorships announced by Vertu Motors.