Vertu Motors’ has appointed a new head of business at its Farnell Land Rover franchise in Guiseley as the dealership undergoes a £4.7m refurbishment.
Vertu Motors has acquired Hughes Group and its subsidiary Hughes of Beaconsfield, which has Mercedes-Benz dealerships, for £21.8 million.
Tim Tozer, former Vertu and Vauxhall boss, has joined Allianz Partners in the UK and Ireland as its new chief executive.
Phil Regan, Vertu Motors, on why confidence is so important for motor retail’s exciting first steps in e-commerce
Vertu Motors has “strengthened” its senior management team by promoting Jonathan Snelson to the role of group fleet director.
Vertu Motors chief executive Robert Forrester has insisted that he is not under pressure from shareholders to deliver growth through acquisition after reporting reductions of 0.9% in turnover and 9.2% in profits in the group’s annual results.
Tributes have been paid to Vertu Motors’ project general manager and “number one Alfista” Dax Pearce following his death earlier this month.
Vertu Motors has delivered recognition to its “huge amount of talented game changers” at its annual CEO Awards.
Vertu Motors has promoted Simon Horabin to the role of franchise director to oversee its Bristol Street Motors Seat and Skoda dealerships.
Vertu Motors’ Mercedes-Benz dealerships in Reading Slough and Ascot will be overseen by Mark Gibbings after the experienced brand operator was appointed as market area director for the brand.
Vertu Motors has appointed Phil Caine as general manager for Vertu Lease Cars as it looks to drive forward brokerage deals.
Vertu Motors chief executive Robert Forrester has said that the group will be considering how it can best "deploy capital" to drive growth in 2018 following a trading update which revealed a new car sales decline of 15.7%.
Motors.co.uk has appointed the former general manager of Inchcape Retail as its new sales director.
A campaign by the National Franchised Retailers to promote a greater understanding of automotive retail saw the Rt Hon Sir Vince Cable MP step into the showroom at Inchcape Volkswagen in Twickenham.
Bristol Street Motors Shirley Ford has unveiled its £2 million refurbished dealership following investment by owner Vertu Motors.
A fund-raising business manager at Gordon Lamb Chesterfield Land Rover swapped the forcourt for the boxing ring to raise more than £580 for Cancer Research UK.
Bristol Street Motors claims to be leading online innovation in the motor retail sector with what it has billed as “the UK’s first purely web-based used car sales platform”.
Vertu Motors has recognised 13 colleagues with a collective 350 years of service with a celebration lunch at Chateau Impney.
For many months we have seen a frenzy of negative media attention on the automotive sector including comment on franchised dealerships, PCPs and diesel emissions.
Vertu Motors plc will redouble its focus on placing video and imagery at the heart of digital marketing campaigns after rolling out of AutosOnShow technology across its network.
