HR Owen is to open a new Maserati showroom this spring. Located in Stockport, the new facility will join the auto retailer’s existing Maserati site in St Albans and its flagship operation in South Kensington, London. Located alongside the company’s existing Lamborghini Manchester site, Maserati South Manchester will become the newest Maserati dealership in the […]
Read More →Multi-franchise Pentagon Group has started selling the full range of Mitsubishi products from its new centre in Lincoln. Derby-headquartered Pentagon Group is leasing around half of the three-acre site from local auto retailer Charles Warner, and will be employing 20 people at the site. Pentagon also plans to move its Renault and Dacia business, which […]
Read More →Vertu Motors has announced that Tim Tozer, former Chairman of Vauxhall Motors in the UK, has joined the auto retailer. Tozer will take on the role of Group Operations Director with a place on the company’s main operational board. The move comes as part of the auto retailer’s plans to strengthen its management structure with […]
Read More →Mazda UK will be using 2016 to increase its focus on aftersales performance, just as the company has announced that a new parts centre in Northamptonshire will become operational on 1 April. After experiencing three years of considerable sales growth, Mazda’s 136-strong retailer network is also experiencing a welcome upturn in customer loyalty. Research has […]
Read More →Pendragon, the UK’s largest auto retail group, has seen its 2015 underlying gross profit increase 5.0% on turnover figures up 11.3% against 2014, according to the group’s year-end financial figures. Turnover hit £4.45 billion in 2015 with gross profit of £548.9 million. The underlying profit before tax was up £9.9 million (+16.4%), from £60.2 million […]
Read More →South Wales-based Sinclair Group has been named by Mercedes-Benz as its Retailer of the Year at a recent awards ceremony in London. The auto retailer, which has sites at Cardiff, Bridgend, Swansea and Neyland, was recognised for the tireless efforts of its management team and an all-embracing approach that ensures every area of the business […]
Read More →Belfast-based SsangYong auto retailer SERE Ltd has been awarded Dealer of the Year by the car maker, recognising the retailer’s ability to sell more cars than any other retailer in the SsangYong UK network. The achievement is a significant one, as the retailer only joined the franchise in in September 2014. Commenting on the achievement, […]
Read More →John Clark Motor Group, trading as Specialist Cars, has added a Renault and Dacia franchise to its brand portfolio. Already open to the public from the end of January, the Aberdeen-based outlet is located on Abbotswell Road. The family run auto retailer currently employs over 1,100 staff across 28 businesses, and represents a broad spectrum […]
Read More →Michael Warren will take over as finance director at franchised retail group Caffyns from the end of May 2016. Warren, who was finance director at HR Owen until April 2015, will take over from the current finance director Mark Harrsion who is retiring at the end of July. Mr Warren, aged 51, is a chartered […]
Read More →Farnell Land Rover, an auto retailer located in Leeds, has received planning approval to build and relocate to a new £7.5 million retail site on the north side of the city. Currently located in the Hunslet area of Leeds, the auto retailer plans to relocate to the new 90,000 sq ft development on the Sheepscar […]
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