After a major refit, auto retailer Shelbourne Motors in Portadown has opened its new Nissan showroom. Featuring the OEM’s developed-for-the-UK corporate identity, the design boasts a departure from the conventional showroom format and instead focuses on a more contemporary layout and ambience. Furthermore, staff are equipped with tablet computers to assist customers with any queries. […]
Read More →Snows Group has added a new van centre to its business portfolio. The auto retailer has opened a Volkswagen Van Centre, located in Plymouth’s Langage Business Park, and it marks the first business of its kind for the retailer. Speaking at the showroom’s opening night celebrations, Group Board Director, Phil Maddison, said: “The launch of […]
Read More →Auto retailer Wessex Garages has appointed James Bicknell to the position of General Manager for its Gloucester Fiat, Kia and Nissan operations. Tasked with running the Mercia Road-located retailer’s servicing, sales and parts operations, Bicknell will be responsible for 32 staff. Previously a business manager for the Volkswagen brand before joining Wessex, Bicknell started his […]
Read More →Two Mitsubishi retailers have received awards in recognition of their long service to the brand. Riverside Eastern in Scarborough and Hull Mitsubishi in Hessle, have been honoured for reaching the 25-year landmark as Mitsubishi auto retailers. Hull Mitsubishi opened for trading in New Cleveland Street in May 1991 and moved to its current premises in […]
Read More →Wolverhampton Volkswagen, part of auto retailer Trust Group UK, has employed James Bertram as Brand Manager following the retirement of Paul Cooper. Originally from Scotland, Bertram began his motor trade career in 1996 at Skelly’s Motorstore in Motherwell. His time there culminated in overseeing the sale of the business to Arnold Clarke as Operations Manager. […]
Read More →Auto retailer Endeavour Automotive has relaunched its website, as it seeks to capitalise on recent company-wide performance gains. With a growing portfolio of Volvo and Hyundai franchises in London and the South East, the site relaunch follows a strong start to business in 2016, building on the acquisition of Haddocks Hyundai in Colchester, Essex in […]
Read More →Lings Mitsubishi has announced a significant upturn in business since the recent arrival of a new dealer principal and support team. Lings took over the the Lowestoft-based auto retailer 20 months ago, and recruited Daniel Lake as its new dealer principal in February. The retailer has already sold more cars than it did in the […]
Read More →Jardine Motors has completed a deal to acquire Collier Motor Group. The purchase, for an undisclosed sum, includes the auto retailer’s Erdington-based Land Rover, Mazda and Honda sites plus a Jaguar site in Tamworth and a central parts hub. Crucially, the deal sees Jardine boost its Land Rover and Jaguar portfolio to five and six […]
Read More →Following its recent acquisition of Ridgeway Group, Marshall Motor Group has announced changes to its senior management. Jon Head, formerly Ridgeway’s Operations Director, will take up the newly created role of Commercial Director for the enlarged Marshall group. The role will include responsibility for aftersales development, F&I, CRM, marketing and purchasing. Jamie Crowther, Marshall’s Operations […]
Read More →Family owned Hendy Group has acquired South East-based Lifestyle Motor Group. The former operates across the South Coast region and this purchase will see the auto retailer expand its reach both geographically and through the addition of new brands to its portfolio. With the two retailers combining to trade under the Hendy Automotive Limited banner, […]
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