Facebook is pushing into the car listings space via its Marketplace section. The move will happen initially in the US. The aim is to connect buyers to cars in their localities. It will allow them to filter search results by year, make, model, mileage, transmission and vehicle type. Facebook has linked with a small number […]

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Isle of Wight retailer, Leslies Motors, is planning to open a new showroom on the outskirts of Newport. Leslies has applied for planning permission to redevelop a yard at Blackwater, formerly used by a plant hire business. The franchise has yet to be announced, but it is understood it will either be Toyota or Hyundai. […]

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Sytner Group is to open a new Mercedes Benz dealership on a five-acre site at Carlisle’s Kingmoor Park Enterprise Zone. Sytner will move from its existing location in Rosehill to the new location. Kingmoor offers government incentives including up to 100% business rate discount – worth a maximum £275,000 over five years. They will also […]

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Porsche Retail Group’s results for 2016 have shown profits of £7.65 million, up from £6.95m for the previous year. The group said it had increased new and used vehicle sales by 5.45%. They added there had been strong demand throughout the year, with margins remaining strong. In the second half of 2016, the group began […]

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