It is hoped that jobs at The Leven Car Company, which went into administration earlier this month, will be saved. It’s expected that Cambria and Vertu will split the business between them and take on the existing staff. Cambria are in negotiation to buy the Aston Martin and Rolls-Royce operations. This leaves Vertu to take […]
Read More →Vertu has bought Synter’s four remaining Volkswagen franchise dealerships in England, for £8.8 million. The deal takes Vertu to nine Volkswagen car franchises. Vertu expects the acquisition to be earnings enhancing in the first full year of ownership. Last year, Sytner was operating 12 VW businesses across the UK. However,in November 2019 it sold four […]
Read More →Vertu has opened two new Hyundai franchise dealerships in the North East in the past week. One franchise takes over Vertu’s former Infiniti showroom in Silverlink, Newcastle (pictured below) and the second will operate as a satellite business in Morpeth, alongside the group’s Ford dealership. Vertu CEO, Robert Forrester, said: “The two new additions represent […]
Read More →Suzuki GB has appointed family owned, franchised dealer group, Stan Palmer to represent the brand in Carlisle. The dealership features a refurbished, six-car showroom, 70 approved used vehicles and an eight-bay workshop. It will serve motorists in a catchment area taking in Carlisle and the surrounding towns of Penrith, Wigton and Brampton. Dealer principal Neil […]
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