Swansway has been prompted to rebrand its non-franchise used car sales operation following confusion by its customers. Originally branded ‘Swansway Select’, feedback suggested that the name had more in common with a finance or recruitment brand than auto retailing activities. The retailer has since rebranded the operation ‘Swansway Motor Match’, with the change also visible […]
Read More →Auto retailer Glyn Hopkin Group has renewed its relationship with BCA for its remarketing activities. The three-year exclusive deal will see the retailer channel its overage and non-retail stock through BCA’s Enfield facility. Eligible vehicles, will be sold under the BCA Assured scheme, and will be available to BCA Live Online bidders plus buyers in […]
Read More →Southern England-based auto retailer Snows Group has hired Bluesky Interactive to handle its digital marketing and pay-per-click activities. The deal covers the 13 brands represented by the family-run retailer. The new paid search strategy will allow Snows to maximise its presence across its territory, generating traffic across the many elements of their business – including […]
Read More →Bristol Street Motors Newcastle Vauxhall has bid farewell to an employee after she racked up 46 years of service. Joyce Scott, who has retired from the Scotswood Road Vauxhall retailer’s service department, joined the company as a van driver aged 22 before moving to an administrative role ordering parts for the retailer’s service department. Commenting […]
Read More →Auto retailer Perrys Group has secured a significant funding boost following the completion of a £40 million refinancing deal with Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking. The funds will be used to develop retail sites in Preston and Chesterfield, locations which were part of a recent acquisition from the GK Group of five Ford retailers and a […]
Read More →Auto retailer Nathaniel MG has been crowned Dealer of the Year at the OEM’s recent annual awards ceremony. The retailer was also named Top MG3 Selling Dealer. Part of the network since 2015, the Bridgend-based company was recognised for delivering exceptional service for customers across South Wales. Elsewhere, the Top MG6 Selling Dealer Award was […]
Read More →Lookers has appointed current managing director Nigel McMinn to the role of chief operating officer. The auto retailer has also appointed Allan Rushforth to the role of MD. Rushforth joins Lookers from Nissan, where he was corporate vice president of global sales, and will report directly to McMinn. Commenting on the management reshuffle, McMinn said: […]
Read More →Auto retailer Swansway Motor Group has appointed Matthew Hill as head of business at the company’s first Jaguar centre in Crewe. Hill was previously an 11-year veteran of the Volkswagen Group with a focus on the retailer as an Audi general manager. Construction of Swansway’s new Jaguar centre is expected to be complete in March, […]
Read More →Auto retailer Lloyd Motor Group has acquired the based retailer Clelands Jaguar. The deal has meant the relocation of the Jaguar business to Lloyd’s existing Land Rover site in Kelso, Scotland. The result is that the family-owned retailer now has the two brands under one roof, as part of the premium OEM’s current corporate strategy. […]
Read More →Auto retailer Inchcape has appointed James Brearley as its new CEO. The former Stratstone managing director succeeds Louis Fallenstein, who elected to take early retirement at the end of December 2016. Brearley had previously led Stratstone, Pendragon’s premium operation, from 2008 to 2015. He left to launch a Jaguar Land Rover retail business, but was […]
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