Franchise dealer group, Robins & Day, are opening a new Citroën showroom in Leicester. The doors will open to customers on Monday 12 April when Government restrictions are scheduled to ease. The new showroom will sit alongside fellow Stellantis brands Peugeot and DS Automobiles, both of whom opened showrooms on the site last year. In […]
Read More →Citroen is expecting to lose up to 25% of their franchised retail network over the next year. Karl Howkins, Citroen managing director, said the current network average return on sales was 0.1% however the top quartile make more than 2.0%. “The second quartile is making around 0.6-0.7% and the third is just about breaking even, […]
Read More →The John Grose Group has opened a brand-new franchised dealership for Peugeot, Citroen and DS brands. The new site in Ipswich is a significant investment for the local franchise retailer group. Situated on the Ransomes Europark, close to the A14, the new dealership features new modern showroom facilities for each brand. The Peugeot dealership has […]
Read More →Citroen plans to expand its recently launched city retailing scheme, with locations being assessed for a UK site. Citroen’s ceo, Linda Jackson, said: “I would love there to be one in the UK. I was in the UK in January discussing where. It’s not necessarily the ideal place to put it in the middle of […]
Read More →Citroen dealers, Jarretts Motors Ltd, trading as Wilmoths, has recently acquired the Hampshire and Surrey group Freeborn Motors. Wilmoths currently has dealerships in Ashford, Eastbourne, Folkestone, Hastings, Maidstone and Uckfield. Freeborn Motors, also Citroen dealers, brings its dealerships in Southampton, Guildford, Wokingham and Mitsubishi Winchester to the group.
Read More →Vantage Motor Group has acquired the Blackpool-based Citroen auto retailer previously operated by Lookers. Located on Amy Johnson Way, the site’s 20 staff will be retained by Vantage. This latest acquisition joins the auto retailer’s existing Morecambe Citroen franchise in Lancashire, and the retailer expects to sell around 400 new and 600 used cars each […]
Read More →Following its recent acquisition of the Citroen and Peugeot City Motor Holdings retailer in Basingstoke, Snows Group has become the largest auto retailer in the area and increased its businesses to thirty four sites across the South and South West. The company’s latest activity follows the acquisition of the Car Shop’s Seat operation, trading as […]
Read More →James Weston has been named as the new Chief Executive of Peugeot Citroen Retail UK. He replaces David Peel, who recently took up the position of Managing Director of Peugeot Motor Company. Weston was previously Peugeot Citroen Retail UK Sales Operations Director, and first started in the motor trade in 1997. He joined his current […]
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