Angela Shepherd has been appointed CEO of Stellantis &You UK, bringing a 20-year career at Mercedes-Benz to a close. She was most recently CEO of Mercedes-Benz Own Retail Group. She replaces James Weston, who becomes vice-president, pre-owned vehicles and new business development for Stellantis. His 22-year career at Stellantis &You (and Robins & Day) UK […]

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Hyundai Motor UK has promoted Managing Director Ashley Andrew to the role of President with immediate effect. Andrew joined the company as Sales Director in 2018 before becoming Tony Whitehorn’s successor as MD. He will continue to lead the UK business, “solidifying Hyundai’s premium volume positioning” and “driving the change to a smart mobility future”, Hyundai said. […]

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A car dealership specialising in high end cars – including Lamborghinis and Aston Martins – has been given permission to develop a new base along with 50 new homes next door close to the M25 on green belt. Grange in Brentwood have been given permission to expand their business. It means Grange Motors will sell […]

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Hertfordshire-based Brayleys Cars has bought Orpington Honda from Lookers for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition makes Brayleys the largest private Honda franchisee in the UK with eight showrooms and 10 aftersales centres. Orpington joins dealerships in Enfield, St Albans, Hemel Hempstead, Ruislip, Thames Ditton, Ewell, Leatherhead and Romford plus a stand-alone aftersales facility in Grays, Essex. […]

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Sytner Group has bought Specialist Cars Holdings for an undisclosed sum. Specialist Cars, represented BMW and Mini in Stevenage, Luton and Tring. It had been under the ownership of Clive Fletcher and Michael Donovan since a management buyout in 1999. They will both now retire from the industry. Clive Fletcher said: ‘We have had an […]

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It has emerged that Hedin Group tabled a secret 28p-a-share offer for Pendragon several weeks ago. Pendragon chair Ian Filby and the board rejected the approach. The offer would value Pendragon at around £400m. Auto Retail Agenda has reported Hedin has been building its stake in Pendragon since November 2021. Anders Hedin is now reportedly considering […]

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Paul Rigby Group have opened the UK’s third Polestar space at the Touchwood Solihull shopping centre. The franchised dealer group started in 2010 with one Volvo dealership. They now have two Volvo dealerships; Birmingham and Stourbridge. Having always been eco-conscious, they decided electric cars were the way forward and formed a partnership with MG.  They now […]

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Read Motor Group has opened an eighth dealership as their turnover accelerates beyond the £100 million milestone. The Grimsby-based franchised dealer group opened the new 12-car showroom on Altyre Way.  In July 2021 Read opened their first Stellantis new car franchises, also on Altyre Way, with the acquisition of  the Beechdale Motor Group. Adding MG into the […]

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BCA-owner Constellation has bought a 19.9% share in the franchised dealer group Lookers. The majority of shares were purchased from Tony Bramall, who stepped down as a non-executive director at Lookers in December 2020. The 78 million share purchase was carried out at 102p a share. Shares in Lookers ended last week at 88.6p, up […]

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Derbyshire’s Ron Brooks Group has reported a pre-tax profit record of £1.24m for the year ended June 2021.  This is up 69% on 2020, on turnover of £34.2m and represents a 3.6% return on sales. The franchised dealer group stresses it has no debt and £5m in cash reserves. They state they are “well positioned […]

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