Stellantis has released more details about its rollout of China’s Leapmotor brand in the UK. They aim to set up a network of up to 50 retail sites by the end of 2024. These sites will be hosted within existing Stellantis dealerships, including brands like Peugeot, Citroen, and Vauxhall. Two Leapmotor models are to be […]

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Following last week’s budget, dealers have largely welcomed a range of measures seeing them as beneficial for the used car market. According to November’s Startline Used Car Tracker, positive feedback was received on key initiatives such as the freeze in fuel duty (+54%), the increase in the living wage (+23%), and heightened investment in public […]

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Caffyns has agreed to dispose of its freehold premises at Brooks Road, Lewes, to Lidl for £4.65m. Its Lotus Sussex business had been operated there since 2021, and will continue to do so until relocation in October 2025. Caffyns’ pension fund, which is in deficit, will receive £2.4m of the consideration.

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Vertu Motors has announced it is expecting to pay £12.5 million for an AM100 car dealer group almost doubling its partnership with Toyota. After 25 years of trading Burrows Motor Group has been bought by Vertu Motors bringing the end to the Burrows brand on car dealerships. All the acquired sites will be rebranded Vertu. The […]

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Sytner saw profit before tax fall from £179.9m to £125.9m in the year ended December 2023. Revenue grew from £6.8bn to £7.4bn. The directors described the trading performance as “mixed”. Profit was down largely due the cost pressures driven by high inflation – higher interest on the group’s borrowings saw interest increase to £48m, up […]

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The Summer 2024 edition of the NFDA Dealer Attitude Survey will be released today (Monday 28 October) at 9am. It is expected to show a general upward trend across most questions, with responses from more than 2,200 retailers across over 30 franchised networks. There will be significant improvements for some brands, as rankings both at […]

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AM100 retail group Drive Motor Retail is in high spirits after earning several prestigious awards highlighting its huge commitment to excellence. The company’s Darlington team recently took home the Stellantis Manufacture “Stellar” Accident Repair Programme Award 2024, while the Bury St Edmunds site secured the Southeast Enterprise “Best Customer Repair Partner” Award 2024. Drive Motor Retail […]

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Mystery surrounds the sudden closure of Evans Halshaw Ford Northwich. It is believed the site was permanently closed on 15 October, with its last Facebook post – to advertise the new Capri – on 14 October. Ford declined to comment to The Sun and Evans Halshaw told Chester Live it was not able to comment. Evans […]

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Chinese EV brand XPeng will launch in the UK in “less than a handful of months,” co-founder Brian Gu confirmed at the Paris Motor Show. Its Tesla Model Y-rivalling G6 will be the launch car in right-hand drive UK. “The UK is a very important market,” said Gu. The G6 is already available in European […]

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Alfa Romeo, which has seen its network numbers fluctuate in recent years, is aiming to grow the number of retailers to 36 by mid-2025, according to UK managing director Jules Tilstone. Tilstone said the brand currently had 24 retailers, with four more on the way in West London, Birmingham, Manchester and Swansea. Another six added […]

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