Mon Motors has acquired seven Volkswagen Group retailers from Heritage Automotive. They include Bristol Seat, Cupra, Skoda and Volkswagen, Gloucester Skoda, Cupra, Seat and Volkswagen, and Weston-Super-Mare Skoda and Volkswagen. According to bespoke industry data from Auto Retail Network, the deal leave Heritage with two Audi, one Honda, two Ineos, one Skoda and three Volkswagen sites […]

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Holden Group has opened a new Care Hub for customers in Norwich. It centralises enquiries from all its retailers, which include Dacia, Honda, Kia, MG, Renault, SEAT and Volvo. “Our new care hub will offer seamless, consistent service across all of our dealerships,” said Holden Group MD Martyn Webb. Bethany Metcalf, Care Hub manager, added: […]

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Brayleys Cars has more than doubled its representation of Honda with the acquisition of Thames Honda for an undisclosed sum. The Hertfordshire-based retail group, which welcomed Dubai’s AW Rostamani Group as a majority shareholder the end of 2018, has added four more sites with the Japanese car brand with completion of the deal this week. The purchase […]

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Auto retailer Listers Honda Northampton has appointed Gareth Earl as its new sales manager. Earl most recently held the position of sales manager at Wollaston Mini Northampton, and has worked in the motor trade since 2007. Commenting on the appointment, Listers Honda Northampton brand manager Andrew Hamer said: “With almost a decade’s experience in the […]

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Auto retailer Vertu has completed a refurbishment of its Grantham Honda business, marking 20 years representing the Japanese OEM. The improvements to the Grantham site include increasing the amount of space available for customers to view vehicles on display, while a larger customer lounge area boasts a refreshments station, children’s play area, free Wi-Fi and […]

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Vertu Motors has opened a new Honda retail site in the North East town of Morpeth. Previously a service centre for the nearby Bristol Street Motors Ford operation, the new facility will trade under the Vertu Honda name and is the result of a £430,000 investment by the auto retailer. The business, which has created […]

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Vertu has bought three Honda retail businesses from Lookers for £2 million. The three Honda dealerships are in Derby, Nottingham and Stockton-On-Tees and take Vertu’s Honda franchise total to 12. This makes Vertu Honda’s largest retail partner in Europe. “The rationale for the sale is that Vertu already operate Honda dealerships in contiguous territories to […]

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