John Clark Motor Group has completed the acquisition of a dealership from Gillanders Motors. The Kia dealership will remain at its current location on the Blackhouse Industrial Estate and the full Gillanders team will transfer to John Clark Motor Group in the acquisition. The Peterhead dealership introduces the Kia brand to the AM100 group’s franchise […]
Read More →The average score for the all-important question ‘How do you rate your manufacturer overall?’ leapt from 5.8 out of 10 six months ago to 6.4 this month. High Scoring Kia and Mini shared top honours, scoring 9.2. However, the eight Stellantis brands shifted their combined average score from 2.6 in October 2023 to 5.3 in […]
Read More →The car industry was apparently warned “more than a decade ago that keyless technology on modern vehicles risked a surge in thefts”. Research found that owners could “expect to find their cars stolen in the future without any sign of entry”. An article in 2012 written by a barrister warned keyless systems could be “successfully […]
Read More →Grainger Motor Group founders, brothers Harry and Neal Grainger have acquired East Anglian dealer group EMG Anglia. Based on EMG’s latest statutory accounts, showing £116 million turnover, the deal means that Grainger Motor Group is quickly approaching the threshold of the AM100 rankings of the UK’s largest franchised motor retailers. “The longstanding, successful EMG business is […]
Read More →Elon Musk’s Tesla electric vehicle (EV) brand has launched a new store in Norwich. The new business is located in Holden Group’s former Kia dealership on Mile Cross Lane, Catton Grove in Norwich. Test Drives Available A Tesla spokesperson told the Norwich Evening News: “The Norwich Tesla location was selected to support Tesla’s digital customer […]
Read More →Waylands has joined the Kia network of franchised dealerships having opened Reading Kia in February 2021. John O’Hanlon, CEO, started Waylands in 2017, with its first dealership opening in Reading. Since then the group has added Waylands Oxford, Waylands Swindon and Fawcetts Newbury, all of which have Volvo franchises. John O’Hanlon commented “Reading Kia is […]
Read More →The family owned franchised dealer group, Victor Wood Group has been bought by Wilson and Co (Kia) Ltd, trading as Drayton Motors. Victor Wood operated the Kia dealership in Grantham. This is Drayton Motors third Kia dealership, as they already represent the brand in Boston and Louth. Tim Griffin, Managing Director said “ After nearly […]
Read More →Kia has announced the appointment of its new sales director. The Korean OEM has selected Steve Hicks to oversee all sales channels including retail, fleet and new and used cars through its 187-strong network. As a member of the executive board Hicks will also report to Kia’s Commercial Director, Simon Hetherington. Commenting on his new […]
Read More →Norton Way Group has opened its new Kia showroom, located alongside the elevated section of the M4 in Brentford, West London. The flagship retail site, which is also currently the OEM’s largest in Europe, operates on four levels including a 15-bay workshop one level below ground, while the building’s glass frontage faces directly onto the […]
Read More →Following its recent announcement to drop Kia from its business portfolio, family-owned Stanley Cars of Bradford has completed a deal to represent SsangYong. Available from its Canal Road, Bradford, premises, the Korean marque’s line-up will be supported by a full aftersales service. Commenting on the new venture, Tony Stanley, dealer principal of Stanley Cars, said: […]
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