Renault retailers can expect to add a fifth brand to their showrooms from next year with the launch of Mobilize. Mobilize is the French firm’s finance house, but is also the division that will sell the Twizy replacement called Duo, and commercial vehicle version called Bento. Mobilize will sit alongside Renault, Dacia, Pro+ and Alpine […]
Read More →Renault is to introduce a new city-focused point-of-sale format called ‘rnlt’. The new stores will be a showcase for the brand. They will show off new models and the brand itself in a smaller space than traditional Renault showrooms. Renault says the new stores will “work in synergy with existing traditional-scale showrooms located on the […]
Read More →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: […]
Read More →Chinese brands Great Wall Motor and BYD will kick off their European push this week at the 2022 Paris Motor Show. The GWM Ora Funky Cat will be shown, and Great Wall executives say they will reveal further European expansion plans for both Ora and Wey brands at the show. Peter Vardy and Lookers have […]
Read More →Plans have been revealed by Hendy Group to combine the Renault and Nissan brands at a new-build showroom on St George’s Way in Eastleigh, near Southampton. Hendy revealed that it had gained planning permission for a two-dealership location earlier this year. It is understood that the two OEM Alliance partners have been selected for the […]
Read More →The Directors of the Trowbridge based Platinum Motor Group (Renrod Ltd) have announced the acquisition of A.K.S. Renault/Dacia in Yeovil. The deal was completed on Monday 6 June. The Platinum Trowbridge and A.K.S. market areas are adjoined so the takeover will give Platinum a larger continuous territory. The new business name will be Platinum Renault/Dacia […]
Read More →Michael Scott, Franchise Director for Lookers Renault has said the £3m investment rebuilding the Stockport dealership is a positive sign. This is despite the current challenging economic landscape. Scott praised the local team for its resilience during the rebuild effort. The Stockport franchise dealership reopened following a fire which devastated the site last September. During […]
Read More →Family-run auto retailer PV Dobson has secured a Renault and Dacia franchise for its Kendal site. The Lake District business will operate the franchise from its two-acre retail ‘hub’. Featuring an eight-car showroom and nine bay service facility the new venture has also prompted PV Dobson to recruit seven new staff, including additional technicians to […]
Read More →Auto retailer Evans Halshaw Renault Middlesbrough has been awarded the Motability Dealer Principal Award for quarter three. The Pendragon owned retailer was singled out for its excellent customer experience. Commenting on the award, Peter Wilson, General Manager Dealer Relations at Motability Operations said: “The focus of these awards is to thank our dealer partners for […]
Read More →Platts Garage Group has added the Renault and Dacia brands to its business. It’s the auto retailer’s first Renault and Dacia franchise, and the development is part of the company’s expansion into Staffordshire and the West Midlands. The retailer’s Astonfields Road site in Staffordshire’s county town has been the subject of comprehensive redevelopment, with the […]
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