US retailer Group 1 Automotive has bought Mercedes retailer L&L Automotive for an undisclosed sum. L&L operates four Mercedes agency sites north of London in Hertford, Stevenage, Hemel...

EV DISCOUNTS MOUNTING AS OEMS AIM FOR 22% MIX AUTO RETAIL LIVE BUSINESS BOOSTER CHIPPENHAM KIA ON SALE FOR £5m KIA EV EDUCATION AT RETAILERS US PUBLIC RETAILERS IN PROFIT PRESSURE 10 ASBURY RETAILERS...

Group 1 will more than double in size in Britain with the acquisition of Inchcape’s UK retail division later this year. Inchcape has revealed it is to sell its UK retail division to US-owned Group 1...

FCA LOANS INVESTIGATION ‘NOT BLACK AND WHITE’ OCTOPUS BORROWS £550m TO DOUBLE EV LEASING FLEET PEBLEY BEACH’S DOMINIC THRELFALL RETIRES JCB GROUP RENEWS BCA REMARKETING DEAL VINFAST BEGINS RHD...

Lithia Motors CEO Bryan DeBoer indicated last week he believes his company will win the bidding war for Pendragon. He said to BofA Securities analyst John Murphey he was confident Lithia “would be...

LITHIA ‘CONFIDENT’ ON PENDRAGON DEAL £6m LOOKERS CAR HUB PLANS GET GREEN LIGHT JCB MEDWAY TURNOVER UP, PROFIT STABLE PERRYS CHAIR RICHARD INGRAM STEPS DOWN TV SHOW FORCES USED CAR DEALER TO CLOSE...

Group 1 Automotive has submitted plans to extend its current Volkswagen retailer in Colchester, to create a seven-car showroom for Skoda. The planning submission comes three months after previous...

AGENCY ‘YET TO BE FULLY TESTED’ GROUP 1 RETURNS SKODA TO COLCHESTER VAN MOSSEL JACKSONS DEAL WORTH £13.5m AWARD-WINNING HEYCAR AD WINS AIDS RETAILER RETENTION SONIC IN Q2 USED CAR HIT J.D. POWER:...

Plans to build a new Group 1 Automotive storage and preparation plan in Aveley, Essex, on the site of the now-defunct Thurrock FC, continue to be opposed, despite supporter-owned Grays Athletic FC...

‘HEATED’ GROUP 1 GRAYS ATHLETIC FC FIGHT CONTINUES GRANGE MOTORS GETS GREEN BELT GREEN LIGHT FIRE BREAKS OUT AT CAZOO SITE EARMARKED TO CLOSE STELLANTIS CEO TAVARES’ PAY FALLS 14% CARVANA LOSSES...

JLR AGENCY TO BRING ‘HOUSE OF BRANDS’ RETAIL CHINA’S CHERY PLANS 2024 UK LAUNCH VOSPERS TAKES OVER FROM EVANS HALSHAW PLYMOUTH CITYGATE REVEALS PERRYS HIGH WYCOMBE PLANS VOLVO US RETAILERS...

STELLANTIS REBRANDS PSA RETAIL, MOTOR VILLAGE IN ONLINE PUSH CAMBRIA’S MULLINS DEPARTS NEWLY PRIVATISED GROUP BREARLEY TO SET UP ON OWN AFTER INCHCAPE DEPARTURE RYBROOK AGAIN 100% OWNED BY WHALE...

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For the second week running, senior auto industry execs have stepped up warnings to partners about the impact of the semiconductor shortage. Ford global production may fall 50% in Q2 as the chip...

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ODEY UPS PENDRAGON STAKE TO 15% SYTNER APPOINTS NEW CARSHOP BOSS JARDINE SETS 10% EV TARGET MOTORPOINT SWANSEA OPENS DUNCAN MOVASSAGHI NAMED EVP AT VW AMERICA AMERICA GETS SEAT AT ASTON MARTIN...

PRE-REG LEVELS DELAYING AGENCY AGREEMENTS NFDA LAUNCHES BREXIT HELPDESK NEW FLEET HQ FOR LOOKERS SHELBOURNE GROWS WITH RENAULT NEW VW BRANDING GOOGLE OPENS UP AUTONOMOUS SOFTWARE STOCKWATCH – New...

HARWOODS USES ROCKAR FOR ONLINE SALES CITY WEST COUNTRY ROS NEARS 2% CHARLES HURST GAINS DIVERSITY MARK TOOTLE CONFIRMS ADMINISTRATION GROUP 1 RAISES DIVIDEND TESLA ORDERS CANCELLED OVER QUALITY...

Inchcape is continuing its “right sizing” plan for its network with the sale of four Volkswagen operations in Essex to US-owned Group 1 Automotive for an undisclosed sum. Auto Retail Agenda...