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...

CHINA NEW ENTRANT XPENG COMING TO UK ‘WITHIN WEEKS’ EVANS HALSHAW FORD NORTHWICH IN SUDDEN CLOSURE CAR CANNIBALS HIT TAYLORS VAUXHALL BOSTON QUIZ PERRYS AND SWANSWAY IN AUTO RETAIL LIVE USED CAR...

Stratstone Land Rover Stockton, on the Preston Farm Industrial Estate, is up for sale for £5,870,000. The purpose-built JLR retailers is described as an investment opportunity in a “dominant car...

EASTERN WESTERN IN £50m AGENCY HIT STRATSTONE STOCKTON ON SALE FOR £6m ROADSIDE GARAGES RAISES £20k FOR CHARITY EUROPE CALLS FOR ‘URGENT ACTION’ ON EVs… … BUT GERMAN MINISTER HINTS AT AID...

FCA PLEDGES TO CUT RED TAPE CAZOO: ‘AGGRESSIVE EXPANSION’ A FACTOR IN FAILURE LITHIA UPS STAKE IN PINEWOOD MOTORCYCLE RETAILERS DISSATISFIED, NMDA SURVEY REVEALS LITHIA Q2 RECORD REVENUE BUT...

CAR INDUSTRY ‘WRONG ABOUT FALLING RETAIL EV DEMAND’ MOTOR TRADE ‘A JOB BRITS DON’T WANT TO DO’ AFI REBRANDS AS AUTOMOTIVE LEADERSHIP NETWORK FLEETS CALL FOR OEMS TO SOLVE 12V BATTERY ISSUES...

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...

PETER VOSPER LEADS NFDA AWARD WINNERS MOBILIZE TO BECOME RENAULT’S FIFTH BRAND JOE DUFFY UPS STAKE IN VERTU COX FORECASTS OVER 2m NEW CAR SALES IN 2024 SWANSWAY TURNOVER NEARS £1bn IN PROFITABLE...

AutoNation boss Mike Manley is expected to decide this week whether to ‘gatecrash’ the £500m takeover of Pendragon. Lithia Motors’ cash and shares deal is worth 35.4p and AutoNation could opt...

FRED MAGUIRE, INDUSTRY GIANT AND CHAIRMAN OF ARN AUTONATION DECISION ON PENDRAGON ‘EXPECTED THIS WEEK’ 2023 NEW ENTRANTS REPORT GOES LIVE HENDY GROUP IN £20M PROFIT KIA TO OPEN DERBY TRAINING...

US dealer group Lithia has significantly upped its offer for Pendragon. Lithia, one of the three groups bidding for Pendragon, has increased its total offer to £397 million, up from the original...

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...

AutoNation, one of America’s largest retail groups, has joined the race to takeover Pendragon with a 32 pence-a-share offer which matches the current bid from the combined forces of Hedin Mobility...

Hedin Mobility Group and Sytner owner Penske have increased their offer for Pendragon to 32 pence a share in a bid to stop the takeover by US firm Lithia which owns Jardine Motors. The move comes two...

A second offer in three days for Pendragon has sent shares in the business up more than 12% and raised the prospect of a bidding war for the dealer group. The new offer of 28 pence a share for the...

US group Lithia has agreed to buy Pendragon’s UK auto retail and leasing operations, including the Evans Halshaw and Stratstone divisions, for £280 million. Under the agreement, the Pendragon PLC...

VINES TURNAROUND CONTINUES WITH £5.7m 2022 PROFIT CITROEN RETAILER MOVES TO MG AFTER STELLANTIS CHANGES NFDA DEALER ATTITUDE SURVEY IN NEW PROVIDER LOOKERS’ DUNCAN McPHEE CONFIRMED FOR AUTO RETAIL...

SUZUKI RETAILERS IN 2023 RECORD PROFIT CARWOW REVEALS ULEZ RETAILER OPPORTUNITIES JCT600’s £1.45bn 2022 TURNOVER; WILLIAM MORGAN RECORD CARLYLE ACQUIRES EVOLUTION FUNDING LITHIA Q2 PROFIT SLIPS,...

Canada’s Alpha Auto, through its UK entity Global Auto Holdings, has increased its takeover offer for Lookers to 130p a share. Global Auto Holdings, referred to as Bidco, has also announced that the...