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...

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...

Marshall Motor Group has appointed two new group MDs who will divide the retailer’s brands between them, in a move believed to be similar to that of Pendragon with its Stratstone and Evans Halshaw...

MARSHALL TO REPLICATE PENRAGON DIVISIONS? FCA DCA DEADLINE PUSHBACK INTO 2025 ‘LIKELY’ AUTO RETAILERS IN RICH LIST 2024 FIRST FISKER RETAILER OPENS IN NOTTINGHAM AUTO RETAIL LIVE BUSINESS BOOSTER...

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...

Pinewood Technologies investors – the software business carved out from the sale of Pendragon’s retailers to Lithia last year – are to receive a £358m capital return. The special dividend of...

FORD AGENCY U-TURN NFDA SURVEY EXPECTED TO SHOW IMPROVEMENTS CAZOO CEO PAUL WOODHEAD OFFICIALLY STEPS DOWN PINEWOOD PAYS OUT £358m PENDRAGON RETURN MOTORPOINT IMPROVES BUT ZEUS REMAINS NEUTRAL US...

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...

RETAILER TARGETED BY ‘CAR CANNIBALS’ BIZARRE’ OPENING DELAY FOR BARNETTS LEXUS TOYOTA CONSTELLATION UPS VERTU STAKE, HEDIN CUTS PENDRAGON HYUNDAI NAMES OHME OFFICIAL CHARGING PARTNER HERTZ TO...

LOOKERS MAY NOW CUT 14.5% OF ITS WORKFORCE AVAILABLE CAR IN £7.3m 2022 LOSS GUMSHOE TAKES STAKE IN PENDRAGON OBE FOR TERENCE DONNELLY AUSTRALIA’S LARGEST RETAILER HACKED BUICK NETWORK HALVES AS...

RETAILERS REACH OUT AFTER LOOKERS REDUNDANCIES STELLANTIS SWITCHES TO COUNTRY-BY COUNTRY EU AGENCY APPROACH RETAILERS LOSING MILLION IN ‘UNNECESSARY’ PRICE CUTS AUTO RETAIL LIVE ADVICE FOR 2024...

MIKE ALLEN TO LEAD NEW CAMBRIA INVESTMENT COMPANY STEER AUTOMOTIVE GROUP GEARS UP FOR SALE EV NOT TO BLAME FOR INCHCAPE RETAILER FIRE UK AUTOMOTIVE HIRING ACTIVITY DOWN ROSSITERS SPLITS FROM AC...

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...

AutoNation CEO Mike Manley is reportedly considering making a fresh bid for Pendragon, the UK’s second-largest auto retailer. An earlier AutoNation bid for 32p a share was rejected. US rival Lithia...

AUTONATION TO LAUNCH NEW BID FOR PENDRAGON? £504m LOOKERS ALPHA AUTO DEAL FINALISED GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE UK IN £61.3m PROFIT THOMPSON FIRST MG SUDDENLY CLOSES JOIN AUTO RETAIL LIVE NEW ENTRANTS 2023...

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...