2024 will be a year of performance that’s split into two, between new and used, says Swansway Group director Peter Smyth. Want to read more articles on this website? Sign up for a free trial...

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...

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...

ANGELA SHEPHERD IS NEW STELLANTIS &YOU CEO WORK STARTS ON NEW TRUSTFORD GLASGOW SITE EVs CONSTRAIN USED CAR PRICE GROWTH INCHCAPE AND AUTOCRAFT TELFORD PARTNERSHIP JOIN SWANSWAY, PERRYS AND AUTO...

NEW JLR UNIFORM DIKTAT ANGERS RETAILERS TOM HARTLEY IN COURT ARNOLD CLARK WILL NOT RENEW THIS MORNING DEAL CAZOO LENDERS BRING IN BANKERS FOR DEBT RESTRUCTURE JOIN SWANSWAY, PERRYS AND AUTO TRADER...

FORAY SWINGS FROM LOSS TO PROFIT CAZOO CONFIRMS CLOSURES HUMPHRIES LEAVES MOTORLINE GET READY FOR H2 WITH AUTO RETAIL LIVE ONE AUTO API ‘TURNS MONTHS INTO HOURS’ FORD TWEAKS EV DEALER AGENCY MODEL...

FORD MULLING AGENCY MOVE SMART AGENCY AGREEMENTS TO BE IN PLACE BY SUMMER MERCEDES PCP CUSTOMERS WIN MILEAGE FEE COMPENSATION BMW AGENCY BY 2026? AUTO RETAIL LIVE LINE-UP CONFIRMED VW ‘ALARMS AND...

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Norton Way saw turnover grow 8.3% to £282.9m in the year ended 31 March 2020, which the directors said was thanks to a 27% growth in corporate sales. However, profit before tax dropped from £3m to...

  COVID COMPARISON: NORTON WAY AND SWANSWAY TRUST FORD TREE ROW AUTO RETAIL IN SUNDAY TIMES RICH LIST CAZOO POSTS 3.3% PROFIT MARGIN NEW AUTOMOTIVE LGBT+ NETWORK JLR GERMANY RETAILERS WANT MORE...

SKODA RETAILER BUYS HOLDCROFT SITE SANDICLIFFE RAISES PROFIT AND TURNOVER RETAILERS IN TOP PRIVATE BUSINESSES RADICAL PLANS RETAIL PARTNER FORD AND VW EDGE CLOSER TO EV SHARE DEAL LENDERS NERVOUS OF...

In the last Auto Retail Profit live webinar a few weeks ago, David Smyth, a director the family-run Swansway Group said the whole EV/low emission market would get a boost from the introduction of...

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Q2 FINANCE STRONG IN USED SECTOR VOLVO RESPONSE TIME ‘LESS THAN AN HOUR’ BUYERS TRUST USED EV MORE THAN USED LAPTOP SWANSWAY SEES BRIGHT FUTURE FOR ALLOY SERVICE DRIVE VAUXHALL WINS CUSTOMER CARE...

A property portfolio which owns the Stafford, Shrewsbury and Blackburn Audi dealerships generating an annual rental income of almost £750,000 is on the market for £11.6 million. The Swanjar...

SCOTLAND’S NEW CAR SALES LAG REST OF UK SMES PAY MORE CORPORATION TAX THAN BIG BUSINESS PENDRAGON POISED TO OPEN SHREWSBURY CAR STORE INCHCAPE BUYS DERBY’S CATTLE MARKET ROLL UP – SWANSWAY...

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Most manufacturers now have service plans available for their retail network to sell. But often they are fixed-cost maintenance plans, acceptable at any dealership representing the franchise, not just...