• TrustFord cuts ribbon on new Carlisle site
    • 04/07/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    TrustFord has opened the doors to its new dealership in Carlisle. The dealership includes new and used car, commercial vehicle and motability vehicle sales, as well as aftersales and mobile servicing. Mike Bell was promoted internally to the role of general manager and TrustFord Carlisle also has a dedicated [...]
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  • H.R. Owen Group celebrates Rolls-Royce treble
    • 28/06/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Rolls-Royce Motor Cars London, part of the H.R. Owen Group, has been named Rolls-Royce Global Dealer of the Year for the second time in five years. It shared the award with Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Philadelphia. The London showroom also became the first to win three awards in total during a single year, winning [...]
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  • SsangYong Motors enhances dealership network
    • 23/05/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    SsangYong Motors UK has announced the addition of Trenton Grimsby to its dealer network. Trenton group, which began trading in 1984 has two multi franchise showrooms, located in Hull and Grimsby, and represents the high standard of dealer group that SsangYong prides in having within the network. Kevin Griffin, [...]
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  • Retailers under-pricing used cars as demand grows
    • 11/04/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    New data from Auto Trader has revealed that used car prices grew in March following 10 months of softening demand. Its Retail Price Index found the average retail value of a used car was £17,712 in the month, a two per cent rise on a like-for-like basis from 2022. Sales volumes were also up in the month, [...]
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  • Roadside (Garages) Kia wins industry accolade
    • 30/11/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The Motor Ombudsman has awarded the National Garage Star trophy in the 2022 Star Awards to Roadside (Garages) Kia. The family-owned and long-established dealership in Coleraine, Northern Ireland won the award ahead of nearly 1,500 online nominations submitted by customers. The 24 finalists were chosen based on [...]
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  • RHCV delivers for transport customer
    • 26/05/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    East Midlands’ Renault trucks distributor RH Commercial Vehicles has helped existing customer Merchants Transport with a five-year contract hire deal and aftermarket service package for two new Renault T High 6x2 tractors. The Leicester-based firm, which specialises in the carriage of a wide variety of goods, was [...]
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  • TruckEast unveils expansion plans
    • 16/06/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    TruckEast is investing over £5m into a new purpose-built truck dealership in Suffolk. Planning has been approved for a flagship site that will see the business relocate its head office to the new 3.7-acre plot which will offer a full range of servicing, repairs and maintenance alongside a 38-bay bodyshop. Group [...]
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  • Video extends reach of dealerships
    • 05/06/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    The use of video can extend the reach of a dealership by up to 65%, according to the latest research by CitNOW. CitNOW analysed 2014 data from more than 10,500 new and used car customer records from a leading BMW dealer group and premium multi-franchise specialist, Harwoods Group. Customers of the BMW group who [...]
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  • MG opens Piccadilly dealership
    • 31/03/2015
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    MG has announced it will open a prestigious multi-million pound flagship dealership in the heart of London’s Piccadilly. MG’s showroom will become a centre of excellence for the iconic 91-year-old brand which is Britain’s fastest growing marque. This is the latest and most significant move in a major [...]
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