Arnold Clark has celebrated the achievements of over 150 trainees at an end-of-year graduation event. It hosted the ceremony at its GTG Training venue in Glasgow, which was attended by 300 people from across the UK, including friends and families of the newly qualified trainees. Apprentices were recognised for their achievements, alongside service managers and advisors who either completed in-house ...
Read More »Arnold Clark signs deal with Keycare for insurance
Arnold Clark has appointed Keycare to provider key insurance for new and used car customers. The insurance will be offered to customers under the Arnold Clark Insurance Services brand. It offers cover up to £1,500 for replacement of lost or stolen keys, including call out charges and costs for re-programming immobilisers Keycare will be offering product training to Arnold Clark ...
Read More »Arnold Clark opens Motorstore in Nottingham
Arnold Clark Motorstore has opened a Motorstore in Nottingham its 22nd UK outlet. The branch has 400 nearly-new and used cars on site with access to over 18,000 vehicles on the Arnold Clark database. The branch also has car and van rental facilities, a fully equipped valeting area and a service department, as well as Wi-Fi access and a kid’s ...
Read More »Arnold Clark joins expanding MG Motor network
Arnold Clark has become the biggest dealer group to join the MG Motor UK network with a new site in Rutherglen, near Glasgow. Arnold Clark, the UK’s third biggest dealer group, joins a succession of recent signings with smaller businesses including Panda Motors (Swansea), Lodge Hill Garage (Abingdon) and Stanley Cars (Bradford). This will be MG’s fourth retail outlet in ...
Read More »Used cars drive Arnold Clark to £110m profits in 2015
Arnold Clark turned in a strong used car performance in 2015 with group pre-tax profits on continuing operations up 2.3% to £110.4m on turnover up 2.2% to £3.4bn. New vehicle sales fell 8.4% to 83,813 because of a large fleet contract that was not renewed. Used car sales rose 10.8% to 175,526 vehicles with like-for-like sales up 7.9%. “This increase ...
Read More »Arnold Clark to open Motorstore in Nottingham
Arnold Clark is to open a new Motorstore in Nottingham, the 22nd Motorstore to open in the UK. The Nottingham branch will have 400 nearly-new and used cars on site alongside car and van rental facilities, a fully equipped valeting area and a service department. The group is looking to recruit 70 staff across all departments including sales, servicing and ...
Read More »Arnold Clark opens UK’s largest Hyundai dealership
Arnold Clark has opened a £4m Hyundai dealership in Glasgow with a 20-car showroom over three levels and space for 150 used cars The dealership, said to be the UK’s largest, features a seven-bay workshop, including MOT and wheel alignment facilities. Arnold Clark opened its first Hyundai dealership in Glasgow in 2002 and opened a second outlet a decade later. ...
Read More »Auto Trader names top dealer websites at Click Awards
Arnold Clark did the double at the Auto Trader Click Awards 2016, winning Data Driven Retailer of the Year and Best Integrated Marketing Approach in the Franchise & Supermarket award category.. Audi UK took the titles of Best Manufacturer for Digital Customer Experience and Data Driven Retailer of the Year in the Manufacturing category. And Imperial Cars collected Digital Forecourt ...
Read More »Sir Arnold Clark becomes first billionaire car dealer boss in Sunday Times Rich List
Sir Arnold Clark has become the UK’s first billionaire car dealer boss, according to the 2016 Sunday Times Rich List. Owners of motor retail businesses once again figured prominently in the listing, the annual review of personal wealth in the UK, with Sir Arnold rated at 114 with a family fortune of £1.02bn (2015:675m). The survey highlighted Arnold Clark group’s ...
Read More »Arnold Clark offers free hotel vouchers with test drives
This weekend Arnold Clark is offering customers a free overnight hotel stay for two when they test-drive a used car at its Drive the Night Away event. To manage the programme test drives are by appointment only with customers receiving a voucher with a booking code that allows them to book a night’s stay at one of over 100 UK ...
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