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Alexanders Prestige, based just outside Boroughbridge in North Yorkshire, specialises in selling cars for upwards of £30,000 to a nationwide and international customer base. Its location only minutes from the A1(M) is key to collection and delivery, and also to enable distant customers to reach it with minimal difficulty. It has been trading since 2005 and prides itself in providing ...

JCT600 CEO John Tordoff recently revealed a strong 2017 for the Yorkshire-based multi-franchise group, number 12 in the Motor Trader Top 200. A 26% rise in pre-tax profits has been achieved thanks to what he described as a refusal to chase unrealistic manufacturer new vehicle sales targets, instead focusing on more profitable areas such as used and aftersales. Implementing this ...

The strength of customer reviews helped clinch this award for Nottingham-based SuperMiniUK, which specialises in selling Mini and other small cars priced from £2,000 to £20,000. Co-directors and life partners Mat Clarke and Stephenie Lawrence met while working for a Lexus dealership and strive to deliver a premium standard of customer care in this business, which they set up after ...

In November 2017, just 16 months after stepping down from his role as CEO at Ridgeway following the sale of the group to Marshall for £106.9m, John O’Hanlon launched Waylands Automotive with the acquisition of a Volvo franchise in Reading. O’Hanlon, who went on to reveal a five-year plan to turn Waylands into a £100m-turnover business, has since seen his ...

Dealer group Spirit Hyundai differentiates itself by building strong relationships with customers Formed in 1991, Spirit was one of the first VW-sponsored dealers. The Hyundai franchise was added in 2005 before the VW element was sold to Lister Group in 2011. At this point MD Adam Derbyshire took over the business from his dad. Spirit Hyundai has two outlets, in ...

Last month, Stephen Norman, managing director of Vauxhall Motors, announced the brand would refranchise its dealer network. This will see all existing contracts terminated at the end of a two-year notice period, after which the dealers will be eligible to submit new franchise applications. Norman noted that Vauxhall is the second-largest dealer network (after Ford) in the UK and that ...

So you’re thinking about getting your next car. You’ve found two you like, one offered by a dealer and another by an enthusiast. Both types of seller have their advantages, but what you really want is a dealer who is also an enthusiast. That’s what you get when you go to BMS Car Sales. William Hall, the owner of BMS, ...

Motorists driving into London along the M4 cannot miss the cluster of flagship dealer showrooms alongside the motorway on the Great West Road, including for the past year Kia. Looking to fill a major open point, Kia consulted a business with long experience of the challenging west London market. Norton Way Group had been a Honda dealer since 1972 at ...

Minutes after turning off the M60 and driving into Stockport you arrive at an impressive motor alley of car showrooms, the various sites almost all owned by the Lookers Group. The area has seen significant change recently, and among several major investments the finishing touches are just being applied to a £0.5m refurbishment of the group’s Renault/Dacia outlet. Changes have ...

Local motorists passing the familiar Haverfordwest showroom of west Wales dealer group Pembroke Motor Services (PMS) cannot help but notice that major changes are underway. The Chrysler Jeep signage has been replaced by Nissan branding as the dealership, owned by John Green, switches to the Japanese brand with a £500,000 investment in the seven-car showroom and a 16-bay workshop. Green ...