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Vantage Motor Group non-executive chairman Phil White is stepping down from the board in January 2024. White, the former chairman of Lookers, is handing over the full control and ownership of the Group to Tim Swindin, chief financial officer, and Andrew Mallory, chief operations officer. Vantage Motor Group operates 11 Toyota and Lexus dealerships in North and West Yorkshire and ...

Steve Eley has joined Marshall Motor Group as franchise director for Volvo. He will be responsible for Marshall’s seven Volvo Retailers located across the Midlands and the East of England. Eley has worked in the motor sector for 37 years, most recently as franchise director at Lookers for Vauxhall, Nissan, Renault, Dacia and Kia. Eley said:  “I am delighted to ...

Lookers is to make cuts to its workforce under new owner Global Auto Holdings following its delisting from the London Stock Exchange. The company is also seeing the departure of CEO Mark Raban later this month, an exit revealed in a letter to employees. Raban was the winner of the Outstanding Achievement Award at the 2023 Motor Trader Industry Awards. ...

Lookers has opened a new Nissan dealership in Sunderland following a £1.8m overhaul of the former Ford site on Newcastle Road. Around 35 staff are now employed at Lookers’ newest franchise location. Sunderland forms part of a major multimillion-pound investment programme by Lookers in Nissan marque in the UK and Ireland. Pictured at the official launch are (l-r) Kevin Wardrop, ...

Lookers has invested £5.8m in a BMW dealership in Crewe. The redevelopment is its latest investment in the brand after first introducing BMW and MINI to its portfolio in 2016. Head of business at Lookers for BMW and MINI, Rob Gower (pictured), said: “Our new BMW retail centre is part of the ‘BMW Retail Next’ concept which represents our commitment ...

Lookers is investing £2.5m in a Volvo dealership in Colchester which will open this year. It is relocating to Wyncolls Road in Severalls Business Park in Colchester from its existing Volvo site in Cowdray Avenue to develop a new standout dealership for the area. The new site was previously occupied by Underwoods Skoda until March this year and Lookers will ...

Lookers has partnered with Corndel to provide accredited, professional qualifications in its Leadership and Management Programme Staff who successfully complete the Aspire, Accelerate and Advanced Executive Leadership programmes will gain level 3, 5 and 7 diploma qualifications accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), with the level 7 diploma also delivered in partnership with global top 10 university Imperial College ...

Lookers is carrying out a £2.3m refurbishment of its Volvo dealership in Chelmsford, Essex. Work at the site, which will remain open throughout, is expected to complete by the end of the year. Lookers announced in May that it had acquired Waterhouse Chelmsford Volvo, adding 40 staff to its expanding Volvo teams with plans for a multimillion-pound refurbishment at the ...

Lookers has relaunched its Kia dealership in Chester with £1.8m transformation of the site. The redevelopment, which got under way in March, encompassed a full internal refit as well as the introduction of a new indoor handover bay and exterior integrated valet bay. The site features four rapid electric vehicle charge points, a customer zone, service reception and seven-car capacity ...

The £504m takeover of Lookers by Global Auto Holdings got the go ahead yesterday at a shareholders meeting. Global is paying 130p per share for the company after it revised the offer upwards from 120p, which had been rejected. In June Canadian dealer group Global Auto Group, a sister company of Group Auto Holdings, tabled a 120p per share offer ...