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Volkswagen has retained its crown as the top selling car brand in the UK with a market share of 8.5%, beating Ford into second place with a share of 7.6%. Another VW Group brand Audi was in third slot with a share of 7.22% of the market followed by BMW on 5.9%, Toyota on 5.8% and Kia on 5.7%. A ...

Bristol Street Motors has pumped £1m into a new Ford dealership in Newcastle, creating 50 new jobs. This refurbished location will be the flagship centre for Ford representation in Newcastle. Open as of 4 December, the dealership is overseen by general manager Christopher Stewart who previously managed Bristol Street Motors Durham Ford. The expansion of the Ford branch marks Bristol ...

Evans Halshaw’s Ford Motherwell store is relocating this month, to a new, purpose-built eco-friendly store. The store, which is one of 35 Evans Halshaw Ford dealerships across the UK and one of five stores in Scotland, will move to a larger, more sustainable site on Windmillhill Street from Friday 15 December. The brand-new Evans Halshaw Ford Motherwell site will be ...

On 25 October Russell Newton of Ford UK presented Paul Wooding, director at John Darke, the prestigious Ford Chairman’s Award. The award acknowledges John Darke’s performance in both sales & service. The Chairman’s Award, the highest honour a UK dealership can receive from Ford, is given to the dealers that deliver consistently over the course of a full year. It ...

Ford of Britain chair Lisa Brankin hit out at the ICE sales ban extension saying the original 2030 date was a “vital catalyst” to accelerate into a cleaner future. Generally, carmakers use the Society of Motor Manufacturers & Trader (SMMT) to cover industry issues but in this case Lisa Brankin, Ford UK Chair, made a public condemnation of the proposed ...

Ford dealer Gates Group turned in a resilient performance in 2022 with profits up 0.6% to £8.83m in 2022 on turnover up 1.9% to £197.6 In accounts filed at Companies House the directors said they were pleased with the outcome given the war in Ukraine, cost-of-living crisis and the semi-conductor shortages which had impacted the new and used car markets. ...

Ford of Britain & Ireland managing director Lisa Brankin has taken on the additional role of chairing Ford’s UK operations, effective immediately. Brankin succeeds Tim Slatter, promoted to a global US-based Ford role, as lead UK executive overseeing all facilities and investment, and continuing to run the Ford of Britain & Ireland sales and service company. She has been MD ...

Ford has opened the Cologne Electric Vehicle Centre. It is a hi-tech production facility in Germany that will build Ford’s new generation of electric passenger vehicles. Ford has transformed its historic plant in Niehl, Cologne – founded in 1930 – as part of a $2bln investment. The 125-hectare site is equipped with a brand-new production line, battery assembly and state-of-the-art ...

Ford has called on the government to extend current trade rules to be extended to 2027 to help ramp up battery manufacturing to meet EV demand. It said tightening up the trade rules now could damage the switch to EVs and add to costs of customers switching to EVs. Tim Slatter, Ford Britain chair (pictured), said the industry does not ...

Ford outlined its plans to roll out the agency model across Europe to dealers attending the Bring On Tomorrow Live event in Copenhagen, Denmark. It said that research showed 77% of car-buyers prefer fixed prices, so that they know upfront how much they will pay, and for what. Ford has already introduced transparent pricing in the Netherlands and plans to ...