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Vauxhall has wished one of its longest-serving staff members a happy retirement, ending a 75-year association with the company. Bryan Webb began working for Vauxhall in 1946, after walking into his local garage, Hough & Whitmore in Gloucester, and asking if they had any jobs. Four years later he completed his mechanical apprenticeship and, by the age of 26, he ...

Vertu-owned Macklin Motors has taken on the Vauxhall car and LCV franchise in Dunfermline. The Vauxhall franchise will dual franchise with its existing Ford business on the site which is undergoing a £1.7m redevelopment. The addition of Vauxhall will create jobs in the local area in both sales and aftersales, including technicians and sales executives. Joe McCauley (pictured), general manager ...

Vauxhall Motors has appointed Adam Wood as marketing director with immediate effect. Wood was previously with Renault Group in the UK for 14 years, most recently as marketing director, and has experience in marketing communications, product marketing and brand management. He reports to Paul Willcox, managing director for Vauxhall Motors who said: “I am delighted to welcome Adam to Vauxhall. ...

It has been a busy time for dealers as they emerge from the pandemic and look to their business in 2021, dealing with new vehicle shortages and the impact that is having on the used car market. Many of the bigger dealer groups are looking to expand. Stoneacre Motor Group hit the acquisition trail this month with the acquisition of ...

Pendragon has officially opened the doors to its Evans Halshaw Vauxhall dealership in Wolverhampton, following the easing of lockdown restrictions last month.  The site includes a six-car showroom and space for 200 used vehicles. There is also a new service and repair workshop, which accommodates up to 15 vehicles, including four heavy duty commercial bays.    Customers now benefit from electric ...

Pentagon Motor Group has added the Renault and Dacia franchises to its Rochdale site to sit alongside a Vauxhall Authorised Repairer franchise. The Group’s nearby site at Middleton takes on the Renault van side of the franchise. The sites went live with the Renault brand at the start of the week, 26 April. The manning of the new operation, therefore, ...

Drive Motor Retail Group has performed strongly in the Vauxhall dealership 360 performance rankings for 2020 with its Hartlepool showroom ranked first out of 170 dealerships. Five of Drive’s dealerships securing places in the top ten. Redcar and Stockton-on-Tees branches were ranked third and fourth, respectively. Drive’s Bury St Edmunds and Leicester dealerships came ninth and tenth, making up half ...

The all-electric Vauxhall Vivaro-e has won the first What Car? Van of the Year title, run in association with commercial vehicle retailer Vansdirect. It was voted the winner for its combination of zero-emissions power, ultra-low running and ownership costs and impressive performance and practicality. The Vivaro-e was launched this year, and is rated as having up to 205-miles of range ...

Vauxhall is offering potential buyers a 48-hour test drive in the all-electric Corsa-e. The ‘Switch it up’ test drive offer runs from now until 1 November, and gives potential buyers two full days to experience the all-electric Corsa-e. The carmaker hopes it will help potential first-time electric buyers to find out how easy it is to live with a fully ...

Pentagon Motor Group has opened a Vauxhall showroom in Sheffield. The planned closure of its old city-centre site on Savile Street has seen all staff move to the new Parkway Avenue facility outside the centre. Pentagon already operates one the UK’s largest KIA showroom and support facilities on the same site. The dealership was officially opened by Vauxhall UK sales ...