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Vertu Motors has struck a deal with Sunderland AFC to become the ‘Official Car Retailer’ for the men’s team. The deal, which covers the current season, incorporates matchday activation, digital opportunities, and player appearances. Vertu Motors operates six dealerships in the Sunderland area, including BMW, MINI and Honda sites. The North East headquartered company is committed to supporting sport at ...

Vertu Motors plc has donated £140,000 to a North East charity committed to transforming the lives of offenders, their families and communities. Junction 42, based at Brunswick Methodist Church in Newcastle, aims to help offenders reintegrate back into society and work to help reduce crime, therefore reducing the number of victims, and breaking the cyclical nature of offending within families. ...

The Vertu Motors group has acquired vehicle lighting businesses Powerbulbs and Car Bulbs Direct. It will join its existing online car parts retailer, Aceparts. The Group has purchased the businesses, including the websites powerbulbs.com and carbulbsdirect.com, from Network Brands Limited for £480,000. The move has initially created four new jobs within the Aceparts business, with more expected. Ben Friedman, managing director of ...

Vertu Motor has appointed Steve Rowe as group sales director. Rowe first joined the company as finance and insurance director in July 2017. With more than 20 years’ experience in the motor retail sector, Rowe’s promotion will see him take responsibility for revamping the car buying process to make it more customer centric, flexible and friendly. Rowe said: “As a ...

Vertu-owned Bristol Street Motors has invested £180,000 in a new Hyundai franchise to Sunderland. The dealership on Wessington Way shares the site with its sister dealership, Vertu Honda Sunderland. Both are overseen by general manager, Billy Taylor, who also heads up Bristol Street Motors Morpeth Ford Hyundai and Vertu Honda Morpeth. As part of the extensive fit-out, the dealership’s interior ...

Vertu Motors is launching an Enhanced Maternity Pay Scheme as part of its commitment to delivering a more gender balanced workforce. Vertu employees will be entitled to the scheme when they have been continuously employed by the group for at least 52 weeks. Under Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) regulations employees  can take up to 52 weeks’ maternity leave with 39 ...

Vertu Motors has invested £350,000 in a Honda motorcycle business in Stockton located alongside the group’s existing Honda car dealership. The existing Vertu Honda Stockton senior management team of Martin Boagey and Craig Swainston will lead a team of sales and aftersales specialists.  Brand director of Vertu Motorcycles, Mark Goode, will oversee the operation. Vertu Honda Bikes also operates sites ...

Bristol Street Motors and Macklin Motors have renewed their sponsorship of Channel 4 coverage of F1. Channel 4 will once again offer viewers free to air tv coverage of the Formula 1 season, with Lewis Hamilton the favourite for another Formula One World Championship title and Max Verstappen and Valterri Bottas expected to challenge. The Bahrain Grand Prix was won yesterday by ...

Vertu Motors has acquired a Honda dealership based on Leeds Road, Huddersfield from Hepworth Motor Group to grow its Yorkshire presence to 23 sites. The business, which also holds an authorised repair contract for Mitsubishi, has been located in Huddersfield for 40 years. All colleagues will remain at the dealership following the acquisition, ensuring continuity for customers, coupled with the ...

Vertu Motors is consolidating its presence in Nottingham with the relocation of its current Kia dealership. The business, acquired in October 2020, will move from Old Basford to the existing Nottingham Volkswagen North site on Mansfield Road in Daybrook in June 2021. The newly branded Kia dealership will also operate with Volkswagen Authorised Repairer status and with an approved Volkswagen ...