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Harry Fairbairn branches are to be rebranded as Arnold Clark following a decision to unite the brand across all franchises. The Arnold Clark Group acquired Harry Fairbairn in 2006, adding BMW and MINI to their franchise portfolio. Harry Fairbairn was originally a small cycling and motorbike business when it launched in 1952, with its first BMW dealership opening in Irvine ...

Arnold Clark tops the Motor Trader Top 200 Dealer Groups showing the biggest increase in profits year on year. The group turned in profits of £156.5m in its latest results compared to £117m last time, an increase of £39m. In second place was Sytner Group which delivered profits of £100.4m compared to £71.8m last time, an increase of £28.6m. In ...

Arnold Clark Automobiles is reporting savings in time and administration by out sourcing licence checking and legal compliance for drivers. The group has 10,000 drivers and their spouses on its licence checking database, including 2,500 company car drivers, plus technicians and sales staff who drive vehicles as part of their regular work activities. There is also a growing logistics fleet ...

Arnold Clark Automobiles is expanding the number of Click and Collect outlets it operates with a big emphasis in the south. The latest to go live is in Colchester and is one of six operated as standalone sites. “We are expanding the logistics side as we look to increase the number of Click and Collect outlets we operate, particularly in ...

Arnold Clark is supporting Beast of Ben, the team challenge event which raises funds for the automotive charity. As well as entering a team, the car dealership group has partnered with Ben for the event which will see teams from across the industry take on a points-based adventure challenge and test their automotive rivals’ skills to the limit. Beast of ...

The NFDA’s Drive My Career ran the fourth edition of its ‘Apprentice Takeover’ to raise awareness of the apprenticeship opportunities in the automotive industry. As part of the #DMCApprenticeTakeover campaign, Drive My Career members were encouraged to take to their social media channels to share their apprentices’ success stories. Marshall Motor Group won for the fourth consecutive time “Best Engagement ...

Arnold Clark has submitted plans for Carlisle City Council to build a new Ford Service Centre. The Group plans to demolishing the existing service centre at Wakefield Road, Carlisle to make way for the new building. In its Design and Access Statement, Arnold Clark said: “The proposed development enhances the site to provide a coherent Service Centre. The new configuration ...

Arnold Clark has been unveiled as the sponsor of a new international football tournament in 2022. The Arnold Clark Cup will see four of the world’s top 10 teams clash this February, with Canada, joining England, Germany and Spain in the inaugural tournament. Each team will play a round-robin match in Middlesbrough, Norwich, and Wolverhampton, giving fans across England the ...

Arnold Clark turned in pre-tax profits up 33.7% to £156.5m on turnover down 14.9% to £3.8bn in 2020, a year CEO Eddie Hawthorne described as the “most difficult and unpredictable year” he had encountered in more than 30 years in car retailing. The group saw used car sales decline -20.2% to 204,627 while new vehicles fell 26.5% to 46,509 vehicles. ...

Arnold Clark is the new sponsor of the ITV magazine show This Morning. The multi-year deal takes in digital and app, social media and content, and experiential and licensing. This is Arnold Clark’s second high-profile television partnership of 2021, following its sponsorship of Channel 4 Drama and Walter Presents content which began in January. In addition, it has a partnership ...