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Arnold Clark is to develop a new Volvo dealership showroom in Stirling. The new showroom will showcase eight Volvo cars, alongside an additional 100 cars on the forecourt. The dealership will be situated on Kerse Road, approximately half a mile from the current site, and is scheduled to be completed in December. During the construction of the new site, the ...

Check out the October issue of Motor Trader. This month we look in detail at the new car market and the pressure dealers and brands were under in the September plate-change. Some brands have been criticised by dealers in recent months for chasing big volumes without providing adequate incentives. With new cars under pressure, dealers have been putting a lot ...

A strong performance from its used car business helped Arnold Clark deliver pre-tax profits up 6.5% to £113.5m on turnover up 7.8% to £4.3bn in 2018. The group saw used car sales volumes rise 9.5% to 238,977 units while new car sales – hit by WLTP – fell -2.6% to 68,344 units. “Overall growth in revenue of 7.8% was primarily ...

Arnold Clark is to install 164 automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in its network of dealerships at a cost of £150,000. The defibrillators will be used to help staff, customers and the wider community in case of an emergency. It said that 400 of the 12,000 staff have been trained in CPR and using a defibrillator unit. The defibrillators provide clear ...

Arnold Clark is cranking up its training programme this week with 150 apprentices joining the group. Another 250 will join the business over the next month in Scotland and England. Arnold Clark currently employs 835 apprentices, with 91% of them going onto a full-time position with the group. The majority of the apprenticeships offered are for traditional motor trade roles ...

Some of the UK’s biggest dealer groups have signed up to the new Electric Vehicle Approved (EVA) scheme to help  customers buying electric cars. Arnold Clark, Vertu, Lookers, Hendy and JCT 600 have outlets on the electric vehicle dealer accreditation scheme,which has been developed by the National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) and the Energy Saving Trust (EST). Speaking at the ...

The hunt for new apprentices is on during National Apprenticeship Week as Arnold Clark begins recruitment for 300 new apprentices. The apprenticeship programme 16+ year olds the opportunity to learn skills and gain a recognised qualification. All apprentices will receive training at an Arnold Clark site, and some will also attend a number of week-long visits at one of the ...

Arnold Clark confirmed today that it is buying Phoenix Car Company. Phoenix Car Company is rated 98 in the Top 200 with annual turnover of £124.9m. The company carried out a restructuring in 2018 to boost its performance. It represents Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mitsubishi and Suzuki. John McGuire is chairman and CEO of the family run company, which commenced trading ...

Arnold Clark is pushing ahead with plans to open a car dealership on a former supermarket site in Aberdeen. The Evening Express reports that it aims to turn an ex-supermarket site in Aberdeen into a car dealership. Proposals to turn the Lidl site on Torry’s Wellington Road into an Arnold Clark Volvo showroom were approved in 2017. And the dealer ...

Arnold Clark held a graduation ceremony at the SEC Armadillo in Glasgow to mark the successful completion of the group’s apprenticeship training. All employees who have completed their training and graduated on the night have now secured a diploma or full-time work with the company. Arnold Clark chief executive and group managing director Eddie Hawthorne and GTG training director and ...