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Sytner Sheffield was crowned BMW Retailer of the Year for 2024 at BMW Group UK’s Retailer of the Year 2025 awards, hosted by comedian Jimmy Car. Sytner Sheffield took home the prestigious ‘BMW Retailer of the Year’ while Sytner Coventry took home the ‘Electric’ win. Andy Crossan, MD at Sytner Sheffield said “We are absolutely delighted to have been awarded ...

The news that Stellantis and Carlos Tavares were parting company came as a surprise – at least to me – given that it was already planned that he would retire at the start of 2026.  The recent problems at Stellantis with high inventories in North America and low sales in some European markets have been well-publicised, so it was clear ...

BMW Financial Services (GB) has set aside £70.3m for potential historic claims related to the disclosure of motor finance commission. The provision was revealed by the Times which ran the rule over the company’s accounts lodged at Companies House in September. BMW is just one of many finance houses that have set aside funds to deal with the fallout from ...

Sytner BMW Leicester and Vospor Ford Exeter are among the dealerships that are finalists in the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) Skills Competition. Students and apprentices are nominated by their tutor or employer under four key specialisms – Body Repair, Refinishing, Light Vehicle Technology, and Heavy Vehicle Technology. The 24 finalists will now compete in the live national finals ...

As high temperatures return to a number of parts of the world setting off forest fires that can rapidly surround whole communities, I see a parallel to the challenges that we face as an industry. Over the last 10 days I’ve participated (with some restrictions due to Covid) in three events and had a number of conversations with friends and ...

A 2008-plate BMW Z4 Coupe was the most profitable sub-£3k auction car last month, says Carwow. The BMW had the highest potential profit margin at £3,706. The analysis also factors in £1,000 to account for condition, prep and other associated costs. Sally Foote, Carwow’s CCO – Sell My Car, said: “It’s great to see a sports car topping our list ...

  May was a bruising month for a raft of car brands in the UK with double digit sales declines. Polestar saw registrations fall -69.6% to 314 units for the month while Fiat saw sales decline -44.9% to 523 units. Bentley was down -37.6% to 68 units and Vauxhall -32.1% to 6,026 units. Toyota fell -17.9% to 6,834 units, Ford ...

BMW Group UK has announced that Michelle Roberts, currently BMW marketing director, is taking up the post of managing director of the company’s retail business Park Lane from 1 June. Roberts will head up a business ranked 63 in the Motor Trader Top 200 Dealer Groups with annual turnover of £254.1m. Roberts has been with BMW for 20 years, the ...

Hedin Mobility, the Swedish company headed by Anders Hedin (pictured), has expanded again with the purchase through a subsidiary of BMW and MINI dealer group Dubbelsteyn and its dealerships near Rotterdam. Hedin has been on the acquisition trail. Last year it bought Torpedo Gruppe’s 21 dealerships in Germany, representing smart, Hyundai, and Land Rover and the Renova BMW and MINI ...

MINI and BMW customers are the most loyal of any car brand customers in the UK, according to research by JudgeService which identifies the preferences of more than 28,800 buyers. JudgeService surveyed car buyers who made an initial enquiry with a franchised dealer, purchased from a different dealer, but still bought the brand they were initially interested in. MINI is ...