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Citygate Automotive has launched Watford’s first Kia dealership. Over the past six months, the dealership on Chalk Hill, Bushey, has been transformed into a brand new showroom and service centre. Citygate’s CEO, Jonathan Smith, said: “We are absolutely delighted to further extend our presence in Watford by bringing this incredible brand to the town for the first time. “Kia’s innovative ...

Citygate Holdings has launched Auto.Works, a new business that will help retailers scale their online presence. Auto.Works will provide an end-to-end solution enabling OEMs, retailers and leasing companies to have an effective, high-quality and quick online digital marketing solution. MD Robert Hazelwood will lead the business, with Chief Operating Officer Matt Benns (former director of automotive software business Keyloop, and ...

GWM ORA UK has added two new UK retailers. Holdcroft and Citygate are the latest retail groups to go live, with Holdcroft Group opening its first sales site in Crewe as well as an aftersales site in Stoke-on-Trent. Citygate Group has already gone live with its first site in High Wycombe, currently GWM ORA’s closest to the Country’s capital, London. ...

Citygate Automotive is set to open its second Kia outlet. This follows the acquisition of the former Perry’s Ford site in the Buckinghamshire town, which closed at the end of October 2022. A positive track record of growth achieved at its first Kia dealership in Slough, which opened in March 2017, has enabled Citygate to be awarded the Kia franchise ...

Citygate Automotive, has completed a 16-month refurbishment of its flagship Volkswagen dealership in Brentford, West London. Having invested more than £2m in the project, which began in July 2020, the site is one of the first in the UK to showcase both VW and ŠKODA brands under one roof. The new showroom covers four floors with the capacity for a ...

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has opened a new commerce site in St Albans, Hertfordshire. The new Citygate site offers a range of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles products as well as Approved Used vans, with test drives and physical sales available by appointment. Citygate is a long-term partner of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles with two other Van Centres in Colindale, North London and Wooburn ...

Citygate Automotive has added its third Škoda outlet with the acquisition of the West London franchise from Lookers, for an undisclosed sum. This follows the group’s recent acquisitions of West London Volkswagen and Twickenham Volkswagen earlier this year. Employing over 650 staff, the company’s latest purchase increases its portfolio to 14 dealerships across London and the Home Counties, representing Volkswagen, ...

Citygate has bought Volkswagen dealerships in Brentford and Twickenham from Inchcape. the Brentford business becomes its largest dealership with a 1.6-acre site, four floors and 28 service bays. Twickenham will undergo a refit to become a brand-new SEAT dealership offering SEAT and Volkswagen servicing. Citygate CEO, Jonathan Smith, said: “We are delighted to have completed this deal, adding two more ...

Jardine Motors Group has completed the sale of the company’s former Jaguar Land Rover dealership in Slough, Berkshire. The premises was sold by property and planning consultants Rapleys. The building was available due to Jardine relocating to a nearby purpose-built 42,000 sq ft JLR dealership. The property was purchased by Citygate, which operates a series of dealerships across north London ...