JCT600 welcomed over 70 customers to its new Cupra & SEAT dealership in Lower Wortley, Leeds, at an official launch event on 7 November. A joint venture between the Yorkshire-based automotive retailer and the two brands, the showroom sees SEAT and Cupra come together under one roof. The investment by JCT600, has created 21 jobs at the dealership. It marks ...
Read More »JCT600 invests in dealership for Aston Martin, Rolls-Royce and Bentley
JCT600 has invested in JCT600 Brooklands to create showrooms for Aston Martin, Rolls-Royce and Bentley. The dealership brings the three marques together on one site for the first time anywhere in the UK. JCT600’s automotive history at the Brooklands site on Ring Road, Lower Wortley dates to 1999. Since then, it has been refurbished three times, but never fully redeveloped ...
Read More »JCT600 opens new Rolls-Royce dealership in Leeds
JCT600 has opened a new Rolls-Royce showroom in Leeds, which is the largest in Europe The centre piece of the showroom is the Atelier, where customers can customise their car from options, including wood veneers, leathers, embroidery threads and lambswool samples. “After adding Rolls-Royce to our stable of luxury car marques in 2018, we were keen to create a new ...
Read More »JCT600 leasing arm partners with Ohme for charging
JCT600’s Vehicle Leasing Solutions (VLS) arm has chosen Ohme as its official home EV charging partner. Ohme is the UK’s largest smart home charging provider and the new partnership with JCT600 VLS will provide drivers with access to home-charging and ordering and installation of a home charger. Ohme’s dynamic smart chargers can connect with the grid in real time, automatically ...
Read More »Ex-JCT600 leasing director joins cap hpi as forecast manager
Paul Titchmarsh has been appointed as UK forecast manager for cap hpi and joins the team responsible for managing the company’s new and used car forecast data. Paul joined cap hpi from JCT600, where he held several senior positions, most recently as operations director on the leasing side. He also has experience in the fleet and rental sectors with Zenith ...
Read More »JCT600 profits fell 16% in 2023 as used car values weakened
JCT600 saw pre-tax profits decline 16.3% to £36.03m on turnover down 2.5% to £1.41bn in 2023. In accounts filed at Companies House it said that the move by Mercedes-Benz to an agency model had reduced turnover by £64m. As part of a strategic re-organisation of the company, it gave up the Vauxhall and Peugeot franchises in Castleford and Menston. “The ...
Read More »JCT600 sponsors Everything Electric event in Harrogate
JCT600 is a main sponsor of Everything Electric event taking place 24-26 May 2024 at the Yorkshire Event Centre in Harrogate. The dealer group will be showcasing over 20 vehicles from 10 brands. The business leasing company from JCT600, VLS, will also be in attendance to talk to any business owners about the benefits of electric vehicles, their fleets, and ...
Read More »JCT York dealership is number one Volkswagen van centre
The JCT600 Volkswagen Van Centre in York has been named the UK’s number one dealer. This award is part of the Volkswagen One Business New Vehicle Awards. The One Business Scorecard Measures the commercial performance of a Van Centre across three key areas: commercial results, customer experience and customer loyalty. Kevin Howe, head of business at the York Van Centre, said: ...
Read More »JCT600 to shut JLR dealership in March following carmaker review
JCT600 is to close its Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) businesses in Doncaster at the end of March. The move follows a strategic review of the JLR network in the UK carried out by Jaguar Land Rover Having represented JLR in the city since 2018, the management of JCT600 expressed “profound disappointment” in the marque’s decision to close the Land Rover ...
Read More »JCT600 takes action on potential cyber security breach
JCT600 was hit by a security breach on Wednesday which resulted in it taking some systems offline while it addressed the issue. It said there was no evidence that customer data had been accessed and it would put systems back online once it was sure a threat no longer existed. The dealer group is just one of many who are ...
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