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Vertu Motors has opened a Toyota centre in Ayr, Scotland trading under its Macklin brand This is Macklin’s third Toyota franchise in Scotland, sitting alongside dealerships in Glasgow and Hamilton. Macklin Motors Toyota Ayr is led by Angus Mclelland, who is well known by Toyota customers in the area, having managed the previous Toyota centre for more than 15 years. ...

Macklin Motors technician Liam Hendry has won the UK skills Olympics Competition The competition was organised by Hyundai Motor UK to determine the “best of the best” from 870 technicians across its retailer network. The UK Skills Olympics is open to all Hyundai Expert and Master level Technicians across the UK retailer network, with overall winner representing the UK at ...

Adam Gilmore has been appointed as the new general manager at Macklin Motors Glasgow Central Nissan, following the retirement of Robert Auld, who had been at the helm for over six years. Gilmore, formerly the general sales manager at the dealership, is no stranger to leadership positions in the motor industry. Before joining Macklin Motors, he held the position of ...

Macklin Motors has created a number of new jobs following a £5m investment in its multi-franchise dealership in Edinburgh. The location in Newbridge, Edinburgh, offers sales and servicing for Peugeot, Kia and MG brands, with up to 120 vehicles displayed across the site and a 16-bay service area operated by manufacturer accredited technicians. Macklin Motors Edinburgh has vacancies for a ...

Macklin Motors has invested £2m in a multi-franchise dealership in Dunfermline. The new dealership will create up to 11 new positions across a range of disciplines, including sales and servicing. A further 11 colleagues will be joining the location from a previous Renault site, taking the total number of colleagues at the new multi-franchise dealership to 60. Renault, Dacia and ...

This month we look in depth at the agency model and try and assess the implications for dealers of all sizes, customers, carmakers and intermediaries. It is early days yet, but we chart what different carmakers are doing and also some plans in the pipeline and try to gain some insight into how profitability will be impacted and whether the ...

Macklin Motors has been awarded the Toyota franchise in the West of Scotland from 1 April 2022. The Group intends to develop four dealerships to cover this territory, with the first dealership at Darnley, South Glasgow opening on 1 April. This will be the Macklin Motors brand’s first representation of the manufacturer. The wider Vertu Motors group already operates three ...

Vertu-owned Macklin Motors has taken on the Vauxhall car and LCV franchise in Dunfermline. The Vauxhall franchise will dual franchise with its existing Ford business on the site which is undergoing a £1.7m redevelopment. The addition of Vauxhall will create jobs in the local area in both sales and aftersales, including technicians and sales executives. Joe McCauley (pictured), general manager ...

Macklin Motors has signed partnership deals with Scottish Cup finalists Hibs and newly promoted Hearts. Macklin Motors operates 14 dealerships across Scotland including Hyundai, Kia, Mitsubishi, Peugeot and Suzuki sites in Edinburgh. With average attendances between 18,500 and 19,000 and significant fan engagement, the partnership with Heart of Midlothian FC and Hibernian FC will offer high-profile opportunities for brand recognition ...

Bristol Street Motors and Macklin Motors have renewed their sponsorship of Channel 4 coverage of F1. Channel 4 will once again offer viewers free to air tv coverage of the Formula 1 season, with Lewis Hamilton the favourite for another Formula One World Championship title and Max Verstappen and Valterri Bottas expected to challenge. The Bahrain Grand Prix was won yesterday by ...