The February new car market turned in a “subdued” performance but looking at the performance of individual brands, there were clear winners and losers for the month. In an overall market that fell -1%, Chinese brand BYD continued to surge ahead with registrations up 334.3% to 1,177 units followed by Polestar, which saw a 98.8% increase to 515 units for ...
Read More »Mazda rewards sales achievements in dealer All-Stars Awards
Mazda has recognised the top performing dealerships, across the sales and aftersales departments in its annual All-Stars awards. Now in its sixth year, the awards celebrate dealerships that placed within the top 25 in the 2024 Mazda Sales and Aftersales leagues respectively. Mazda has 119 UK dealers. Brindley Mazda Wolverhampton achieved first place in the sales league rankings, while Bourne ...
Read More »JT Hughes takes on the Mazda franchise in Telford
JT Hughes Group has taken on the Mazda franchise in Telford, representing the Japanese marque for the first time. The dealer group, ranked 132 in the Motor Trader Top 200 Dealer Groups with annual turnover of £97.9m, already represents Honda, KGM, Hyundai, Kia, Isuzu and Ineos Grenadier. JT Hughes, which began trading in 1972, has three multi franchise showrooms, located ...
Read More »Hendy to open £6m Ford, Kia and Mazda dealership in Tunbridge Wells
Hendy Group has pumped £6m into the development of a multi-franchise dealership in Tunbridge Wells. The dealership, representing Ford, Mazda and Kia, is also a Ford Transit Centre. The dealership, on an ex-John Lewis site, will have the capacity for eight display vehicles per brand inside, with separate reception and waiting areas for each marque. Outside, Hendy will display over ...
Read More »Mitchell Mazda celebrates its 20th year in Mazda dealer network
Mitchell Mazda celebrated its 20th year as part of the Mazda UK dealership network. Located at Cheshire Oaks, Mitchell Mazda has 27 team members, with 30% of the team working when the franchise launched in 2004. Mark Mitchell DL, MD at Mitchell Group, said: “We are incredibly proud to celebrate 20 years of being part of the Mazda family and ...
Read More »Subaru, Toyota and Mazda pursue carbon neutrality with new engines
Subaru Corporation, Toyota Motor Corporation, and Mazda Motor Corporation will develop new engines tailored to electrification. The manufacturers aim to improve standalone engine performance while optimising integration with motors, batteries, and other electric drive units. They will also decarbonise ICE vehicles by making them compatible with carbon-neutral fuels as a result of vehicle packaging with engines that are more compact ...
Read More »Perrys Motor Sales completes disposal of Colne Mazda showroom
Perrys Motor Sales has sold its former Perrys Mazda showroom and mill building to Portland of Bawtry Limited for an undisclosed figure through property company Savills. The property, located on North Valley Road in Colne, comprises a single storey showroom, separate workshop facility and four storey mill building used for parts and storage. In total, it spans 23,636 sq ft ...
Read More »Pat Kirk crowned Mazda UK Dealer of the Year
Pat Kirk Mazda has been crowned UK ‘Dealer of the Year’ in the Mazda Dealer League. The dealership has also secured first place as ‘Number One Sales Dealer’ in the latest All-Stars Sales League. The Mazda Dealer League assesses businesses on criteria, including overall dealership performance, customer loyalty and customer satisfaction levels for both sales and service across the year. ...
Read More »David Hayton is Mazda Dealer Group of the Year
David Hayton Mazda is Mazda UK’s dealer group of the year. The business, a Mazda franchise since 2013, topped the leaderboard in the national Mazda dealer group league, which assesses overall dealership performance including customer satisfaction in sales and service, renewals and service loyalty, lead management, profitability, Mazda approved used car sales and local business sales across the year. David Hayton ...
Read More »Stoneacre opens new Mazda sites in Halifax and Dewsbury
Stoneacre Motor Group has opened new Mazda dealerships in Halifax and Dewsbury in West Yorkshire. The dealerships Join its existing portfolio of six Mazda franchises in Newcastle, Gateshead, Doncaster, Harrogate, Hull and Liverpool. The new sites were officially opened this week by Mazda Motors UK, customer services director, David Wilson-Green and Stoneacre regional director, Paul Vozbutas. Wilson said: “It was ...
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