Tag Archives: Mercedes

As part of National Apprenticeship Week, LSH Auto will be hosting apprenticeship evenings on 11 February and 13 February at Mercedes-Benz of Stockport from 5pm to 7pm. LSH Auto currently has 74 apprentices working across its Mercedes-Benz dealerships in Birmingham, Solihull, Tamworth, Stockport, Macclesfield, and Whitefield. Becky Pitt, talent acquisition specialist at LSH Auto, said: “We’re excited to recruit the ...

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 ...

Intercounty Truck & Van, a Mercedes-Benz dealer operating in the Midlands and Lincolnshire, has announced a £2 million investment into a new service and parts location in Dunstable, Bedfordshire. Located on the South East, Dunstable’s Woodside Industrial Estate, the site is just minutes form J11/J11a of the M1 and London Luton Airport. The site offers a state-of-the-art workshop for the ...

City West Country has acquired Mercedes-Benz Van Centre in Exeter which will exclusively sell new vans. The dealership has been owned and operated by Snows Motor Group since 2017. Trading as Mercedes-Benz South West, City West Country has a long history of Approved Used Van Sales and Van After Sales. Mike Wickins, MD of City West Country, said: “We are ...

Carmakers are pulling the plug on their factory owned dealer groups even as they push forward with the Agency model. He ICDP: European Top 50 Dealer Groups 2022 found that Mercedes-Benz and Renault have jettisoned outlets over the past 18 months. “Amongst the OEM-owned dealer groups, the general trend is for them to reduce their own retail networks, even whilst ...

Vertu CEO Robert Forrester has said that the Group’s agency experience with Mercedes-Benz is going “as well as expected”, and that manufacturers can to learn from the retailers. Mercedes-Benz passenger cars moved to a genuine agency model on 1 January 2023. Vertu reported that implementation had been successful from a systems perspective and the Board will monitor how the change ...

JCT600 has been awarded the title of Mercedes-Benz Retailer of the Year for 2022. Gary Savage, CEO & managing director, Mercedes-Benz Cars UK, said: “JCT600 performed consistently strongly across all areas of the business and the team’s collaboration was nothing short of outstanding, with remarkable engagement and positivity during the move to Agency.” Other winners on the evening included Sytner ...

Kia is rated the top car franchise in the UK in the latest Dealer Attitude Survey from the National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA). Kia delivered a score of (9.3) out of 10 in the survey, narrowly pipping Lexus (9.2) to the post. Mini was in third sport with an 8.8 rating. An analysis of the ‘overall average score’ across all ...

Gavin McAllister, managing director of Sandown Motors has been appointed head of the Mercedes-Benz Franchise Board in the UK. Gary Savage, CEO and managing director, Mercedes-Benz UK Limited, said: “Sandown Group is a strong performer in our network and Gavin is very well respected by members of the Franchise Board, the wider Mercedes-Benz network and the team at Milton Keynes. ...

The Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV is now on sale in the UK. Prices start at £90,560 for the EQE 350 4MATIC AMG Line. The EQE SUV 350 and EQE SUV 500 powertrain can be paired with any model line except the entry-level AMG Line. The 350 is capable of 0-60mph in 6.6 sec and the 500 in 4.9 sec. Electric driving ...