Tag Archives: Stratstone

  Lithia UK has signed a deal to push non profile part-exchange vehicles through BCA. Lithia Motors Inc is the third largest automotive group in the USA and one of the largest Groups in the United Kingdom. Lithia operates circa 200 dealerships in the UK having bought Pendragon (£3.6bn-turnover). Jardine (£1.8bn) and Arden Maidstone (£81.6m) BCA owner Constellation Automotive Group ...

James Brearley has been appointed managing director of Lookers Motor Group. He moves to Lookers following a year-long stint as chief operating officer with Peter Vardy. Before that he was head of Inchcape’s UK retail business. He was appointed CEO, Inchcape UK in January 2017 with the aim of implementing a five-year plan focused on overhauling the business operating structure, ...

Stratstone Porsche Centres in the Midlands and North West are to offer a home charger with installation for purchasers of new and used Porsche cars. Andersen EV, which bills itself as a premium provider of domestic electric vehicle (EV) chargers, has partnered with Porsche Centres in Bolton, Nottingham, Stockport, Sutton Coldfield, Wilmslow, and Wolverhampton to help more customers make the ...

Pendragon is launching a flagship store BYD in London this week. The move follows the opening of its first two Stratstone BYD sites earlier this year, The Stratstone store is based in Mayfair on Berkeley Square.  This location will be in addition to the existing Birmingham and Milton Keynes stores, which first opened in March 2023. Alongside the BYD ATTO ...

In the April issue of Motor Trader we look at the new Financial Conduct Authority rules on Consumer Duty that come into force on 31 July 2023 and set higher and clearer standards of consumer protection across financial services and require motor finance firms, brokers and dealers to put their customers’ needs first. It will mean that consumers should receive ...

Jaguar Land Rover has revealed the new £250,000 Range Rover SV ‘Lansdowne Edition’ at the revamped Stratstone Land Rover Mayfair premises. The Mayfair showroom has been serving clients for more than 100 years and offering luxury service. Just 16 Lansdowne Editions will be made and all have been pre-sold. Patrick McGillicuddy, Jaguar Land Rover UK sales director, said: “The profound ...

Stratstone, the luxury arm of Pendragon, has reopened its refurbished BMW and MINI Hull showroom. The new location brings both the BMW and MINI brands under one roof and showcases up to 18 of the latest models. Refurbishment work to the aftersales department is in continued progress and is expected to be complete in October 2022. The BMW and MINI ...

Dealer groups Pendragon and HR Owen attended the London Salon Prive motor show taking place over the weekend. Aston Martin Mayfair, operated by Pendragon’s premium Stratstone arm, gave the Aston Martin DBX707 its UK event debut in Chelsea today. Also on display is one of the two Aston Martin DBS GT Zagatos in existence, as well as the Valkyrie hypercar. ...

Pendragon has reopened its BMW and MINI Derby showroom following a multi-million pound redevelopment. The 50,000sq ft site has space for 150 cars on the forecourt with three handover bays. It also features a workshop with an MOT and wheel alignment bay, 20 service technician bays, Smart  repair facilities and a multi-storey car park with 20 Electric Vehicle (EV) charging ...

Pendragon is set to refurbish its Starstone Jaguar Land Rover dealership in Mayfair. The flagship business at 14 Berkeley Street location in the heart of London is to be overhauled in line with JLR’s ‘Modern Luxury’ design. The Mayfair showroom is one of the first JLR business to get the new look. The refurbishment includes digital art and content screens ...