Mid Sussex District Council has given the green light to a new Sytner Porsche centre in Sayers Common The development will including sale and service areas, a workshop, parts storage, office accommodations, and an MOT testing facility. The establishment of this new facility is expected to secure 55 existing jobs while also creating an additional 15 positions. A standout component ...
Read More »Sytner Sheffield crowned BMW Retailer of the Year
Sytner Sheffield was crowned BMW Retailer of the Year for 2024 at BMW Group UK’s Retailer of the Year 2025 awards, hosted by comedian Jimmy Car. Sytner Sheffield took home the prestigious ‘BMW Retailer of the Year’ while Sytner Coventry took home the ‘Electric’ win. Andy Crossan, MD at Sytner Sheffield said “We are absolutely delighted to have been awarded ...
Read More »Top 200 Dealer Groups, ZEV Mandate, used cars
The Motor Trader Top 200 Franchised Dealer Groups for 2024 features in the July August print edition of Motor Trader. It shows a sector experiencing huge interest in dealer groups from foreign investors, ongoing consolidation and a market building momentum after contraction in the pandemic. At the top of the listing there has been big change in ownership. Pendragon was ...
Read More »Motor Trader Top 200 Dealer Groups reveals a sector in flux
The Motor Trader Top 200 Franchised Dealer Groups in 2024 shows a sector in flux with huge interest in dealer groups from foreign investors, ongoing consolidation and a market building momentum after contraction in the pandemic. Sytner tops the report once again with annual turnover of £6.8bn and pre-tax profits of £178.9m. It was followed by Arnold Clark in second ...
Read More »Sytner to axe CarShop name, rebrand and sell some stores
Sytner is conducting a major overhaul of its used car Carshop business looking at rebranding of the stores to become Sytner Select Approved Used Cars superstores. It is also talking to an unnamed party with a view to calling some of the Carshop stores as a going concern and shutting one outlet. The Sytner move reflects trading in a smaller ...
Read More »What’s the best approach to the used car business?
Steve Young There have been a few bits of news over the recent weeks all related to the used car business, all biased towards the UK market. However, as the pressures that have driven the various actions are not specific to the UK, then I hope that readers elsewhere will bear with me, because I believe that the lessons are ...
Read More »Volkswagen sales executive celebrates 45 years with Agnew Group
Volkswagen sales executive Keith Montgomery is celebrating 45 years with Agnew Group. Montgomery joined the business in 1979 as a trainee sales executive at the group’s multi-franchise Lisburn Road, Audi, Volkswagen, Mercedes and Porsche dealership. During his career with the Agnew Group, Keith has been associated with several manufacturer brands but will be best known for working at the Agnew ...
Read More »Sytner pumps £2.9m into Rolls-Royce Sunningdale dealership
Sytner Group’s Rolls-Royce dealership in Sunningdale underwent renovations totaling £2.9 million. The original showroom was knocked through to a neighbouring building to increase floor space by 3.5,000 sq.ft. This also created additional office space on the 1st floor for the BMW team. Entrance doors were relocated and a new first floor roof terrace which required a new platform, lighting and ...
Read More »Sytner’s McLaren Manchester is named top global retailer
Sytner’s McLaren Manchester dealership has been named as one of British supercar makers top 12 global retailers, and one of four retailers representing the EMEA region, in recognition of its exceptional performance over the past 12 months. Becoming part of McLaren’s Premier Club, McLaren Manchester joins 11 other McLaren retailers from around the world in the first stage of the ...
Read More »Sytner Group opens Maserati dealership in Ascot
Sytner Group has opened a new standalone showroom in Ascot, Berkshire for Maserati, joining its existing outlets in Birmingham, Edinburgh and Nottingham. The group had run a Maserati showroom in Egham for 25 years sharing with Ferrari in a Grade II listed art deco showroom: Tower Garage. The new Ascot location features a 14-car showroom spread over 395 square metres, ...
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