Athenea has appointed Duncan McPhee as chief executive officer, effective 16 November 2026. McPhee joins as Brayleys Cars and Johnsons Cars continue their integration under the Athenea name and accelerate plans for future growth. The holding company AWR Holdings turned…
South coast-based Hendy Group has appointed Simon Bottomley as its new chief operating officer. Bottomley has spent over 25 years in leadership roles in the motor retail sector, including four years as COO at Hendy Group between 2018 and 2022.…
Swansway Motor Group is investing in its network of seven bodyshops. It has expanded its bodyshop operations with the addition of a new spraybooth facility alongside its Blackburn Audi dealership and plans to add another at Preston Audi. The Blackburn facility…
Vertu CEO Robert Forrester has accused politicians of waging a “stealth war on the motorist” through increasingly anti-car policies. Forrester made the comments in a speech to more than 150 senior editors, journalists and broadcasters at the London Press Club…
Arnold Clark is moving its Maserati business in Manchester from Stockport Road, Altrincham to Chester Road. The move brings sales and aftersales together under one roof which the dealer group said was better for Maserati customers. ArnoldClark has Maserati…
ICE cars accounted for all of the top 10 warranty claims by value, according to the latest data from warranty firm AutoProtect. But, when it comes to average claim values, it reported faults that also appear on EVs, with radar…
Big Motoring World has acquired a brownfield site in Coventry that will be transformed into a used car supermarket, due to open in Q1 2027. The site, which will become Big Motoring World’s 12th used car supermarket in the UK,…
