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Ewens of Cornhill recognised as top performing retailer by Honda
Ewens of Cornhill was amongst winners of this year’s Yūshū recognition scheme which celebrates top performing retailers based on customer survey feedback. Yūshū, meaning ‘Excellence’, is demonstrated by strong dealer engagement to achieve a high ‘Overall Satisfaction’ score. Hans De…
Assurant appoints new business development manager for UK automotive
Assurant has appointed Sam Michel to the position of business development manager for UK automotive. Michel will identify and create commercial partnerships with retailers across franchise dealerships and car supermarkets based around Assurant’s suite of vehicle protection products and technology…
Arnold Clark Linwood MG presents raffle winner with new car
Arnold Clark provided an MG ZS as a raffle prize for the St Patrick’s Day Charity Ball which was held to support Maggie’s Glasgow, Include Me 2 Club and The Honeypot Children’s Charity. Susie Macfarlane, from Cumbernauld, picked up her…
New general manager for Vertu’s Toyota Rotherham and Toyota Worksop
Richard Rhodes is the new general manager at Vertu Toyota Rotherham and Vertu Toyota Worksop. Most recently, Rhodes served as general manager at a used car specialist in Sheffield. Previously, he had a notable 18-year tenure at a Lexus dealership…
Most dealers believe consumer demand for used EVs is improving
Almost two thirds of dealers (64%) say consumer demand for used EVs is improving, according to Startline’s Used Car Tracker which surveyed 306 consumers and 58 dealers. This is the highest percentage of positive feedback from dealers on the subject…
Hendy recruits ex-Lookers finance director to operations board
Hendy Automotive has appointed ex-Lookers finance director Martin Reay as operations finance director, reporting to chief finance officer Jonathan Moritz. Reay, a chartered accountant who trained at PricewaterhouseCoopers, has spent the majority of his career in automotive retail. Hendy has…
Automotive charity Ben holds annual dinner in Park Lane
Automotive charity Ben is holding its annual dinner at the London Hilton Park Lane on 10 December. Matt Wigginton, director of partnerships, engagement & income at Ben, said: “We’re very excited to open bookings for our exclusive automotive event…