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Cambria acquires Bentley and McLaren New Forest from Harwoods
Cambria Automobiles has acquired Bentley and McLaren New Forest from Harwoods. The transaction, completed for an undisclosed sum, will see the Bentley and McLaren operations in the New Forest join Cambria’s Grange Motors luxury retail division. All 25 employees will…
Constellation Automotive increases stake in Vertu Motors
Constellation Automotive has increased its stake in Vertu Motors to 19.15%. The move was announced on May 29 the group now holding 59,748,993 voting rights in the dealer group. Prior to the move, Constellation held 11.02% of Vertu representing 334,419,997…
Sales of electric cars across Europe surge 38% in April
Sales of cars in Europe grew 6.8% in April year on year drivgn by registrations of felectric cars. BEVs expanding sharply by +38% YoY to 254,000 units, increasing their market share to 22.2%. Sales of ICE vehicles continued to…
MT Interview: Steve Beattie, BYD UK deputy country manager
Motor Trader caught up with Steve Beattie, deputy country manager of BYD UK, at the launch of the ATTO 2 DM-i in the UK. BYD officially launched in the UK in March 2023 and experienced a 658% increase in volume…
Sales of used BYDs accelerate in April to ‘record high’
Used BYD sales hit a ‘record high’ in April as Chinese brand continues rapid UK growth MarketCheck data showed that there were 830 used BYD sales in April, surpassing the previous record of 640 set in March 2026. It said…
SVA appoints battery health check partner
Shoreham Vehicle Auctions (SVA) has appointed Generational as its EV battery health check partner as it campaigns for a new remarketing industry standard in this area. Generational’s reports provide an OEM state of health for the battery in addition to…
Group 1 adds Geely in Peterborough, Bishop’s Stortford and Watford
Group 1 Automotive UK has signed up with Geely Auto to take on the franchise in Peterborough. The Peterborough store is the first of three Geely dealerships set to form part of the initial rollout, with additional sites in Bishop’s…