COVID-19: UK car production slumps to lowest level since 1984 – Sky News
UK car production slumped to its lowest level since 1984 last year as the coronavirus pandemic disrupted factories and depressed demand, industry figures show. Brexit uncertainty was also partly to blame as the number of vehicles manufactured in Britain fell by 29.3% to 920,928, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The report also showed that December was a month of decline, with production down by 2.3% on a year earlier. [...]
General Motors breaks ground by abandoning petrol cars – The Telegraph
General Motors aims to phase out petrol and diesel cars and trucks by 2035, making it one of the first global vehicle manufacturers to set a target for ending production of internal combustion engines vehicles. The ambition, part of the US automotive giants plan to become carbon neutral by 2040, was revealed by chief executive Mary Barra in a post on Twitter. [...]
JCT600 opens new Citroen and MG car dealerships in Bradford – AM Online
JCT600 has expanded its car retail portfolio in its hometown of Bradford with the opening of new Citroën UK and MG Motor UK dealerships. The AM100 car retail group has introduced the brands to its collection of franchised outlets on Sticker Lane, with Citroën joining its existing Peugeot and Vauxhall facilities, while MG has been brought into a showroom which also accommodates Mitsubishi Motors in the UK. JCT600’s Groupe PSA operations in the city now include 27 workshop bays on-site, which includes two MOT bays.
Commenting on the creation of the new Citroën outlet, JCT600 chief executive, John Tordoff, said: “We are delighted to welcome Citroën to the JCT600 family, where it will sit nicely alongside our other Stellantis brands, Vauxhall and Peugeot, in our home town of Bradford. Citroën is a unique brand offering a very different range, but one which I’m sure our customers will enjoy.” [...]
Vertu adds Citroën to Bristol Street Motors Ford Macclesfield dealership – AM Online
Vertu Motors’ Bristol Street Motors division has seen a Citroën franchise added into its Macclesfield Ford dealership operation as part of a £200,000 redevelopment of the facility. Vertu's decision to bring Citroën under the same roof as an existing Ford franchise in Macclesfield mirrors a project undertaken as part of a £250,000 upgrade of its site in Worcester last August.
Vertu’s move to create a multi-franchised site featuring the French brand is in-line with new plan to drive profitability outlined by Citroen UK managing director, Eurig Druce, last month. Druce recently said the plan that the Groupe PSA brand has been “crying out for” included a concerted push for the brand to be brought under the same roof as fellow Groupe PSA brands Peugeot, DS Automobiles and Vauxhall, in particular. [...]
Perrys Relocates Kia dealership in Huddersfield – Motor Trader
Perrys Group has Kia has moved its Kia dealership in Huddersfield from Longley Park to a bigger, refurbished premises in Northgate. The new site retains all Longley Park staff, while creating new jobs to allow the dealer to make the most of its new larger site. The Northgate facility is also located closer to town and the railway station, further improving customer access to the dealership.
Along with the showroom move, it has also moved its aftersales department to the new location, ensuring all customer services are offered under one roof. [...]
Stoneacre signs 15-year lease on 65,100sq-ft parts and logistic hub – AM Online
Stoneacre Motor Group has signed a 15-year lease on a 65,100sq-ft Parts and Logistic Hub in Doncaster. Property developer St. Modwen has attracted the dealer group to its 27-acre at St. Modwen Park Doncaster industrial and logistics development in the South Yorkshire town.
The location is already home to a mixture of engineering, automotive and logistics occupiers including Bosch and DB Schenker and is Located on a major arterial route between the M18 and the A1 – just eight miles from Doncaster Sheffield Airport.
Stoneacre’s new Parts and Logistic Hub is part of a “one stop shop” philosophy from the group to support its 23 car franchise partners and deliver new standards of parts service to motor trade customers across Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire.
St. Modwen Park Doncaster is now in its third and final phase of development. The delivery of more than 108,000sq-ft of space across three new units was completed in February 2020, bringing the total amount of new space at the scheme to almost 250,000sq-ft. [...]
