Who’s Where 2006 IN AUTO RETAIL 2006 CONTENTS Life after the location clause p2 The automotive team at PricewaterhouseCoopers considers the opportunities offered by the abolition of the location clause across Europe 100 leading UK auto retail groups p5 Leading auto retail groups listed alphabetically including head office contacts, trading names and franchise locations All UK franchised retailers p23 All UK franchised retailers listed by town & postcode including contact details, franchises held and, where available, ownership details England p23 Scotland p111 Wales p123 Northern Ireland p129 Channel Islands p133 Used car retailers p135 The major used car supermarket groups including head office contact details, sales sites and stock levels Internet retailers p139 The leading internet retailers including head office contact details, internet site addresses and types of cars remarketed Car manufacturers p141 All UK car wholesale distributors including head office contact details, sales contacts, and franchise development heads All data and information in this report remains the copyright of Automotive Data and Automotive Retail Ltd. 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For more information on Automotive Data, go to www.automotivedata.co.uk or contact Daniel Lee on 01205 760016 (mobile: 07747 772033). 2006 LEADING GROUPS (listed alphabetically) Agnew Group Also trading as: Franchises: LEADING GROUPS Bavarian Garages, Audi 1 (Belfast) 18, Boucher Way, Belfast, Co. Antrim BT12 6RE Stanley Motor BMW 1 (Belfast) Tel: 02890 380 000. Fax: 02890 380 010 Works www.agnewcars.com Mercedes-Benz 2 (Belfast, Portadown) Mini 1 (Belfast) David Agnew (ch & md), Peter Murray (fd) Porsche 1 (Belfast) Turnover: £288m Saab 1 (Belfast) Seat 1 (Belfast) Smart 1 (Belfast) Suzuki 1 (Belfast) Volkswagen 2 (Belfast, Newtownabbey) Volvo 1 (Belfast) Alan Day Motor Group Also trading as: Franchises: Honda 5 (Enfield, Hendon, Portsmouth, Southampton, 60, Neasden Lane, London NW10 2UW Winchester) Tel: 0208 438 4537. Fax: 0208 450 9197 www.alanday.co.uk Volkswagen 3 (London – Blackfriars, Hampstead, New Southgate) Alan Day (ch), Michael Day, Stephen Day (dirs), Steve Fossey (fd) Turnover: £115m Aprite Also trading as: Franchises: Westway Nissan Nissan 11 (Aldershot, Basingstoke, Birmingham, [subsidiary of Nissan Motor GB] Coventry, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Rivers Office Park, Denham Way, Maple Cross, Southampton, Stockport, Stourbridge, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire WD3 9YS Wolverhampton) Tel: 01923 899 999. Fax: 01923 899 918 www.westwaynissan.co.uk Niall McLaren (md), Jonathan Shaw (fd) Turnover: £111m Arnold Clark Automobiles Also trading as: Franchises: Alfa 4 (Aberdeen, Ayr, Edinburgh, Perth) 134, Nithsdale Drive, Glasgow, Stathclyde G41 2PP BMW 2 (Glasgow, Irvine) Tel: 0141 422 2700. Fax: 0141 433 4988 www.arnoldclark.com Chevrolet 4 (Dundee, Glasgow, Paisley, Liverpool) Citroen 7 (Aberdeen, Armadale, Grangemouth, Sir Arnold Clark (ch), Eddie Hawthorne (md), Inverness, Liverpool, Paisley, Perth) Kenny McLean (fd) Fiat 15 (Aberdeen, Ayr, Broxburn, Dundee, Dunfermline, Turnover: £1.67bn Edinburgh, Elgin, Grangemouth, Glasgow, Kircaldy, Liverpool, Paisley, Perth, Oldbury, Stourbridge) Ford 10 (Aberdeen – Wellington, Aberdeen – Langstracht, Ayr, Glasgow – Clydebank, Glasgow – Rutherglen, Glasgow – Clydeside, Greenock, Kilmarnock, Paisley, Peterhead) Honda 6 (Altrincham, Ayr, Kirkcaldy, Kilmarnock, Manchester, Stockport) Hyundai 2 (Aberdeen, Glasgow). Kia 5 (Aberdeen, Cumbernauld, Dundee, Kirkcaldy, Liverpool) Lexus 3 (Aberdeen, Bradford, Glasgow) MG Rover 8 (Broxburn, Edinburgh – Parkgrove, Edinburgh – Seafield, Glasgow – Mt Vernon, Glasgow – Machargs, Glasgow – Royston, Kilmarnock) Mini 2 (Glasgow, Irvine) Mazda 4 (Aberdeen, Glasgow, Kirkcaldy, Stirling) Nissan 12 (Dumbarton, Dumfries, Dundee, Glasgow – Mt Vernon, Glasgow – Machargs, Glasgow – Mosspark, Liverpool, Livingston, Paisley, Perth, Stirling, Warrington) Peugeot 7 (Ayr, Clydebank, Edinburgh – Seafield, Glasgow, Inverness, Kilmarnock, Kirkcaldy) Renault 13 (Bearsden, Bishopbriggs, Dumbarton, Dumfries, Dundee, Glasgow – Pollokshaws, Glasgow – Nitshill, Grangemouth, Paisley, St Helens, Stirling, Warrington, Wigan) Seat 4 (Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, Paisley) Toyota 6 (Aberdeen, Ayr, Bishopbriggs, Kilmarnock, Paisley, Stirling) Vauxhall 10 (Dundee, Glasgow – Garscube Rd, Glasgow – Mt Vernon, Glasgow – Pollokshaws, Greenock, Lenzie, Manchester, Northwich, Paisley, Winsford). Volkswagen 5 (Glasgow – Crow Rd, Glasgow – Kilmarnock Rd, Greenock, Helensburgh, Paisley) Volvo 4 (Aberdeen, Inverness, Kirkcaldy, Stirling) WHO’S WHERE IN UK AUTO RETAIL 5 2006 Caffyns Also trading as: Franchises: Audi 3 (Brighton, Eastbourne, Worthing) Saffrons Rooms, Meads Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex BN20 7DR Chevrolet 2 (Eastbourne, Tunbridge Wells) LEADING GROUPS Tel: 01323 730 201. Fax: 01323 739 680 Chrysler Jeep 1 (Hailsham) www.caffyns.co.uk Ford 2 (Alton, Haslemere) Jaguar 1 (Eastbourne) Brian Carte (ch), Simon Caffyn (ceo), Land Rover 1 (Lewes) Mark Harrison (fd) Nissan 1 (Eastbourne) Turnover: £156m Peugeot 1 (Sevenoaks) Skoda 2 (Ashford, Tunbridge Wells) Vauxhall 6 (Ashford, Brighton, East Grinstead, Folkestone, Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells) Volkswagen 4 (Eastbourne, Goring, Haywards Heath, Portslade) Volvo 1 (Eastbourne) Caledonia Motor Group Also trading as: Franchises: Alfa Romeo 3 (Manchester, Preston, Warrington) 21, Bridge Road, Woolston, Warrington, Cheshire WA1 4AU Citroen 2 (Chester, Newport) Tel: 01925 847 080. Fax: 01925 847 084 Fiat 6 (Blackburn, Blackpool, Manchester, Oldham, Preston, Warrington) www.caledonia-motors.co.uk Peugeot 1 (Liverpool) Paul Batty (ch), Simon Gardner (ceo), Mark l’Anson (fd) Toyota 1 (Isle of Man) Turnover: £130m (est) Vauxhall 1 (Isle of Man) Camden Ventures Also trading as: Franchises: Allen Ford Ford 12 (Brentwood, Coventry, Daventry, Kettering, 9 Cheyne Walk, Northampton NN1 5PT Camden Retail Leamington Spa, Northampton – Bedford Rd, Tel: 01604 238000 Car Shop Northampton – Hopping Hill, Nuneaton, www.camdenmotors.co.uk Romford, Rugby, Swindon, Upminster) Sir Geoffrey Whalen (ch), Paul Dunkley (ceo), Nissan 3 (Dunstable, Milton Keynes, Northampton) David Hammond (fd), Simon Rutherford (dir) Renault 4 (Aylesbury, Dunstable, Milton Keynes, Turnover: £1.26bn Northampton) Vauxhall 1 (Aylesbury) Citroen Retail Group Also trading as: Franchises: Citroen 6 (Birmingham, Glasgow, London – [subsidiary of Citroen UK] Brentford, London Whitechapel, Manchester, 221, Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire SL1 4BA Sale) Tel: 08706 069 000. Fax: 01753 748 100 www.citroen.co.uk Thierry Calewaert (retail grp dir) Turnover: £182m City Motor Holdings Also trading as: Franchises: Broadbridge, Concours, Citroen 2 (Basingstoke, Chichester) Aldermaston Road South, Houndmills, Gowrings, Portfield, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6YL Ford 2 (Basingstoke, Newbury) Rowes, Summersdale, Honda 1 (Basingstoke) Tel: 01256 480 300. Fax: 01256 480 320 Viking www.cmhcars.co.uk Kia 1 (Basingstoke) Anthony Wickins (ch), Chris Elvidge (md & fd), Mercedes-Benz 4 (Exeter, Plymouth, Taunton, Truro) Mike Wickins (ops) Peugeot 4 (Basingstoke, Chichester, Haslemere, Turnover: £178m Horsham) Smart 1 (Exeter) Vauxhall 1 (Chichester) Collier Motor Group Also trading as: Franchises: Chevrolet 1 (Erdington) Sutton Road, Erdington, West Midlands B23 6QH Fiat 1 (Acocks Green) Tel: 0121 377 8888. Fax: 0121 377 2527 Honda 1 (Sutton Coldfield) www.colliers.co.uk Jaguar 1 (Tamworth) Alan Clark (ch & md), Neil Power (fd), David Land Rover 1 (Erdington) Clark, Mike Smith (ops) Mazda 2 (Acocks Green, Erdington) Turnover: £90m Nissan 1 (Acocks Green) Peugeot 1 (Erdington) Seat 1 (Acocks Green) Currie Motors UK Also trading as: Franchises: Chevrolet 2 (Stamford Hill, Wimbledon) 161, Chertsey Road, Twickenham, Middlesex TW1 1ER Fiat 2 (Watford, Wimbledon) Tel: 0208 891