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Drive Motor Retail has won five of the 22 Vauxhall Customer Excellence awards for 2023. Its Bury St Edmunds, Stockton-on-Tees, Leamington Spa, Redcar, and Hartlepool sites were recognised by Vauxhall for their dedication to delivering a consistently first-class customer experience. It said this is the eighth consecutive year that Drive have been awarded a Customer Excellence award, as well as ...

Drive Motor Retail’s Bury St Edmunds dealership is supporting the town’s Rugby Union club by providing a vehicle for its community programme. The car will be used by Bury RUFC’s community team, which coaches approximately 2,000 children at 50 schools across the area each year. The team also runs holiday camps to provide opportunities for children with an interest in ...

Drive Motor Retail has acquired Yorkshire-based dealer Minstergate for an undisclosed sum. Minstergate, which operates MG and Hyundai sites in York, Hull and Scarborough, turned in pre-tax profits of £1.6m on turnover of £57.5m in the year to December 2021. The acquisition introduces three Hyundai dealerships into the Drive group, whilst complimenting the company’s three existing MG dealers in Bristol, ...

Drive Motor Retail has appointed a new group finance and sales compliance manager. Chris Blake has moved from his previous group training role within the business and will oversee the enhancement of Drive’s sales processes, including an expansion to the finance options available amid high customer demand. Blake has 25 years’ experience in motor retail and joined Drive in 2015 ...

Drive Motor Retail recognised its top performing employees at its annual ‘OverDrive’ awards dinner. The Vauxhall, MG and Citroen group held the event at the Marriott Hotel in Leicester. Over 50 employees were recognised for their achievements in the company’s awards, with prizes handed out to the top-performing employees across Drive’s sales, bodyshop, customer service, aftersales and service departments. Also ...

Drive Motor Retail has appointed a new general manager for its Leicester dealership. Paul Bustin is one of seven new appointments at Drive Leicester as the company looks to expand the business. This recent intake comes after Drive increased the size of its MG showroom at Leicester. Paul has 32 years’ experience in the motor trade and joins from a ...

Drive Motor Retail is running a fundraising campaign to raise money for the Ukraine Disaster Emergency Committee. Drive, which has 16 dealerships across the UK, is aiming to raise £50,000 through employee fundraising activities. The company is also committing to matching every £1 raised to help support the efforts of the team. The site which raises the most money per ...

Drive Motor Retail’s Bristol North dealership has been given a ‘top-rated dealer’ award for 2022 by CarGurus. Award winners must have a rating of 4.5 or above, a minimum of five verified reviews and a 100% clean review record for at least two years. Michael Leatherbarrow, general manager at Drive Bristol North said: “It is fantastic to receive this award ...

Drive Motor Retail’s Hartlepool showroom has won an award for its partnership with the Motability Car Scheme. The Vauxhall dealership on Burn Road has won the accolade in recognition of outstanding customer service for its Motability scheme customers. The Awards are judged on how a dealer delivers the scheme to customers, which is assessed by customer feedback and reviews of ...

Drive Motor Retail has invested in its Leicester dealership as the company continues to expand. The site, based on Freemens Common Road, houses a Vauxhall and an MG dealership. The MG site has been extended to increase showroom space due to customer demand for the brand, particularly its electric vehicles. Neil Langley has also been appointed as the new sales ...