BMW at the 80th International Geneva Motor Show 2010. 

BMW 5 Series Saloon
BMW X5
BMW 3 Series Coupe
BMW 3 Series Convertible
BMW ActiveE Concept


One of the absolute highlights at the BMW stand is the world debut of the new BMW 5 Series Sedan. At the same time the public will experience the new BMW X5 as well as the new BMW 3 Series Coupé and the new BMW 3 Series Convertible for the first time. The show will be opened to the public from 4th to 14th March 2010.


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Vines Group raise £1,183.62 for Macmillan Cancer Support

Following the success of our first ever Macmillan coffee morning last year at our Guildford dealership, on Friday 25 September all of our BMW and MINI dealerships took part in this years World’s Biggest Coffee Morning in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.

We were pleased to see so many customers and supporters join us at each of our dealerships on Friday morning and thank everyone for their kind donations.

The morning was fantastic and created a real buzz in our showrooms.   Our Redhill dealership was full of excitement as they were joined by customer and friend to Vines, Ian Wright, who chatted to staff and visitors throughout the morning.   At our Guildford dealership, the Mayor of Guildford and MP Anne Milton spent over an hour with us before heading off to visit a number of other local coffee mornings.

We were inundated with cakes from so many of our staff and also from our customers and with all those cakes we visited a number of local businesses to offer a cake or two for a donation, and had a fantastic response.   Plus, a compulsory staff dress down day really helped to achieve additional funds at each of our dealerships.

The money raised at Vines World’s Biggest Coffee Mornings will make a real difference to the lives of people living with cancer and their families. £350 could pay for a much needed break for someone with cancer, £184 could fund a Macmillan nurse for one day and just £1 will ensure one more person receives leaflets giving them information about cancer and where they can get support

We thank all those who joined us for giving up their time and joining us for this worthwhile cause, which raised over £1,000.

Next year, we hope to raise even more and look forward to welcoming you.

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Going above and beyond customer service

All of our staff at Vines pride themselves on their customer service, going above and beyond the call of duty, whether it’s working to secure affordable monthly payments or dealing with unexpected requests for assistance.

We asked our staff to recall some of their best examples of excellent customer service. Here’s what they said:

“A customer could not get their cd out of their old car, we copied it off of I tunes and burnt it to a cd”

Andy Hibbert, Sales Manager, Guildford

“When I was a sales person I took 5 cars to one customer to see if they would go over the raised entrance of his drive. He since has come back and purchased 3 cars”

Domonic Mcconnon, Group MINI Buyer

“Offering to take someone home to Chertsey after they came in and purchased a car out of hours”

Wayne Manton, Sales Executive, Guildford

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Vines are the fastest growing dealer group in the UK

The UK Top 100 dealer groups have been announced by Automotive Management Magazine and Vines Group are the highest climber with an annual increase in turnover of over 22%.

This excludes dealer groups that have grown by acquisition or by opening additional sites, when these are included Vines is still in the top ten of all franchised dealer groups in the UK.

Sean Kelly, Vines Group Managing Director stated “I am delighted with our continued growth, but we are not complacent because of the results.

Our focus as a regional dealer group is just that, regional. We are interested and committed to meeting our local customers’ needs and delivering an exceptional level of customer service.”

Vines growth is attributed to increased new, used, service and parts sales – driven from their three recently relocated or redeveloped dealerships.

BMW and MINI have, of course, played their part too with some amazing model introductions recently, X6, 1 Series convertible, MINI Clubman and of course the class leading BMW Efficient Dynamics programme.

To experience the service level from the UK’s fastest growing dealer group yourself, please contact us on 0845 045 0971 or by clicking here.

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