📻 Apax pulls out of Pinewood.AI acquisition. EVs & hybrids first choice for buyers. Grainger buys another site! (E10 S12)
Feb 21, 2026
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❌ Apax pulls out of proposed Pinewood.AI acquisition
⛔ Over half of used car buyers are put off by dealers with
poor online reviews
😡 Used car complaints up by 14% in 2025, finds the Motor
Ombudsman
🔋 Hybrids and EVs overtake ICE as the likely fuel choice for
buyers considering their next purchase
📈 Grainger Motor Group expands again this year by snapping up
a Nissan site in Duxford
💷 Dealership investment opportunities are the ‘most
attractive’ in a decade…but not in a good way if you’re
exiting
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