15:42 : Lookers delivers solid profits and lays out expansion plans -
The group reviewed whether owning both a parts and car retail business was the best structure, but it has now decided to expand by acquisitions rather than try to initiate a sale or partial break-up.
10:07 : FTSE in-depth: Bid talk drives lookers' shares -
Buyers were back in the driving seat at Manchester-based car dealer Lookers as dealers heard an agreed £365m or 95p a share cash bid is just around the corner