Automotive

Consistent performance is always the objective

Understanding the sector’s daily operations and challenges from a commercial, financial, and regulatory perspective is crucial. Howes Percival’s automotive team provides specialized knowledge to support your decision-making. Our guidance is both contextual and in depth supporting you in key areas of drafting agreements, structuring companies, arranging finance, handling disputes and protecting IP. Our results-driven, commercially minded solutions help you mitigate risks and improve business performance.

From megatrucks to superminis

As a firm we act for businesses of every size in the automotive industry, from top 10 AM100 listed companies to smaller, owner managed businesses. Our clients include manufacturers, global retailers and franchise dealers, and suppliers as well as insurance providers, roadside recovery businesses, parts distributors, businesses involved in motor racing and automotive member organisations. 

Our team of automotive experts includes specialists in all the important areas:

• Acquisitions and disposals (including automotive retail M&A)
• Commercial contracts
• Commercial Property
• Company Secretarial and Governance
• Consumer credit, leasing and hire agreements
• Dealer agreements
• Designs and spare part exemptions
• Disputes and litigation
• Employment & HR
• Franchise, licensing & outsourcing agreements
• Funding finance, intra-group lending, finance and security arrangements
• Group re-organisations
• Immigration
• In-house support for general counsel
• IT systems, e-commerce, data-protection
• Joint ventures
• Regulatory and Health & Safety
• Trade marks and brand protection
• Trade parts agency agreements