10 Facts About Sytner Group

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Sytner Group Ltd is a car dealership company headquartered in Leicester, United Kingdom.

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The 2001 acquisition of the Ron Stratton Sytner Group brought the Bentley brand into the group with a Manchester franchise.

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On 12 February 2002, Sytner Group was itself acquired by American-based motor retailer United Auto Group in a $135 million deal.

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4.

Sytner Group expanded further into South Wales with the purchase of family owned Mercedes dealerships, together with two from rival Pendragon Sytner Group in Bedford and Northampton.

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5.

July 2016 saw the Sytner Group acquire a further 11 dealerships, this time from CJ Automotive.

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6.

In January 2017, Sytner Group became the UK's biggest Dealer Group after acquiring CarShop for £71.

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7.

Sytner Group continued its growth in 2017 with acquisition of Trainer BMW and MINI in Swansea.

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8.

The acquisition saw Sytner Group's total count of BMW and MINI dealerships rise to 17 for each brand.

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9.

In January 2018 Sytner Group acquired the Car People for an estimated £81 million and has created used car supermarket division by merging CarShop and The Car People.

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10.

In 2018, Sytner Group were named by Glassdoor as the 14th best company to work in the UK; not only the highest ranked business in the Automotive Sector, Sytner were the top rated retailer ahead of other large national businesses like Apple and IKEA.

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