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In March 2007, Group 1 Automotive launched their UK operation - the Barons Group. The Barons Group was founded when Group 1 Automotive acquired their first BMW and MINI Dealerships based in Brighton, Hailsham and Worthing. [1] Essex Audi became part of the Barons Group in May 2012 when Group 1 Automotive acquired their first UK Audi dealerships.
In January 2017, Sytner Group became the UK's biggest Dealer Group after acquiring CarShop for £71.8 million. [13] The move saw the Group's estimated turnover for 2017 grow to £5.3 billion. [14] Sytner Group continued its growth in 2017 with acquisition of Trainer BMW and MINI in Swansea.
In that year around 168,000 people were directly employed in automotive manufacturing in the UK, with a further 823,000 people employed in automotive supply, retail and servicing. [2] Ariel Atom, produced from 2000 - Present. The UK is a major centre for engine manufacturing, and in 2018 around 2.71 million engines were produced in the country. [1]
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1995: Rover Group Holdings plc renamed as BMW (UK) HOLDINGS LIMITED [1] New versions of the Rover 200 and Rover 400 go on sale, though this time they are entirely different cars. The Rover 400 is a reworked, upmarket version of the latest Honda Civic, despite the Rover-Honda collaboration finishing a year earlier.
Jardine Motors UK was created in 1981 when Jardine Matheson acquired a stake in the East Anglian motor company; Lancaster Group, from its founders Ronald and Nicholas Lancaster. [ 4 ] Jardine Motors UK was at one stage the largest UK automotive group by turnover, [ 5 ] but today has fallen behind rivals such as Pendragon [ 6 ] and Sytner [ 6 ...