Franchised car retail groups are choosing to exit the UK fleet sector as their leasing divisions attract big offers from banks and car manufacturers amid a squeeze on profits from their core retail operations.
Anton Khan’s philosophy has taken him from selling cars on his parents’ driveway to CEO of the £26m turnover SW Car supermarket in nine years.
Sandicliffe Motor Group’s Sandicliffe Motor Contracts (SMC) is pulling out of the UK fleet market due to continued pressure on profits and “challenging trading conditions” in the sector.
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