The events that pushed Sytner into the top spot were its acquisitions of two of the UK’s largest, most profitable independent used car supermarket chains – The Car People this month and CarShop last January. The acquisitions, which mean Sytner now has a used car supermarket division nearing £0.5 billion in sales from nine sites, is a clear signal of its intent to diversify and capitalise on a used car market still in growth, even as the new car market falters.
“As a company, we never set out to be the biggest, we just wanted to be the best,” said Edwards.
“As a company, we never set out to be the biggest, we just wanted to be the best,” said Edwards.
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