Yorkshire-based Meridian Motor Group went through an intense burst of activity last year, making seven acquisitions in one six-week period alone.
Those acquisitions boosted turnover to more than £150 million from just over £100m, sent the group, which trades as Vantage, into the AM100 for the first time and took annual car sales to more than 10,000.
As if the sheer increase in size wasn’t enough to cause sleepless nights, the expansion also saw three new marques added to the business – Honda, Kia and Lexus – joining main brand partner Toyota, Citroën and Hyundai.
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Jeremy has been a journalist for 30 years, 20 of which have been in business-to-business automotive. He was a writer and news editor on AM-sister brand Fleet News for three years before setting up the AM website. For the last five years he has been Bauer B2B’s head of digital helping to manage the digital assets of AM, together with Fleet News, Commercial Fleet, Rail and Smart Transport.
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