Two decades have seen Essex Auto Group grow from a single outlet to selling different marques through its five showrooms. But despite the changes it’s still Ford – its original franchise – that sits at the heart of its business.
“In five years’ time all this will be gone.” That’s a pretty powerful statement, by anyone’s standards. What makes it even more weighty is that it was delivered by the head of the UK’s largest franchised dealer group, Pendragon.
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