Pendragon named ‘biggest independent dealer group’ in Europe
Nottinghamshire, 17 September 2014 – Pendragon PLC, the UK’s leading automotive retailer, is proud to announce it has been named Automotive News Europe’s biggest independent dealer group for the second year running.
The list ranks independent European dealer groups by 2013 revenue using data from auto retail analyst ICDP.
It is the second consecutive year the UK-based car retailer ranked number one, ahead of 2012 leader Emil Frey of Switzerland and Sytner, owned by the U.S. retail group Penske, which came third.
Trevor Finn, Chief Executive of Pendragon PLC said: “We are delighted to be named biggest independent dealer in Europe. Pendragon is a home grown business and 2013 was a great year for us with record used car sales achieved and online performance surpassing expectations – growing by 22 per cent. 2014 is already off to a great start and we are confident we will continue to see another year of strong performance. Our success is testament to the spirit and commitment of our 9,000 team members so the thank you really goes to them.”
Automotive News Europe, a member of the Automotive News Group, was launched in 1996 as the only pan-European biweekly publication for the automotive industry.