Car dealership to 削減（する） 250 職業s and の近くに 16 場所／位置s just months after 存在 taken over by a US 会社／堅い
- US 会社／堅い Lithia 完全にするd the £397 million 引き継ぎ／買収 of Pendragon in February
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A major car dealership is shuttering 16 支店s across the UK whilst hundreds of 職業s are 始める，決める to be axed.
CarStore, which was bought from Pendragon by US 会社／堅い Lithia in 最近の months, 発表するd 250 of its 従業員s will be given the boot.
Whilst 16 場所／位置s will be の近くにing their doors for the final time, four CarStore 支店s will also be re-franchised, The Sun?報告（する）／憶測s.
Seven of CarStore's pods are also 始める，決める to be transformed into Evan Halshaw Direct 場所／位置s.?
The US company 発表するd they would be の近くにing the 蓄える／店s to 焦点（を合わせる） their 成果／努力s on their two other car dealership brands - Evan Halshaw and Stratstone.
16 CarStore 支店s throughout the UK are 始める，決める to shutter as 250 職業s are a lso axed (pictured: a CarStore 支店)
A 広報担当者 for Lithia said: 'に引き続いて the 取得／買収 and 現在進行中の 合併, we have carried out an 初期の review across the group.?
'As a result of which, we will be going into 協議 with a number of our 同僚s around 可能性のある redundancies.?
'All 同僚s have been 通知するd today, to explain how they may be 衝撃d.'?
They continued: 'We will be の近くにing nine CarStore 場所／位置s and seven CarStore pods this ４半期/4分の1 ーするために 焦点（を合わせる） on Evans Halshaw and Stratstone.?
'Four CarStore 場所／位置s will be 保持するd and re-franchised, 拡大するing our 小売 操作／手術s with three 存在するing carmakers, while seven remaining CarStore pods will become Evans Halshaw Direct 場所／位置s.'?
地域の 大統領，／社長 of Lithia UK, Neil Williamson told?モーター 仲買人:? 'The bringing together of Pendragon and Jardine モーターs Group under Lithia & Driveway has illustrated the synergies across these two 広大な／多数の／重要な 商売／仕事s.?
'We are committed to growing in the most efficient way possible as we move through 2024.'
This comes only months after Lithia 完全にするd their £397 million 取得／買収 of CarStore, Evans Halshaw and Stratstone from Pendragon.
Pendragon were 概算の to 以前 have around 5,500 in the UK, によれば the Mirror.
Evans Halshow 取引，協定s ten car brands, 含むing Ford, Hyundai, Kia, Nissan, Peugeot, Renault, Vauxhall, Dacia, DS and Citreon.
Stratstone 持つ／拘留するs dealership for BMW, BYD, Ferrari, Genasis, Land Rover, Jaguar, Aston 損なうing, Mercedez-Benz, 小型の, Porsche and Smart.?
Lithia - the US company which bought the car dealership 支店s - has 340 dealerships dotted around North America.
The US 会社／堅い is also became the owner of Jardine モーターs dealership group in 2022.
Swedish モーター 会社／堅い, Hedin Group, had 以前 申し込む／申し出d to buy Pendragon for £400 million in September 2022 - but no sale （機の）カム to fruition.
Owner of Hedin Group, Andres Hedin owned over a ４半期/4分の1 of Pendragon 株 but 削減（する） 関係 with the 商売／仕事 a month に引き続いて their 共同 with Lithia, によれば The Sun.
US 会社／堅い PAG International also 確認するd they had 厳しいd 関係 with Pendragon に引き続いて the Lithia 引き継ぎ／買収.?
