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Pendragon has bought 19 Dixon Motors car dealerships out of administration, securing the future of 600 jobs, but 27 sites will be closed with the loss of 800 jobs. 03-Aug-2007 Dixon Motors is planning to close its car inspection and delivery centre in Thorne in October, with the loss of up to 200 jobs, in order to transfer the work to its retail sites. 30-Sep-2005 Dixon Motors has acquired the Citroen Hope Street dealership in Halifax from Taylor Ackroyd. 19-Dec-2003 Dixon Motors is to open three new Fiat and Alfa car showrooms at its site in Holbeck, Leeds, early next year, with the creation of 30 jobs. 24-Jun-2003 Dixon Motors is planning to sell or close its chain of 20 motorcycle dealerships by the end of June. 09-Jun-2003 Dixon Motors is to sell its Car Clinics business to BikeNet, the Aim-quoted cash shell, for an initial £3m. 20-Dec-2002 Dixon Motors is creating 300 new jobs at a new vehicle preparation and distribution centre at its Thorne site in North Lincolnshire, which is due to open in January. 14-Oct-2002 Dixon Motors is to set up a £0.3m Nissan dealership at its existing Renault showroom in Barnsley, with the creation of 15 jobs. 03-May-2002 Dixon Motors has accepted a £110m takeover bid from Royal Bank of Scotland, which will enable the car dealership to exploit synergies with the Lombard asset finance division of RBS. 23-Apr-2002 Dixon Motors is reviving plans for the development of a new Ford dealership in Bury next year, which will involve the relocation of its existing Derby Street operation and the creation of up to 100 jobs. 06-Nov-2001 Dixon Motors is looking to raise up to £25m from the sale of properties, in order to fund acquisitions for its vehicle distribution business. 16-Aug-2001 Dixon Motors has bought the Eastgate Motor Renault dealership in Lincoln, and will relocate the business to a new £5m site in Tritton Road in October. 05-Jul-2001 Dixon Motors has acquired Motorsport Dealers International, the operator of the Motorcycle City chain of retail outlets, for £8m. 01-Dec-2000 Dixon Motors is to close its Ford dealership on Bury New Road, Salford, with the loss of up to 40 jobs. 06-Nov-2000 Dixon Motors is to shed an unspecified number of jobs at its recently-acquired TC Harrison dealerships in Sheffield and Rotherham. 18-Oct-2000 Dixon Motors has taken over the Peugeot franchise in Grimsby from Crystals, and all 23 Crystal employees will be given training at Dixon's new £11m distribution centre at Thorne. 19-Jul-2000 Dixon Motors is forming a joint venture with Direct Line to sell new and used cars on the internet, using its £11m distribution centre in Doncaster as a base. 16-Mar-2000 Dixon Motors has acquired Thompson of Hull, and will set up an enlarged car dealership on a 13-acre complex at Priory Park by June 2000. 05-Aug-1999 Dixon Motors has awarded a £5.2m contract to PDR Construction for a new headquarters and distribution centre at Thorne near Doncaster. 03-Jun-1999 Dixon Motors has acquired Loveday & Bennett, the Louth-based VW Audi dealership, for undisclosed terms. 14-May-1999 Dixon Motors is opening a new Renault business centre in Hull. 18-Mar-1999 Partco has acquired the Plunkett motor parts factoring business from Dixon Motors for £3.2m. 23-Jan-1999 Reg Vardy has bought the Armley Road Vauxhall dealership in Leeds from Dixon Motors for £1.8m. 02-Dec-1998 Dixon Motors has sold its parts distribution operation to Speedpart for an initial £9.5m. 06-Nov-1998 Dixon Motors has won approval to set up a £9m retail complex in Hull. 01-Oct-1998 Dixon Motors has bought the Ford franchise for Bury in Lancashire from Quicks Group for £119,000. 06-Aug-1998 Dixon Motors has acquired Cosmopolitan Motors, the London motorcycle dealership, for £1.5m, which takes its number of motorcycle outlets to eight. 02-Jul-1998 Dixon Motors is buying Carnell Motor Group, the car and motorcycle retailer, for £13.4m. 06-Aug-1997 Dixon Motors has predicted that the number of UK car dealerships will fall from 7,000 to 4,000 by the year 2000, but it is still committed to an expansion strategy. 04-Sep-1996 Dixon Motors of Hull is acquiring Gordon Plunkett Group, the vehicle parts distributor, for £6m. 03-Jul-1996
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