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Pendragon is to close its Evans Halshaw Peugeot car dealership in Huddersfield with the loss of more than 20 jobs. 16-Apr-2009 Pendragon is looking to sell Pinnacle, the supplier of back-office management software to vehicle dealers, for about £60m. 10-Nov-2008 Pendragon is planning to close its Stratstone Volvo car dealership in Earley, Reading, with the loss of 30 jobs. 29-Oct-2008 Pendragon is to dispose of three Stratstone BMW car dealerships in Tring, Taplow and Milton Keynes by October, and the Windsor BMW site will close. 15-Jul-2008 Pendragon is to close its Evans Halshaw Direct car dealership business in Sunderland, with the possible loss of up to 80 jobs. 22-Feb-2008 Pendragon is to close the Stratstone Volvo car dealership in Plympton, Devon, in March, with the loss of 22 jobs. 11-Feb-2008 Pendragon has closed seven Stratstone Volvo car showrooms in Mansfield, Newport, Accrington, West Bridgford, Oldham, Crewe and Ilford. 08-Oct-2007 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 Pendragon is to raise more than £300m in a sale-and-leaseback deal for 115 of its car dealership and vehicle repair properties. 09-Jul-2007 Pendragon is to shed 34 jobs at the Sunderland head office of the recently-acquired Reg Vardy car dealership business. 13-Nov-2006 Pendragon has pledged to retain the recently-acquired Reg Vardy headquarters in Sunderland, securing the future of 300 jobs and leading to the possible creation of up to 200 new jobs. 10-Aug-2006 Pendragon has sold five Reg Vardy Volkswagen car dealerships in Leicester, Redditch, Stafford, Stourbridge and Wolverhampton to Volkswagen Group UK. 02-Mar-2006 Pendragon has agreed to acquire the Reg Vardy chain of car dealerships for £506m. 09-Feb-2006 Reg Vardy, the Sunderland-based chain of 97 car dealerships, has received a £420m takeover approach from Pendragon. 17-Nov-2005 Pendragon, the chain of 250 car dealerships, is planning to expand the 550-strong workforce at its Nottinghamshire headquarters to 800 over the next two years, which will involve moving to a new building. 08-Jun-2005 Pendragon is expected to be appointed UK agent for Cadillac cars, which will involve opening dealerships in London, Manchester and Birmingham. 01-Jul-2004 Pendragon is to acquire CD Bramall, the operator of 107 car dealerships, for £230m. 26-Jan-2004 Pendragon is to sell its Ford dealerships in Amersham, Aylesbury and High Wycombe to Perrys Motor Sales. 12-Nov-2003 Pendragon has sold Mercedes-Benz dealerships in Northampton and Bedford to United Auto Group in a £6.4m deal. 06-Oct-2003 Pendragon is expanding its car dealerships in the US with the acquisition of two Land Rover outlets in California for £8.6m. 25-Feb-2003 Pendragon, the luxury car dealer, is planning to recruit 30 to 40 additional staff at its Nottinghamshire headquarters this year. 24-Feb-2003 Pendragon is to relocate its Porsche car dealership in Nottingham to a new site at Queens Drive by early 2003. 20-Nov-2002 Pendragon has acquired a 30% stake in Ryland, the car dealership, from Guinness Peat for £11m. 30-Aug-2002 Pendragon has sold its Ford dealerships in North London to Polar Motor Group, and the sites will now trade as Dagenham Motors. 06-May-2002 Pendragon is to acquire Ford's 49% stake in their Stripestar joint venture of 28 car dealerships, in a deal worth £5.5m. 18-Oct-2001 Pendragon, the car dealership, is to expand its headquarters at the Sherwood Business Park in Annesley with the creation of up to 160 jobs over the next few years. 27-Aug-2001 Pendragon has acquired Hornburg, the Los Angeles-based Jaguar and Land Rover dealership, for £9m. 19-Apr-2001 Perry Group has acquired four motor accident repair businesses from Pendragon for £3.4m, and will integrate them into its Nationwide Crash Repair Centres subsidiary. 18-Jul-2000 Pendragon is to close its Evans Halshaw Vauxhall and Nissan showrooms in High Wycombe later this month, with the loss of up to 100 jobs. 09-Jun-2000 Pendragon has acquired 32 motor franchises from Lex Service for £95m, in order to improve its nationwide coverage and increase its scale with a number of car manufacturers. 09-Mar-2000 Pendragon is to create a further 150 jobs at its Sherwood Business Park call centre in Nottinghamshire, following the launch of a £4.5m internet-based car dealership. 29-Feb-2000 Ford has acquired a 49% stake in the Pendragon Ford dealership for £20m, and the two companies aim to cut costs in areas such as parts ordering, inventory management and warranty claims. 14-Sep-1999 Pendragon, the car dealership, is planning to sell £30m of businesses this year in order to reduce gearing. 02-Mar-1999 Pendragon is to acquire Evans Halshaw for £84m and claims that the deal will create the UK's largest car retailer by turnover. 24-Dec-1998 Pendragon is in discussions to acquire Evans Halshaw, the car distributor, for about £80m. 11-Dec-1998 Pendragon, the car dealer, has secured a £33m loan through a private placement in the US, which will help fund the development of market-area partnerships with car manufacturers. 16-Jun-1998 DC Cook is planning to acquire Pendragon's motor activities in Derby for £6.9m. 07-May-1998 DC Cook is to buy Pendragon's Motown multi-franchise car dealership and used car business in Derby for £7m. 26-Mar-1998 Pendragon is planning to spend about £40m this year on acquisitions and the expansion of its car dealerships, while there will also be further rationalisation following the recent acquisition of dealerships from Lex. 10-Mar-1998 Pendragon is acquiring 17 car franchises from Lex Service for £44m, making it the largest car dealer in the UK. 26-Jul-1997
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