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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 Reg Vardy is to acquire five car dealerships from Priory Motor Group for £16m, including a BMW and a Mini site in North Tyneside, Vauxhall sites in Blaydon and Gateshead, and a Kia and Chevrolet dealership in Gateshead. 07-Jul-2005 Reg Vardy has acquired the Priory Motor Group's MG Rover car dealership in Newcastle for undisclosed terms. 23-Dec-2004 Reg Vardy has completed the £5m acquisition of the Renault car dealership in Leeds from Renault Retail Group. 13-Jul-2004 Reg Vardy has acquired H Tones Vauxhall, the Hartlepool-based car dealership, for £3m. 08-Jul-2004 Reg Vardy is to build a £10m used-car supermarket on a 16-acre site next to the Gateshead Metro Centre, with the creation of 100 jobs. 23-Apr-2004 Reg Vardy is to open a new Fiat car dealership in Sunderland later this year. 20-Apr-2004 Reg Vardy has completed the acquisition of two Renault car dealerships in Edinburgh and Livingston from Renault Retail Group for £5m. 14-Jan-2004 Reg Vardy is planning to expand its chain of car dealerships from 82 to 160 by 2007, and has also announced plans for a VW outlet in Redditch and two new sites in the west of Scotland. 12-Dec-2003 Reg Vardy has sold an Audi dealership in Leicester to John Fox for £1m and a Vauxhall dealership site in Nottingham to CIS for £10m. 03-Oct-2003 Reg Vardy is planning to spend up to £10m opening branded car repair garages in cities such as Leeds, in response to new EU regulations that allow independent garages to compete with the major franchise groups. 02-Oct-2003 Reg Vardy is to acquire four Land Rover and Jaguar dealerships in Newcastle, Durham and Stockton from Dutton Forshaw for £9m. 25-Sep-2003 Reg Vardy is planning a multi-million-pound expansion drive in southern England, in order to grow its chain of car dealerships from 77 to 100 by April 2005. 02-Jul-2003 Reg Vardy has announced the £11m acquisition of seven more dealerships, including Jaguar and Land Rover sites in Edinburgh, two Volkswagen sites in Wolverhampton and three Ford sites in the west of Scotland. 06-May-2003 Reg Vardy has bought three First Ford car dealerships in East Kilbride, Kirkintilloch and south Glasgow, taking its Scottish chain to seven sites. 11-Apr-2003 Reg Vardy has acquired the Clark's Volkswagen dealership in Stourbridge, and will retain the workforce of almost 40 people. 11-Feb-2003 Reg Vardy has acquired one Jaguar and two Land Rover dealerships in the east of Scotland from Arriva for £7.2m, and is looking to expand its network from 67 to 80 by the end of April. 10-Jan-2003 Reg Vardy is looking to spend up to £100m on acquisitions to expand its network of car dealerships from 73 to 100. 04-Jul-2002 Reg Vardy is to set up a new call centre, warehouse and car distribution centre at the Rainton Bridge Business Park in Sunderland, with the creation of up to 35 jobs. 30-May-2002 Reg Vardy has acquired the Ian Philp Mercedes-Benz dealership in Glasgow for £4m, taking its total number of dealerships to 77. 02-Oct-2001 Reg Vardy, the car dealer, is planning to set up a new call centre with 40 staff next summer, which will replace the current customer care department at its Tyne & Wear head office. 14-Sep-2001 Reg Vardy has earmarked £50m to expand its chain of car dealerships by 33% to 100 within two years. 06-Jul-2001 Reg Vardy has awarded a £5.5m contract to Adonis to build a dealership for Rolls-Royce, Ferrari and Maserati at the MetroCentre in Gateshead. 18-Oct-2000 Reg Vardy has acquired Horncastle Ford, the Reading-based car dealership, in a £2m deal that will involve the transfer of 230 staff at four locations. 12-Jun-2000 Reg Vardy, the car dealer, is to relocate its Sunderland head office to the Doxford International Business Park next year, with the creation of more than 100 new jobs. 31-Mar-2000 Reg Vardy has announced plans to launch an online car dealership in March, and expects personal buyers to shift from car ownership to contract hire. 13-Jan-2000 Reg Vardy has sold the Fiat and Alfa Romeo franchises in Aberdeen to Arnold Clark for undisclosed terms. 03-Sep-1999 Reg Vardy is in discussions with two unnamed vehicle manufacturers interested in buying UK garage sites that could then be operated by Vardy. 02-Jul-1999 Reg Vardy has acquired 12 motor dealerships from Caledonia Motor for £19m, and is now planning to expand further from 77 dealers to 100 by the end of next year. 03-Feb-1999 Reg Vardy is planning to increase its dealerships from 64 to 70 by the end of the year and to 100 within two years. 08-Jan-1999 Reg Vardy has bought the Armley Road Vauxhall dealership in Leeds from Dixon Motors for £1.8m. 02-Dec-1998 Reg Vardy is to open a Nissan car dealership in Stockton next year, creating 30 jobs. 24-Sep-1998 Reg Vardy has made a £36m offer for Trust Motor Group, in order to expand its car dealership business in Yorkshire, Scotland and Nottingham. 10-Jun-1998 Reg Vardy is planning to increase its number of car dealerships from 43 to 60, using funds from the £27m rights issue last July. 10-Jan-1997 Reg Vardy, the motor dealer, plans to raise £27m in a rights issue to help increase its number of dealerships from 41 to 60. 05-Jul-1996
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