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Sytner Sytner is to relocate its Bentley Manchester car dealership from Old Trafford to a new £5m site in Knutsford by the end of the year. 27-Mar-2007 Sytner has acquired nine DaimlerChrysler and BMW car dealerships from Ryland Group for undisclosed terms, including sites in Carlisle, Newcastle, Stockton, Sunderland, Birmingham, Warley, Cardiff, Newport and Sutton Coldfield. 04-Sep-2006 Sytner is to set up Lamborghini car dealerships at temporary sites in Edinburgh and Birmingham, with purpose-built showrooms opening later in the year. 24-May-2006 Sytner has agreed to acquire the William Jacks chain of car dealerships in the south-east for £10m. 01-Feb-2006 Sytner is in negotiations to acquire the William Jacks chain of car dealerships for about £10m. 13-Dec-2005 Sytner, the car dealership, is preparing to relocate its head office to a 20,000 sq ft site at Grove Park in Leicester, and the 125-strong workforce is expected to reach 200 within two years. 07-Dec-2004 Sytner has acquired Porsche, Ferrari and Maserati car dealerships in Edinburgh from Glenvarigill for undisclosed terms, leaving Glenvarigill to focus on new Audi dealerships in Edinburgh and Stirling. 07-Jul-2004 Sytner has confirmed plans to open a £5.5m Ferrari car dealership at Lenton Lane in Nottingham later this year, which will involve the relocation of its Graypaul Ferrari-Maserati business from sites in Loughborough and Sheffield. 12-May-2004 Sytner is thought to be considering plans to set up a Ferrari showroom in Nottingham, following the purchase of the Beechdale garage site next to its existing BMW dealership. 10-Oct-2003 Sytner, the Leicester-based prestige car dealership, is to be acquired by United Auto Group of the US for £95m. 13-Feb-2002 Sytner, the Leicester-based network of 47 car dealerships, has received a takeover approach from an unnamed company. 05-Feb-2002 Sytner is to acquire the Stonelake Land Rover dealership in Wakefield for £0.8m, and has announced the opening of a new Volvo dealership in Stratford-upon-Avon. 23-Jan-2002 William Jacks has sold its Savernake Mercedes-Benz dealership in Newbury to Sytner Group for £1.5m and transferred the Sunningdale Carriage company in Sunningdale to the Greenoaks Maidenhead subsidiary of Sigma Holdings. 11-Jan-2002 Sytner has acquired two car dealerships in Knutsford - Ron Stratton Land Rover and Ron Stratton Bentley - for £1.2m. 17-Oct-2001 Sytner has been nominated by BMW to represent the Rolls Royce marque in the Northwest and East Midlands, and cars from the new Goodwood plant will start arriving in showrooms in January 2003. 28-Sep-2001 Sytner is in negotiations to relocate its Nottingham car dealership and 100 staff to the Lenton site of the Macpherson textile machinery company. 05-Jul-2001 Inchcape has acquired the Toyota franchise on the Banbury Road in Oxford from the Sytner Group. 23-Mar-2001 Sytner Group has opened a BMW Store at Cheapside in London, which will stock BMW clothing and accessories and exhibit just one car. 23-Mar-2001 Sytner has sold its BMW franchise in Warwick to a new company called Damon Hill Ltd, which will involve the transfer of 65 staff. 02-Mar-2001 Sytner has acquired the Yarnolds motor dealership in Stratford upon Avon for £2m, which includes Ducati, Land Rover and TVR franchises. 30-Aug-2000 Sytner is planning to open a new Lexus car dealership in Leicester next year, with the creation of 20 jobs. 17-Aug-2000 Sytner is to acquire Ixion Motor, the Oxford-based car retailer, for £13m, in order to add new franchises and develop its relationship with Jaguar. 14-Aug-1999 Sytner Group, the Leicester-based prestige car retailer, has acquired Cooper in the City, the City of London BMW dealer, for an initial £0.7m. 12-Feb-1999 Sytner Group has acquired the Guy Salmon car dealership from Meteor for £6.4m, which will add Jaguar and Honda to its portfolio. 23-Jun-1998 Sytner Group, the prestige car dealership, is to raise £24m in a flotation in order to reduce debt and provide funds for expansion. 18-Nov-1997 More from the Motor sector Related pages: Advantage West Midlands Hydro General Motors Aston Martin Inchcape Sytner website: www.sytner.co.uk The information on this page comes from the UK Activity Report. Click here for further details Copyright UK Business Park 1995-2008