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Vertu expands yet again

MOTOR retail group Vertu has acquired its seventh Scottish sales outlet of 2010 by snapping up a £3.5m-a-year Dunfermline firm for up to £300,000.

The Newcastle company has acquired the Peugeot business through the purchase of trade and certain assets from Hardie Motor Group.

CEO Robert Forrester said: “We are delighted to expand further with Peugeot, which we believe is very well positioned with its exciting and expanding product range. This new Peugeot dealership is excellently located, and adds to our brand’s presence in Scotland following our purchase of Paisley Peugeot in April.

“The new business will trade as Macklin Motors, and represents our seventh sales outlet to be purchased in Scotland during 2010.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .