appears to have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . september 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message sytner group ltd type private company industry automotive retail founded 1968 1 founder alan & frank sytner 1 headquarters leicester england number of locations 140 area served united kingdom key people roger s. penske penske ceo gerard nieuwenhuys group chairman darren edwards managing director brands various automotive brands via retail including audi bentley & porsche revenue 3bn fy2012 2 operating income 66m fy2012 2 owner penske corporation parent penske automotive group website sytner.co.uk the sytner group ltd is a car dealership company headquartered in leicester united kingdom . 1 the group comprises over 140 car dealerships located in england scotland and wales which specialises in premium and specialist franchises from audi to porsche turning over 3bn in 2012 . 2 the group is wholly owned by the united states based penske automotive group a nyse listed part owned division of penske corporation . 1 3 4 contents 1 history 2 brands 3 awards 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit sytner mini one of two sytner operated dealerships on usk way in newport gwent wales . november 2009 the group was formed by frank sytner and his brother alan 5 the owner of the famous liverpool based cavern club . the brothers founded their first retail franchise in nottingham in 1968 selling bmws . 1 6 after frank finished his racing career during which he won the 1988 british touring car championship title 6 the group began a rapid period of expansion by acquisition of bmw franchises in leicester and sheffield . from 1995 other marques were added with the acquisition of mercedes benz ferrari and audi franchises in bristol loughborough and leeds . in 1996 the group opened land rover jeep and porsche dealerships in stockport and reading . the group floated on the london stock exchange in 1997 as the sytner group plc. 7 in 1998 the group acquired the family run thames ditton based land rover and jaguar cars business of guy salmon which then became the name of all sytner owned land rover and jaguar franchises . the acquisition of the ixion motor group in august 1999 doubled the number of locations and brought in the volvo saab and lexus brands to the group . the 2001 acquisition of the ron stratton group brought the bentley brand into the group with a manchester franchise . 8 on 12 february 2002 sytner group was itself acquired by american based motor retailer united auto group uag in a 135 million deal . 5 the group was delisted from the london stock exchange while the majority of the sytner management team remained unchanged . 3 4 the group expanded further into south wales with the purchase of family owned mercedes dealerships together with two from rival pendragon group in bedford and northampton . in 2004 the group acquired audi dealerships aston green ltd and glenvarigill ltd moving the group into scotland . 9 in 2005 the head office was moved to a new location in leicester located just off junction 21 of the m1 motorway . the purchase of william jack s plc expanded the groups franchises to include honda . in 2006 the group completed the development of a bentley lexus and lamborghini dealership at fort dunlop birmingham . 10 in february 2013 the group reported record revenues of 3bn after the purchase major northern ireland motor retailer isaac agnew . 2 brands edit alpina audi bentley bmw chrysler dodge ferrari honda jaguar cars jeep lamborghini land rover lexus maserati mercedes benz mini porsche rolls royce motor cars saab automobile smart toyota volkswagen volvo cars awards edit sytner group have achieved a top five position in the sunday times best big companies to work for for seven consecutive years and three star status for the last three years . 11 see also edit penske automotive group penske corporation references edit a b c d e sytner group . business week . retrieved 29 may 2014 . a b c d tim rose 18 february 2013 . record sales and profits for sytner group . automotive management . retrieved 29 may 2014 . a b plunkett jack w. 2005 . plunkett s retail industry almanac 2006 . plunkett research ltd. p. 10 . isbn 1 59392 055 5 . a b fortune 500 united auto group cnn april 17 2006 a b leicestershire rich list 2013 43 . franklin sytner . leicester mercury . 5 november 2013 . retrieved 29 may 2014 . a b international directory of company histories jay p. pederson 2002 volume 45 page 398 see who s made the leicestershire rich list 2013 . leicester mercury . retrieved 22 august 2015 . rodney hobson . fund manager data news & analysis by citywire . citywire.co.uk . retrieved 22 august 2015 . sytner buys ryland sites . am online.com . 18 september 2006 . retrieved 22 august 2015 . sytner s birmingham bentley showpiece . am on line . 24 april 2006 . retrieved 23 september 2016 . sytner group . best companies . retrieved 23 september 2016 . external links edit company website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title sytner group & oldid 740857319 categories companies established in 1968companies based in leicesterauto dealerships of the united kingdomcompanies formerly listed on the london stock exchangepenskehidden categories wikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest from september 2016 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable 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