Peoples has sold its Accrington Ford dealership to Oldham Motor Company (OMC) for an undisclosed sum.
Peoples has owned the site since 2013. Its finance director Stewart Ramsay said the disposal would allow the group to concentrate on the three other dealerships it operates in the north-west, all based in the greater Liverpool area.
The group, rated 50 in the Motor Trader Top 200 was founded by chairman Brian Gilda (pictured) and is the largest family-owned solus Ford dealer group in Europe.
“We acquired the dealership in Accrington in 2013 and since then it has shown profitable growth thanks to the loyal customer base who appreciate the customer care which is always top of our priorities at Peoples,” he said.
“I expect this to be a seamless transition to OMC who share our principles of quality and putting the customer first.”
He confirmed that jobs at the dealership will be safeguarded.
OMC Motor Group is run by the third and fourth generation of the Eglin family; Robin Eglin, chairman, and Jonathan Eglin, managing director.
In a joint statement they said: “We are very excited about the prospect of OMC Motor Group expanding into Accrington and the surrounding area. We always strive to deliver the very best in customer service across the business – from meeting new and existing customers in the showroom to high standard servicing and repairs.
“We have a strong family business ethos with many of our customers returning to OMC time and time again and we firmly believe that all our customers form part of our wider OMC family.”
OMC is rated 157 in the Motor Trader Top 200.