ALLIANCE AUTOMOTIVE UK ACQUIRES ASMF

by Greg Whitaker

Alliance Automotive UK, the parent company of GroupAuto and UAN buying groups has acquired the seven-branch Autostores Motor Factors chain (ASMF). Terms of the deal have not been disclosed.

Originally known as Sureparts and Panels and Paints, ASMF was a member of the PDP Group and PDP Chairman Alistair Whatmore was Managing Director.

READ: JIM MAZZA JOINS THE PDP

ASMF is Alliance Automotive UK’s 12th acquisition of 2019, although it is the first this year to have been obtained from outside of the firm’s own buying groups.

READ: AUTOSTORES GROUP ACQUIRES BARUM

This deal brings the total number of branches to be added to AAUK’s portfolio this year to 26, with a combined annual turnover in the region of £40m.

We’ll bring you more info on this story as we get it.

Published by Greg Whitaker

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