Family-run car dealership group founded over 100 years ago set to be taken over by US giant in just weeks
Family-run group Hatfields is rumoured to be on the cusp of being
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Hatfields was founded by Ernest Hatfield in 1922
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Sources close to the group
Insiders have told the outlet that the
Lithia did not respond to
Hatfields boss Gareth Williams told Car Dealer: "We have no comment to make at this moment in time."
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"All staff at Hatfields had an email On Wednesday 4 June at 7:30am.
"The takeover will be complete on August 1."
Hatfields was founded by Ernest Hatfield in 1922, and was named Jaguar's Partner of the Year in 2022.
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It operates dealerships that represent Jaguar, Land Rover and others throughout the Midlands and
Hatfields would join others like Evans Halshaw, Stratstone and Jardine Motors under Lithia's wings if the rumours prove to be true.
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The Sun has also approached Lithia for comment.
It comes after three major UK car dealerships are set to close in just days as a US giant makes "drastic cutbacks".
In March, The Sun reported that Group 1 Automotive would shut three Volkswagen Group sites.
The affected sites were Audi Approved Hyde, and Volkswagen Wirral and Cheltenham.
A spokesman for Group 1 Automotive told Car Dealer: "Due to the ongoing challenges presented by the current economic climate, we are unfortunately having to take some difficult decisions, which include the closure of our VW Wirral and Cheltenham stores, and Audi Approved Hyde."
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