Arnold Clarke store site, Warrington - Gemini Retail Park, 610 Europa Blvd, Westbrook, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 7TT
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Tony Smith / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
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6600 x 3712 px | 55.9 x 31.4 cm | 22 x 12.4 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
21 June 2022Location:
Gemini Retail Park, 610 Europa Blvd, Westbrook, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 7TTMore information:
Arnold Clark is a car dealer based in Glasgow, Scotland. As of 2022, the company has 193 dealerships across the United Kingdom The company was founded by Arnold Clark, who opened his first showroom in 1954 in Park Road in Glasgow. In 1963, Arnold Clark Finance was launched. In the 1960s the company began rental vehicles and in 1968 took over Grant, Melrose and Tennant giving the company an accident repair centre. Clark took over other motor businesses such as the Glasgow dealership McHarg, Rennie and Lindsay. Clark's biggest branch was gained through the takeover of Ross of Lochrin in Edinburgh By Sep 2012, the company was expanding through the acquisition of other dealerships. Fleet sales still accounted for a relatively small proportion of the company's business. The takeover of the Weir group in September 2012 also saw the company expand into the market of Mercedes-Benz. Acquisitions also included a site near Aberdeen, and a dealership and bodyshop in Blackpool It has a purpose-built head office in Hillington which houses a dealership of Renault, this was completed in 2016. May 2016, the company's marketing department was named 'In-House Marketing Team of the Year' at The Drum Awards 2016. In 2022, the company won Dealer Group of the Year as well as Retailer of the Year at the Automotive Management 2022 Awards