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RAA welcomes Brindley Garages

29/5/2019

Brindley Garages is the latest Dealer Group to join the Retail Automotive Alliance (RAA), taking the number of Shareholder Members to 24.

Brindley are a 3rd generation family run business with 85 years trading history, centred around Wolverhampton in the West Midlands. They have 7 multi franchised sites and a large PDI / Fleet supply centre plus a dedicated used car outlet with a total turnover of £183M.

In 2018, the RAA enjoyed another record year of growth with 4 new Shareholder Members joining the group, and with Brindley on board, the group now has a collective turnover of £2.9 billion across over 200 sales outlets.

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Pictured: John Matthews, Director of the RAA (left) Che Watson, CEO of Brindley Garages (right)

Joining the RAA holds great value for us because we will benefit from the scale of a top 10 car retailing group which will enable us to significantly reduce our cost base and be that much more competitive than we could be alone.

Che Watson, Brindley Garages CEO

It’s not just the commercial advantage that appeals, it is the opportunity to regularly meet with like-minded business owners to share experiences, thoughts and ideas and improve our own business as a result.

When asked about other aspects of the RAA benefits, Che said

For 15 years now, the focus has been on finding the right character & integrity of each new Shareholder the RAA invites into the group because it is getting that bit right which enables us to negotiate so successfully with our supplier partners and achieve a level of cost base management to rival the major plc’s.

John Matthews, Director of the RAA, added,

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