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Chiltern Motor Holdings Ltd

Other Business Names:

  • City Motors (Oxford) Ltd
  • Appleyard Group Plc
  • Ilco Ltd
  • City Motor Co (Oxford) Ltd

Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:

  • Oxford, Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, South East, England

Sectors:

  • Distribution - retailing Fuel retailing inc coal, wood, petrol, oil products, etc
  • Distribution - retailing Motor vehicle & accessories retailing & repairing

Notes:

Established 1919 as City Motor Co (Oxford) Ltd to sell and repair motor cars. 1949 known as City Motors (Oxford) Ltd. Soon opened branches and petrol stations. By 1930s distributors of components such as radios, batteries, tyres, etc, through Ilco Ltd and also chauffeur driven car hire in 1934. Made numerous acquisitions. 1968 restructured as Chiltern Motor Holdings Ltd. 1987 acquired by Appleyard Group Plc

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