Pentagon Motor Group has closed its Alfa Romeo and Jeep Dealership at Wheatley Hall Road in Doncaster.
The group said it had been impacted by the pandemic and the site was not viable in the current market.
Pentagon Motor Group was established in March 1991 with one Vauxhall dealership at in Derby. Today, the business operates some 49 franchise outlets for major brands, from 26 sites across the East Midlands and North.
The company is part of Motus Group (UK), a group that employs 3,000 people across its business.
The group has been growing. Last year it added three Ford sites, Vauxhall and SEAT dealerships and two additional Peugeot locations to its operations. It is rated 33 in the Motor Trader Top 200 Dealer Groups with estimated annual turnover of £503m.
David Lewis, managing director of Pentagon Motor Group said,
“We regret closing our Alfa Romeo and Jeep business in Doncaster, but, faced with the recent challenge of the Coronavirus lockdown and the future market forecast for new cars, the site is no longer viable.
“The two franchises operated in Doncaster were the sole representatives of those brands in our Group, which inevitably added to an imbalance of costs required to keep them in place and very tough decisions are having to be made.”
The Pentagon dealership in Doncaster employed 17 staff members.
“I’d like to thank all of the dealership staff at Doncaster for their hard work and commitment to customer service, and the company will do all that it can to help the staff caught up in this closure,” said Lewis.