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Pendragon boss Bill Berman has a great opportunity with a blank sheet of paper

John Bowman by John Bowman
September 27, 2020
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Pendragon boss Bill Berman’s radical approach to the business is to be applauded and supported.

That was the view of dealer groups expert Mike Allen when he appeared on Car Dealer Live.

Showroom closures have been announced by Pendragon, as have redundancies, a new focus on online selling and the ditching of the Car Store brand.

But Allen, head of research at independent investment banking operation Zeus Capital, told host James Batchelor he’d been impressed with Pendragon’s strategy document.

‘It’s clear that he’s gone through the business in detail. He knows what he wants. He knows what he doesn’t want. I think there’ll be a lot of focus in the right areas for Pendragon.’

  • Exclusive: Pendragon boss Bill Berman ditched Car Store name for firm’s used car business because he ‘hated it’

However, Allen added : ‘The plan is very good. Executing the plan is a different kind of level and obviously there are risks associated to that and obviously it is in a volatile market as well. But I think Bill’s taken that into account.’

Allen added: ‘He’s obviously seen he’s got a good opportunity with a blank sheet of paper. I think he’s doing the right thing in terms of closing down some of the franchise stuff that hadn’t really made them much money.

‘He clearly wants to have a go in a used car digital online strategy, which I think is exciting as well. I definitely wouldn’t bet against him, and I think the plan that he’s got has been very sensible.

‘I hope he puts Pendragon on the map. You can see a lot of value there.’

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Batchelor commented on the tough decisions that big bosses had to take sometimes but added that Berman had brought a fresh pair of eyes to Pendragon.

He’d thought of a new way for the business and some may say that his radicalism should be applauded and supported.

‘I agree,’ said Allen. ‘I think it’s good for the industry to see Pendragon back where it was.

‘And I think from Bill’s side it’s not about having the most dealerships or looking at the highest revenue, it’s creating the best value, and that’s what I like best about the strategy document.’

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