Major Ford dealership suddenly closes doors permanently… and no one knows why

MYSTERY surrounds the abrupt closure of a large Ford dealership arsenic nary 1 knows wherefore It’s been unopen down.

The Evans Halshaw subdivision successful Northwich, situated connected Chester Way, Cheshire, confirmed the shutters had travel down connected the tract for the past clip via its Facebook page.

The closure besides appears connected the dealership's business details connected Google.

When The Sun Online called the Northwich branch’s telephone, the enactment was re-directed to the Altrincham dealership.

The Evans Halshaw website present provides “dealership closure FAQ assistance and advice” for the Northwich branch.

It is believed the tract was permanently closed connected October 15.

The past Facebook station the dealership made was connected October 14 which advertised the caller Ford Capri.

The station said: “Classic style, Unmatched Performance.

“The psyche of the classical Ford Capri, reinvented with a new, modern design. A existent classical that inactive turns heads today!”

No mentation arsenic to wherefore the dealership has closed has been given.

It is unclear if immoderate occupation losses were made oregon if unit were transferred to different branch.

The Sun Online has approached Evans Halshaw for comment.

Ford declined to remark connected the concern of different companies, erstwhile contacted by The Sun Online.

Evans Halshaw, which is owned by US steadfast Lithia, holds dealerships for 10 brands, including Citroen, Dacia, DS, Ford, Hyundai, Kai, Nissan, Peugeot, Renault and Vauxhall.

Pendragon sold its brands which included Evans Halshaw, Stratstone and CarStore, for £250million successful September 2023.

The Sun Online has besides attempted to interaction Lithia for comment.

In July this year, different large car dealership opened 9 utilized car supermarkets.

Sytner Group has been moving connected repurposing its CarShop dealerships aft the subsidiary marque was shut down successful May.

Sytner, which is the UK's 2nd astir profitable dealership franchise, volition present unfastened a acceptable of Sytner Select stores to grip their utilized car retail operations.

It comes aft a rival group inked a caller deal to merchantability a large Japanese car marque successful 1 of the UK's biggest cities.

Meanwhile, different utilized car supermarket made a akin determination to close prime branches in a bid to boost income elsewhere.