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Euro Car Parts
Euro Car Parts is a distributor of car parts and accessories, with around 200 locations in Europe. History The company was founded by Sukhpal Singh Ahluwalia, when he opened a motor parts shop in Willesden, London in 1978. The business was originally established to supply parts for BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and Volkswagen vehicles. In October 2011, the company was sold to LKQ Corporation of Chicago, for £225 million. In April 2014, Singh announced that he had to leave the company, in order to pursue other interests. In November 2014, Singh rejoined the company, being elected to the board of directors. By 2015, the business had approximately two hundred branches. During 2016, the business began supplying parts for a wider variety of vehicle makes and models. In December 2018, following a dispute with owners LKQ over UK job cuts, Singh left the business again. The business's then CEO Martin Gray, COO Steve Horne, and the company's head of trading also resigned. Operation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sukhpal Singh Ahluwalia
Sukhpal Singh Ahluwalia (born October 1958) is a British Indians, British-Indian businessman and entrepreneur based in London. He is the founder and Non-Executive Chairman of Dominvs Group, a real estate, hospitality and Asset management, asset management company. Ahluwalia also is founder and former Executive chairperson, Executive Chairman of car parts Distributor (business), distributor Euro Car Parts. Early life Born in Kampala, Uganda into an Indian Sikh family, Ahluwalia’s parents Emigration, emigrated to the UK in 1972, when Ahluwalia was 13 years old, to escape Expulsion of Asians from Uganda, persecution under Idi Amin. When they arrived in the UK, the family spent a year in temporary shared accommodation. As a teenager, Ahluwalia spent time in the markets of Petticoat Lane Market, Petticoat Lane and Liverpool Street station, Liverpool Street. Career Euro Car Parts Ahluwalia founded Euro Car Parts in 1978 after borrowing £5,000 from his father and bank loan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
