Car supermarket which helped to save 40 jobs opens for the first time

A NEW car supermarket which has helped to save the jobs of 40 people opens for the first time in Oldbury today.

Derby-based motor retailer Motorpoint has set up at the former Car Select base in Churchbridge after acquiring the site in April in an undisclosed deal.

The Car Select site closed in May following a decision by operator Lex Autolease – a division of Lloyds Bank – to pull the plug on the business.
A sister site in Coventry was also closed and it had been thought that up to 100 jobs would be lost as a result.

While not disclosed as part of the deal announcement, Lex Autolease confirmed last month that the sale of the Oldbury site included a provision for the transfer of 40 former Car Select staff to Motorpoint.

“Forty colleagues based at Oldbury who were previously at risk of redundancy transferred employment to Motorpoint on June 1, 2016 under TUPE legislation,” said a Lex Autolease spokesman.

However, the sister site in Coventry remains vacant after failing to find a buyer.

The Oldbury site, which covers approximately five acres and is located close to Junction 2 of the M5, will stock 500 low mileage nearly new vehicles from 30 different manufacturers, and will have access to Motorpoint’s further 5,500 car stock.

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