I.A. Hedin Bil - Annual Report 2018 1
2012-2017 2012 • Hedin Bil’s new dealership in Up
psala opened. • The new headquarters at Mölndalsvägen in Sweden opened. • AMG Performance Center and MercedesBenz Corporate Gothenburg opened. • A new dealership in Värnamo opened. 2013 • Abarth was introduced as a new brand to Hedin Bil. • A dealer agreement with Suzuki was terminated as a result of market volumes not reaching the required levels. • Reconstruction of the Mercedes-Benz dealership in Hisings Kärra, Sweden. • Svenska Bil AB in Stockholm was acquired. Four dealership are added and a new subsidiary was created within the Hedin Bil Group: Hedin Stockholm Bil AB. • Opel Malmö, property and bankruptcy estate was acquired. 2014 • Opel Black Box was opened and Opel is introduced as a new brand in the Group. • The publicly traded rental car company Mabi Rent AB was acquired. • Acquisition of Bil Partner’s dealerships: Malmö Jägersro, Malmö Burlöv, Lund and Trelleborg. Through the acquisition, Subaru is welcomed as a new brand. • Citroen’s dealership in Spånga was acquired. • Two new dealerships in Helsingborg and Ängelholm were opened. • Hedin Bil’s dealership in Värnamo was renovated and reopened. • Reconstruction and a 15,000 m2 extension of our current property in Akalla, Stockholm. The dealership in Segeltorp also undergoes renovation and a extension. • Hedin Mölndal Bil AB signs an agreement to build a new Ford Store in Segeltorp, Stockholm. • Hedin Mölndal Bil AB signs an agreement to build a new dealership for Ford Kungsbacka. • A new concept store for the premium DS brand, opened in May in Akalla, Stockholm. • Hedin Bil becomes the official dealer for Renault and Dacia in Halmstad. 2016 • Klasén Bil i Halmstad was acquired. • Acquisition of BIVA AB:s automotive dealership in Karlskoga, Örebro, Linköping, Norrköping and Uppsala. Bilcity in Kristianstad was also acquired as part of the same process. • Bilia AB’s Ford operations in Gothenburg (Eklanda), Stockholm, Nacka and Kungsbacka was acquired. With this acquisition, Ford were welcomed as a new brand in the Hedin Bil Group. • Acquisition of Lars Pettersson Bil AB, a Ford dealership in Södertälje. • Acquisition of CMS Group AB’s, a Ford dealership in northern Gothenburg. • Hedin Göteborg Bil AB signs an agreement to establish a new Jaguar and Land Rover dealership in Sisjön, Sweden. Centre in Sisjön, 2015 • A new dealership in Ängelholm was opened. • Construction of a new full-service Hedin dealership in Jönköping begins. • In April, an all-new Commercial Vehicle Centre in Kista, Stockholm opened. 2017 • Bilia’s Ford operations in Stockholm was transfered to Hedin Mölndal Bil AB. • Acquisition of ANA Motorcentrum’s dealerships in Trollhättan and Lysekil. • Acquisition of PCB Västsverige AB, a Porsche dealer in Borås and Gothenburg. Porsche is welcomed as a new brand to the Group. • Acquires Miklagruppen with subsidiaries Bavaria Norge AS, Bavaria Bil AB, KC Motors AB and GS Bildeler AS. Miklagruppen is a autohorized dealer for BMW, Mini and Porsche with branches in Sweden and Norway. • Mercedes-Benz Ghent, operating seven established automotive dealerships in East Flanders, Belgium was acquired through three separate legal entities. • Acquisition of Burling Group’s BMW operations in Skellefteå. • Acquisition of Eriksson Bilteam AB in Gävle, including sales, services and spare parts for BMW and Opel. I.A. HEDIN BIL AB / ANNUAL REPORT / 2018 45