Kettering garage owner expands to BYD electric vehicle franchise

Family-owned Chariots Specialist Cars to become BYD Kettering dealership

Kettering garage owner expands to BYD electric vehicle franchise

Franco Santoro, owner of Chariots Specialist Cars in Kettering, is expanding his business to include a BYD electric vehicle franchise. Santoro, who began his automotive career at 15 by sweeping forecourts, will now sell Chinese-made BYD cars from his garage on Kettering Venture Park.

Santoro’s career began in 1985 at Corby Motors, progressing through roles including auto electrician and car salesman. He later worked at Peter Harris Mercedes in Kettering, eventually returning to the same building as the owner of Chariots Specialist Cars in 2012.

Following challenges during the Covid-19 pandemic and the departure of his business partners, Santoro took full ownership of the company, bringing his sons, Dino and Ayrton, into the family business.

Chariots Specialist Cars will now operate as BYD Kettering, becoming an independent BYD dealership. The franchise will offer BYD electric and hybrid vehicles, alongside the garage’s existing service and aftercare provisions. The official handover is scheduled for March 31st.

Source: Northampton Telegraph

1 Comment

  1. i have car garage em Milton Keynes can I be sale byd cars. can you help me ?

    Reply

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You may use these HTML tags and attributes: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <s> <strike> <strong>


The reCAPTCHA verification period has expired. Please reload the page.

Have your say!

0 0

Lost Password

Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.