ADV ENT CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF ROBERTSON HOLDEN IN THE MANAWATU ROBERTSON WOR For 30 years the names Robertson 2004: With the business growing and large land areas difficult to acquire the Group bought both address has changed and other the ste at the junction of Tremaine Avenue and Rangiikel Street joined the Robertson Motor Group known to most of us as "Holden but Robertson Holden is where it al Coner for vehicle sas d al the the old Pridex Kitchen buldings, at No 451 Rangitikei St and Holden have been indelibly Inked in the Manawatu. The franchises and dealerahips have began. same ne time 1990: - Bruce Robertson bought Weld Motors which sold Holden cars was purchased for the parts and and serviced Isuzu trucks and also service departments. Now with six franchises and five dealerships the staff had grown to 96. buses. They operated from leased premises in Bourke Street where he Bourke Street employed 13 staft. It was an instant February 2005: The facility at 451 Rangtikei St was officially opened by racing legend Greg Murphy. The new vehicle sales department was also moved to this Motors bought the Newman's bus site. Used vehicles continued to be depot in Princess Street, moditying sold trom Holden Coner Success 1992: Having quicky outgrown the Bourke Street site, Robertson the bulding before moving in. The adjacent building was soon 2014: The Robertson Motor Group purchased with the Honda vehicle purchased their current site on the corner of John F Kennedy Drive and Rangitikei St, amalgamating Pof business which it housed. Lada and Hyundal were added shortly 200 Rangitikei Street d d n the thereafter 1996: Robertson Motors relinquished Honda, Lada and Hyundai, concentrating on the mammoth task of redeveloping h were employed transforming growing GM Holden franchise on the the bulding into what it is today. completely rebuilding the existing 1997: The Nissan brand was added tructure into a two level Architects Proarch 1o ad the project, t Princess Street site. to what was now Robertson Motor multi-franchise facility. Group and a stand-alone business December 2014: RMG bought established on the Rangitikei St site the existing Audi and Vokswagen formally used for Beaurepaires tyres dealership with the view to merge the luxury vehicle business into the 1998: UCOL Palmerston North persuaded Bruce to sell the Princess new site. St complex to them and a deal was struck alowing 12 months opened housing Robertson Holden Holden Corner December 2015: The flagship tacility and Robertson Prestige featuring showroom in NZ and modern service and parts departments. Robertson Motor Group Head Office from office space on site. From humble beginnings with two franchises and 13 staff operating from a single leased premises to a beam of 150 representing was formed at the same time and 12 marques from five dealerships moved to a separate site in Tremaine the RMG has become a Manawatu down Robertson 451 Rangitikei Street Brbertson motor industry icon. Avenue more suitable for a heavy truck operations. Each of the 2020 February 17: General Motors franchise operations are separate notified Robertson Motor Group of trading companies under Robertson their intention to retire the Holden Brand ater stepping away trom all right hand drive markets globally. Motors Group management. 2003: The Group bought a large parcel of land on Railway Road and 2020 October 1: New Robertson Motor Group signage is erected. was developed for the Isuzu truck And a new chapter begins. See artist impression Page 3. a new purpose-built Truck Shop Robertson Holden - Current Location business. HOLDEN HOLDEN HOLDEN HOLDEN HOLDEN HOLDEN HOLDEN 1900 1901 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 ADV ENT CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF ROBERTSON HOLDEN IN THE MANAWATU ROBERTSON WOR For 30 years the names Robertson 2004: With the business growing and large land areas difficult to acquire the Group bought both address has changed and other the ste at the junction of Tremaine Avenue and Rangiikel Street joined the Robertson Motor Group known to most of us as "Holden but Robertson Holden is where it al Coner for vehicle sas d al the the old Pridex Kitchen buldings, at No 451 Rangitikei St and Holden have been indelibly Inked in the Manawatu. The franchises and dealerahips have began. same ne time 1990: - Bruce Robertson bought Weld Motors which sold Holden cars was purchased for the parts and and serviced Isuzu trucks and also service departments. Now with six franchises and five dealerships the staff had grown to 96. buses. They operated from leased premises in Bourke Street where he Bourke Street employed 13 staft. It was an instant February 2005: The facility at 451 Rangtikei St was officially opened by racing legend Greg Murphy. The new vehicle sales department was also moved to this Motors bought the Newman's bus site. Used vehicles continued to be depot in Princess Street, moditying sold trom Holden Coner Success 1992: Having quicky outgrown the Bourke Street site, Robertson the bulding before moving in. The adjacent building was soon 2014: The Robertson Motor Group purchased with the Honda vehicle purchased their current site on the corner of John F Kennedy Drive and Rangitikei St, amalgamating Pof business which it housed. Lada and Hyundal were added shortly 200 Rangitikei Street d d n the thereafter 1996: Robertson Motors relinquished Honda, Lada and Hyundai, concentrating on the mammoth task of redeveloping h were employed transforming growing GM Holden franchise on the the bulding into what it is today. completely rebuilding the existing 1997: The Nissan brand was added tructure into a two level Architects Proarch 1o ad the project, t Princess Street site. to what was now Robertson Motor multi-franchise facility. Group and a stand-alone business December 2014: RMG bought established on the Rangitikei St site the existing Audi and Vokswagen formally used for Beaurepaires tyres dealership with the view to merge the luxury vehicle business into the 1998: UCOL Palmerston North persuaded Bruce to sell the Princess new site. St complex to them and a deal was struck alowing 12 months opened housing Robertson Holden Holden Corner December 2015: The flagship tacility and Robertson Prestige featuring showroom in NZ and modern service and parts departments. Robertson Motor Group Head Office from office space on site. From humble beginnings with two franchises and 13 staff operating from a single leased premises to a beam of 150 representing was formed at the same time and 12 marques from five dealerships moved to a separate site in Tremaine the RMG has become a Manawatu down Robertson 451 Rangitikei Street Brbertson motor industry icon. Avenue more suitable for a heavy truck operations. Each of the 2020 February 17: General Motors franchise operations are separate notified Robertson Motor Group of trading companies under Robertson their intention to retire the Holden Brand ater stepping away trom all right hand drive markets globally. Motors Group management. 2003: The Group bought a large parcel of land on Railway Road and 2020 October 1: New Robertson Motor Group signage is erected. was developed for the Isuzu truck And a new chapter begins. See artist impression Page 3. a new purpose-built Truck Shop Robertson Holden - Current Location business. HOLDEN HOLDEN HOLDEN HOLDEN HOLDEN HOLDEN HOLDEN 1900 1901 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996