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Today we complete the countdown of the Top 200 LeicestershireLive Companies, revealing the Leicester-based Sytner Group in the top spot.

Sytner is the biggest automotive group in the º£½ÇÊÓƵ, representing more than 20 of the world’s most prestigious brands and with more than 100 modern dealerships nationwide.

Its portfolio ranges from Audi and BMW to Ferrari and Lamborghini, with Bugatti recently joining the group in Manchester.

According to the Top 200 list compiled by De Montfort University, and based on Companies House figures for the 2019-20 financial year, the business had a turnover of almost £6 billion and almost 10,500 staff.

The Grove Park business was actually formed in Nottingham in 1968 by Frank Sytner and his older brother Alan (who once owned the Cavern Club in Liverpool).

Two years later, the brothers were awarded the BMW franchise for Nottingham and Frank began his successful motorsport career.

After working exclusively with BMW, the decision was made to diversify into other prestige marques and by 1997 the dealership count had reached double figures.

Over the past few days BusinessLive has been counting down the 2022 Top 200 list, which has been prepared by De Montfort University and sponsored by .