Completion Of New Franchise

Lookers PLC
07 November 2002

                                                               7th November 2002


                                  LOOKERS PLC

                COMPLETION OF NEW FRANCHISE OPERATING STRUCTURE


Lookers plc, a leading UK volume and specialist car retailer, announces the
conclusion of a major re-organisation exercise to improve its effectiveness as a
national motor retailer and to better position the company for further expansion
under a strong management team.

The new structure completes the process begun last year of re-organising Lookers
along car manufacturer franchise lines, rather than regionally, and removes the
operational divisions between the company's Northern Ireland and English
dealerships.  This will deliver industry leading service consistently to
Lookers' customers across the UK.

A number of key appointments have been made at Operations and Franchise Director
level, responsible for franchise operations across the group nationally.

Andy Bruce, Operations Director, takes group responsibility for Chrysler Jeep,
Citroen, Lexus, MG Rover, Nissan, PAG, Peugeot, Renault, Toyota and Specialist
Cars.

Brian Schumacker, Operations Director, takes group responsibility for Audi,
Honda, Saab, Seat, Vauxhall, Volkswagen, group bodyshops, Unipart, and internet
and sub-prime finance operations.

Commenting, Ken Surgenor, Chief Executive, said: 'The new structure will create
a more effective national sales network, strengthen our relationships with our
car manufacturer partners and reinforce our role as one of the most successful
motor retail groups in the industry.'



ENQURIIES:

Lookers plc
Fred Maguire, Chairman                                0161 291 0043
David Dyson, Group Finance Director

Hudson Sandler
Andrew Hayes, James Hill                              020 7796 4133




NOTES TO EDITORS:

The following appointments have been made at Franchise Director level:

Keith Alton for Honda
John Brankin for Chrysler Jeep, Citroen and Peugeot
Tom Magowan for Nissan
Gavin Martin for MG Rover and UseDirect
Richard Stinson for Specialist Cars
Andrew Hall for Renault in England
Colin McNab for Renault in Northern Ireland
Karl Hamer for Vauxhall Midlands
Mark Robinson for Vauxhall Northwest and Saab Liverpool


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