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Leider. Am 28.1.2009 war in Holland eine Meeting von der Kroymans Group, mal schauen was da rauskam.

Kroymans Corporation to sharpen focus on core activities
Kroymans Corporation’s review of the organisation’s medium-term and longterm
future has been completed. The most important conclusion drawn from
the review is that Kroymans Corporation has to concentrate fully on the
importation, distribution, marketing and sale of cars in the Netherlands.
Kroymans Corporation’s Board of Directors, its shareholder and its bankers
are in full agreement: all concerned acknowledge Kroymans’ strength but
understand that, in today’s difficult market conditions, it is necessary to
sharpen the focus. Kroymans reported on progress with its strategic
reorientation on 17 December 2008 and announced its intention to start
making choices in early February 2009.
Kroymans has always been strong in the importation, distribution, marketing
and sale of strong brands such as Kia, Jaguar, Saab and Alfa Romeo and
representation of Ferrari and Aston Martin in the Netherlands, supporting
these core activities with a network of prominent retail outlets.
As a result of Kroymans’ strategic reorientation, the businesses specialising
in logistics, parts distribution and manufacturing (Sator, Lasaulec, Stertil,
Stedall and Stokit) will be repositioned within the shareholder’s portfolio.
Given the nature of their activities, their logical home is with manufacturer
Citadel Enterprises, which is also a member of the ‘Kroymans family’.
As previously announced, the GM division’s European import operations
(Cadillac, Corvette, Hummer) will be transferred progressively and with all
due care to the manufacturer, working in close consultation with General
Motors. The priority in this transition stage will be to avoid any
inconvenience to future buyers or existing customers of Cadillac, Corvette
and Hummer. The transfer will take place with General Motors’ support and
should be completed in the course of 2010.
In line with the announcement of 17 December 2008, most of the retail
businesses which no longer form part of Kroymans’ core activities will be
disposed of. Given the exceptional market conditions, this process, which was
started in the second half of 2008, will not be easy. Kroymans is also having
discussions with interested parties in Belgium and Germany. It is taking the
time to consider various strategic options in Germany, with a view to taking
decisions on its future there in 2009/2010 on the right terms.
The Leasing & Finance division, which provides a wide range of services for
businesses inside and outside the Kroymans group, will retain its independent
strategic positioning. This will also ensure continuation of the successful
cooperation with and support of the automotive and equipment businesses
within Kroymans and Citadel Enterprises in the future.
‘It is reassuring that Kroymans Corporation is among the first of the large
automotive companies in Europe to face the facts and take prompt action’,
says Frits Kroymans, the shareholder in Kroymans Corporation. ‘The good
news is that we are ready, at the start of 2009, to take the necessary decisions,
in constructive dialogue with all the parties concerned. With its robust
financial position and its top-class people, Kroymans will emerge even
stronger from the fight. My moral and financial commitment to Kroymans
Corporation is deeper than ever.’
‘Having given the matter careful consideration, we fully support Kroymans
Corporation’s decision to focus on the automotive businesses in the
Netherlands’, comments Rudi de Becker, Chairman of the Supervisory Board.
‘That we have acted swiftly and made this strategic choice with the minimum
of delay, in close and constructive consultation with all the parties concerned,
is a source of confidence for us all. Everyone is committed to this decision
and I am optimistic about the longer-term outcome.’
The expenses relating to this strategic reorientation will be recognised as far
as possible in the 2008 figures. As a result of the reorientation, Kroymans
Corporation will be a smaller business, with a clear and sharp focus on the
Dutch automotive sector and the prospect of a healthy future.
Hilversum, January 28, 2009
Kroymans Corporation B.V.
Board of Directors