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Our History
The company can trace its roots back to Ellison and Cordingley,
a 19th century manufacturer of steam wagons based at the current
Bradford Road site.
In 1924 what had by now become Cleckheaton Engineering expanded
its operations by taking on the Rover and Morris franchises and the
name changed to Cleckheaton Engineering and Motor Company Ltd.
In 1960 a new company was established, Cleckheaton Holdings Ltd
as the decision was taken to expand the motor retail side of the
business. In 1963 Clemo Motors was established at Moorside with new
purpose-built premises to house Triumph, Rover and Vauxhall. In
1964 the company purchased the local Ford business of George Wright
Motors. An accident repair business was subsequently added to the
Moorside site.
In the late 1990s the opportunity arose to expand the Rover
business as BMW unveiled its ambitious plans for the re-birth of
the Mini brand and launched the Rover 75. At the time the decision
was taken to re-develop the Bradford Road site. The Rover franchise
was moved into the Bradford Road site and the Ford franchise was in
turn re-located to Moorside.
In 2003 the company took advantage of the new commercial
freedoms available under the E.U. Block Exemption Regulations to
take on the Daihatsu franchise and the Citroen Authorised Repairer
contract at the Bradford Road site. In December 2004 the Company
took up the opportunity to represent the Fiat franchise at the
Bradford Road site.
In April 2005 Administrators were appointed to MG Rover ending
the Company's 61 year partnership with Rover.
After the demise of the Dixons Motor Group the Company was
approached by Citroen to take on the Sale and Parts contracts for
the franchise. In January 2008 the Company started selling Citroen
cars and vans as well as wholesaling its parts.