Processing timeline
99
days
Filed
5 Mar 2026
Decision Due
8 Oct 2026
Est decision date: 7 Apr 2026. Based on 4 decided Retail & Consumer Goods notifications.
Acquirer(s)
PETER WARREN AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS LIMITED ABN - 57 615 674 185
Target(s) or Vendor(s)
WAKELING HOLDINGS PTY LTD ABN - 41 160 814 040, Paul Burgess Nominees Pty Ltd as trustee for Paul Burgess Trust ACN - 119 875 768, WOLLONGONG CITY MOTORS PTY LTD ABN - 22 002 019 598, Paul Wakeling Motor Group Pty Ltd ABN - 47 119 908 780, Wakeling South Coast Pty Ltd ACN - 636 298 970, HURRIKAYNE PTY LTD ABN - 74 118 744 915, S A Wakeling Nominees Pty Ltd as trustee for S.A. Wakeling Trust ACN - 119 879 980
Other parties
None listed
Peter Warren Automotive Holdings proposes to acquire Wakeling Automotive Group, a new and used car retailing business. This involves Peter Warren acquiring 30 New South Wales dealerships through share acquisitions of Paul Wakeling Motor Group and Wollongong City Motors, and an asset acquisition of Hurrikayne Pty Ltd's Moss Vale Motor Group.
Peter Warren Automotive Holdings Ltd (Peter Warren) proposes to acquire: 100% of the shares of Paul Wakeling Motor Group Pty Ltd; 100% of the shares of Wollongong City Motors Pty Ltd; and the business and trading net assets of Hurrikayne Pty Ltd, relating to the Moss Vale Motor Group from Wakeling Automotive Group (Wakeling Automotive) (the Acquisition), as part of which Peter Warren will acquire 30 new and used car dealerships in New South Wales. Peter Warren is an ASX-listed new and used car retailing business that operates over 80 automotive dealership sites at 25 locations across the east coast of Australia. Peter Warren represents 30 Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) vehicle brands as an authorised dealer, and also supplies OEM spare parts and aftermarket vehicle servicing. Wakeling Automotive is a new and used car retailing business that operates 30 automotive dealership sites at 8 locations across Sydney, Wollongong and the Southern Highlands. Wakeling Automotive represents 16 OEM vehicle brands as an authorised dealer , and also supplies OEM spare parts and aftermarket vehicle servicing. Both of Peter Warren and Wakeling Automotive supply new and used cars, OEM spare parts and aftermarket vehicle servicing in the Campbelltown/Narellan/Smeaton Grange suburbs of southern Sydney.
The ACCC has published a Phase 2 Notice regarding the Acquisition. The ACCC invites submissions from interested parties on the matters that the ACCC intends to investigate further as outlined in the boxes in the Phase 2 Notice and any other relevant matters. Submissions should be provided by 5 PM AEST on Tuesday, 16 June 2026 via email to mergers@accc.gov.au with the title Submission re: Peter Warren – Wakeling Automotive.