Turners' car-yard fight: Rolexes, muscle-cars and late night texts

Turners' car-yard fight: Rolexes, muscle-cars and late night texts
Victoria Young
Brandon Orlandini left school at age 17 to sell cars.By 26 he founded his own business, Buy Right Cars, which eventually owned eight car yards.Orlandini’s company employed several family members and he was known for disliking emails, preferring face-to-face contact, and for generously gifting long-serving employees Rolex watches.After a long courting period, in July 2016 Orlandini agreed to sell Buy Right Cars to Turners Automotive Group — chaired by Ferrari lover Grant Baker — an NZX-listed corporate with 800 s...

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