▁of ▁the ▁R AC ' s ▁mot oring ▁division , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁bought ▁by ▁Lex . ▁▁ 4 1 ▁former ▁Lex ▁Aut oc ent res ▁became ▁Nation wide ▁Aut oc ent res ▁when ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁formed ▁by ▁private ▁equ ity ▁group ▁N GB I ▁( National ▁Bank ▁of ▁Greece ▁Private ▁Equ ity ), ▁who ▁sold ▁their ▁st ake ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁when ▁the ▁chief ▁executive ▁was ▁Tom ▁D unn . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁it ▁was ▁owned ▁by ▁five ▁man agers ▁in ▁a ▁management ▁buy out . ▁ ▁Pre vious ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁it ▁was ▁originally ▁known ▁as ▁Lucas ▁Aut oc ent res , ▁with ▁ 6 2 ▁gar ages . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁it ▁started ▁a ▁scheme ▁to ▁raise ▁money ▁for ▁the ▁NS P CC . ▁ ▁Ac quis itions ▁It ▁bought ▁ 9 6 ▁Lex ▁Aut oc ent res ▁from ▁the ▁R AC ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁and ▁ 5 4 ▁Stop ▁' n ' ▁Ste er ▁gar ages ▁from ▁K wik ▁F it ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁Half ords ▁Aut oc ent res ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁it ▁was ▁confirmed ▁that ▁bi ke ▁and ▁car ▁parts ▁chain ▁Half ords ▁was ▁to ▁buy ▁the ▁company ▁in ▁a ▁£ 7 3 . 2 ▁million ▁deal . ▁The ▁first ▁four ▁re brand ed ▁Half ords ▁Aut oc ent res