Complex sentence: In 1974 Robert Edmiston was finance director at sports car manufacturer Jensen Motors, and used a £6,000 redundancy payout when the company went bankrupt to set up "International Motors", which acquired the UK franchise for Subaru and Isuzu.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1974 Robert Edmiston was finance director at sports car manufacturer Jensen Motors. When the company went bankrupt, he used a redundancy payout to set up International Motors, which acquired the UK franchise for Subaru and Isuzu.