Hendy Group is poised to broaden its retail partnership with Nissan by the opening of a brand new dealership in Crawley.
Hampshire-based AM100 automobile retail group Hendy will take available on the market space previously operated by Motorline when it formally opens the doorways to a brand new Nissan dealership alongside its current MG Motor UK showroom in Manor Royal this spring.
It comes 4 months the enterprise acquired ex-OEM-owned seller group West Manner’s Southampton Nissan franchise and revealed its plan to unite the Renault and Nissan manufacturers at a new-build showroom facility in Eastleigh, close to Southampton.
Commenting on the brand new Crawley web site, which can grow to be Hendy’s fourth Nissan dealership, group chief govt Paul Hendy stated: “We already run profitable Nissan dealerships in Wiltshire, Dorset, and Hampshire so including West Sussex makes good enterprise sense.
“This new dealership builds on our relationship with Nissan and is especially well-timed with the Nissan Qashqai the best-selling automobile within the UK final 12 months.”
Hendy described the plans for Nissan Crawley because the group’s “first key milestone” in 2023, including that there are further growth plans for the approaching months.
In December AM reported on Hendy’s addition of a Maserati dealership – its first franchise with the Italian model – at its Hendy Sports activities Automobiles Centre on the A350 West Quay Street, Poole.
Maserati joined a various line-up of manufacturers for the retail group, which has lately added Lotus Automobiles and the Moke model to its listing of OEM companions.
Hendy now represents 21 automotive manufacturers within the UK from 65 areas within the south and southwest
“We’ve got simply began work on a brand new dealership growth in Hampshire and we’re quite a lot of different strikes to strengthen our place available in the market in 2023,” added Hendy.
“We proceed our dedication to ongoing funding within the group and our long-term dedication to the manufacturers we work with.”
Final month Hendy Group’s annual monetary outcomes for 2021 revealed a 58.1% uplift in pre-tax earnings and 27.2% turnover development in a “turbulent” local weather for automobile retail.
The group reported a revenue earlier than tax of £17.6m (2020: £11.1m) alongside a turnover of £931.5m (2020: £732.8m) within the interval to December 31, 2021.