Pendragon has opened the doors of its new Porsche Stratstone centre in Stockport as Porsche Retail Group prepares for its new Mayfair showroom in central London.
Speaking to AM last week, when the organization announced 1,800 task cuts, Pendragon CEO Bill Berman said that despite his organization’s recent cost-cutting measures, “if you could open another 10 Porsche centers from 20 Ferrari stores, it would. “
Today (August 3) the component of its expansion plan was finalized with the German sports car logo as the organization continues to advance plans for new facilities on the outskirts of Nottingham.
Speaking today, after opening the new Stratstone showroom, next to the M60, on Marsland Street, Stockport, Berman said: “We are very pleased to announce the opening of our new Porsche logo center in Stockport.
“This is a significant investment for the region and for our company at the time in the UK automotive industry.
“We took a look to welcome visitors to the new center and explore the amenities on offer.”
The AM100 retail group, Porsche Retail Group, will officially leave its location in Berkeley Square for the new location of the Porsche Center on Clarges Street, Piccadilly, on August 10.
It will reveal your new installation an official opening video that will be released online at 10 a.m. that day.
The car manufacturer’s organization said today on its online page that it also needs its consumers to register for “celebrations” by sharing their memories of the Mayfair Porsche Center further and providing on Instagram #MayfairMoments.
Regarding the new Exhibition Hall on Clarges Street, he said: “Within walking distance of our current location, our new state-of-the-art hub remains in the centre of Mayfair, located on the famous Clarges Street.
“Infused with history and tradition, Mayfair and its application also host London’s largest concentration of five-star hotels, Michelin-starred restaurants and some of the world’s best-known grocery shopping addresses.
“Appropriately in the location, the new centre will also be the centre of Porsche in the UK that will offer a Porsche Design store.”
Porsche has recently expanded its retail network in the UK, as it seeks expansion with the launch of a new diversity of electrified vehicles, led through its new Taycan electric vehicle (EV).
Among the car distribution teams that have invested in the logo in recent months are JCT600 in Newcastle and Listers Group, which opened its first logo store in Hull.
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