Vertu Motors has begun work to rework its Ford dealership in Hamilton into the second of 4 new showroom services for franchise associate Toyota in Scotland.
The AM100 PLC took over the Japanese carmaker’s franchise on the West of Scotland from Arnold Clark in April this 12 months and is now following up its first opening, at Darnley, South Glasgow, with the creation of a brand new retail area for Macklin Motors operation within the South Lanarkshire city.
5 new job roles might be created because the Whistleberry Highway dealership is remodeled from its earlier guise as a Ford dealership right into a Toyota enterprise as a consequence of open subsequent month.
Vertu Motors chief govt Robert Forrester stated: “We’re delighted that Hamilton will develop into the situation for our second Toyota franchise within the West of Scotland.
“The addition of those dealerships augments the group’s illustration in Scotland beneath the Macklin Motors model and expands our operational footprint there. It additionally demonstrates our confidence in each the way forward for the automotive retail sector and in Scotland’s economic system.
“Toyota is a world-renowned producer that we’re delighted to characterize. We now have each confidence that it’ll develop into one of the vital profitable automotive producers within the UK within the coming decade.
“We look ahead to welcoming clients to Macklin Motors Toyota Hamilton and providing the easiest in customer support.”
Yr-to-date to the top of June Toyota’s UK new automotive reistrations are down 3.64% at 50,256 (2021: 52,156) in a market down 11.86% overall.
Vertu’s funding in Toyota Hamilton represents the newest stage in a technique which has seen the group drive in the direction of multi-franchised retail places throughout the UK.
Among the many current modifications to its Macklin Motors portfolio North of the border was a £2m investment to add Renault, Dacia and Hyundai franchises to its present Vauxhall and Ford authorised repairer website in Dunfermline, with separate gross sales areas for Renault, Dacia, Hyundai and Vauxhall.
That transfer adopted the opening of a new Peugeot, Kia and MG dealership in Edinburgh.
Vertu stated that its new Macklin Motors Toyota dealership in Hamilton can be its first to include the brand new Toyota company id (CI).
Among the many fashions set to be featured within the showroom are the brand new Yaris Cross and the Aygo X recently reviewed by AM.
