{"id":43640,"date":"2023-10-09T14:59:32","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T14:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lethal-industry.com\/?p=43640"},"modified":"2023-10-09T14:59:32","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T14:59:32","slug":"beloved-car-dealership-closes-popular-showroom-but-new-location-is-even-bigger-and-will-offer-valeting-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lethal-industry.com\/world-news\/beloved-car-dealership-closes-popular-showroom-but-new-location-is-even-bigger-and-will-offer-valeting-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Beloved car dealership closes popular showroom&#8230; but new location is even bigger and will offer valeting | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A BELOVED car dealership has shut its doors for the final time &#8211; but its new location is even bigger.<\/p>\n<p>The showroom has announced that it will move onto a new site as part of ambitious expansion plans.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/move-beloved-car-dealership-closes-851242046.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The Perfect Car Company in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, has now begun letting out the larger Oak Garage plot near to its old Harlescott location.<\/p>\n<p>It will continue to offer its retail operations as well as servicing and valeting departments.<\/p>\n<p>Owner Mark Marlow confirmed the move, saying the company had &quot;outgrown&quot; their previous premises.<\/p>\n<p>He told Insider: &quot;We needed more space as we had just outgrown our previous site as we have got bigger and bigger since starting two years ago.<\/p>\n<h2>READ MORE MOTORS NEWS<\/h2>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/000-public-ev-chargers-end-847798974.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/000-public-ev-chargers-end-847798974.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/000-public-ev-chargers-end-847798974.jpg\"><\/picture><span>MUM&#x27;S THE WORD <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>My mum bought an EV &#8211; it made me realise how much I don&#x27;t want one<\/h3>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/newspress-collage-24337193-1696846982687.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/newspress-collage-24337193-1696846982687.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/newspress-collage-24337193-1696846982687.jpg\"><\/picture><span>BRIGHT IDEA <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Our posh village is being ruined by roadworks to install EV chargers<\/h3>\n<p>&quot;Our new premises have a workshop and we will get that up and running. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;We didn&#x27;t have an area to do that before, so this is a new venture to bring the servicing aspect into the Perfect Car Company, as well as car sales and valeting.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>The 2,773 sq ft property will feature two workshop areas, a valeting centre and offices.<\/p>\n<p>This is all in addition to the spacious forecourt with room for about 35 cars.<\/p>\n<h2>Most read in Motors<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/newspress-collage-24332272-1696805350602.jpg\"><\/picture><span>GOOD AS NEW <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>I&#8217;m a car expert &#8211; save hundreds by using cheap item to get rid of scratches<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/newspress-collage-24275965-1696613655764.jpg\"><\/picture><span>TOP RIDE <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>I&#8217;ve made \u00a350k with my car side hustle &#8211; I bought TWO new motors with extra cash<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/newspress-collage-24329954-1696785387313.jpg\"><\/picture><span>FREE OF CHARGE <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>I\u2019ve been driving EVs at work for 10 YEARS but I would NEVER buy one<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/newspress-collage-24245138-1696331765395.jpg\"><\/picture><span>RAIN OR SHINE <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>I drive \u00a352k EV &#8211; weather has to be absolutely perfect or there are problems<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Toby Shaw, from estate agents Towler Shaw Roberts, added: &quot;Oak Garage benefits from a prominent roadside location fronting the busy Hereford Road and provides well-appointed accommodation.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We are delighted to have completed a letting to the Perfect Car Company and this move to Bayston Hill represents an exciting expansion for Mark Marlow and his team.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>The news is a seemingly rare ray of light in the industry after a spate of closures across recent months.<\/p>\n<p>One franchise with 20 sites across the UK paused the opening of new stores after suffering millions of pounds worth of losses.<\/p>\n<p>And customers were left devastated when a dealership selling tens of thousands of motors to Brits shut up shop earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>It comes after a driver explained why her mum&#x27;s EV ordeal convinced her that she should not get one herself.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, residents of a posh village say it is being ruined by roadworks undertaken to install EV chargers.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/motors\/24339274\/car-dealership-closes-new-location-bigger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A BELOVED car dealership has shut its doors for the final time &#8211; 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