MG plans 130-strong network in 2021
27 January 2021
MG has announced plans to expand its dealer network to 130 by the end of 2021, after reaching its target of 120.
The manufacturer – which increased sales by 40.84% in 2020 despite the market’s 29.4% fall – said it would add “at least a further 10” retailers this year, after 28 signed up during the past 12 months.
They include Glyn Hopkin in Milton Keynes, St Albans and Cambridge, Perrys in Huddersfield, JCT600 in Bradford, Read Motor Group of Grimsby, Drive in Bristol, Hawkins of Hayle, Tunbridge Wells MG and Masters in Croydon.
In February 2019, MG told Auto Retail Network that it planned to hit 120 dealers by the end of 2020. It is now said to be considering Mitsubishi dealers as potential open points ahead of the latter brand’s plan to stop selling cars in Europe, while some have allegedly approached MG directly.
“Our dealer network is expanding on the back of a record year in which we saw our market share break the crucial 1% barrier… finishing the year with volumes on a par with some much more established rivals,” said commercial director, Guy Pigounakis.
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