Beloved car dealership to close three UK locations in huge move – and admits ‘this no longer meets our needs’

A BELOVED car dealership has announced it volition adjacent 3 of its sites arsenic it relocates to a caller "three-in-one" outlet.

The steadfast has been supplying Brits with models from iconic brands including Ferrari, Porsche and Mini for astir six decades.

Dick Lovett was archetypal established arsenic a franchise successful 1966, acting arsenic 1 of the nation's archetypal Porsche representatives.

It is inactive a household concern to this day, helmed by Peter Lovett (Dick's son) who joined the institution aged conscionable 16.

Since then, it has established a web of showrooms crossed the South West and Wales, including a long-running concern with Ferrari dating backmost to the '70s.

Two of its biggest clients implicit the years, though, person been BMW and its subsidiary Mini.

And the steadfast has present announced important plans for its BMW Group sites successful Swindon, Wiltshire.

Currently, Dick Lovett operates abstracted showrooms for some brands successful the town, arsenic good arsenic a repair store specialising successful BMW vehicles.

But each 3 of these are acceptable to unopen down nether a extremist relocation plan.

The trio volition beryllium incorporated into a monolithic caller tract astir 15 miles retired of town.

A "state-of-the-art" replacement installation volition boast a immense dual showroom showing disconnected models from some manufacturers.

This volition beryllium coupled with an in-house Bodyshop, allowing drivers to readily entree maintenance and repair work.

The caller outlet volition beryllium based conscionable disconnected the M4 astatine J19, with bosses hoping to pull much customers from surrounding areas and supply casual access, arsenic good arsenic higher capacity.

This volition besides mean buyers are conscionable a abbreviated region from the franchise's existing Porsche and Ferrari dealerships astatine J16.

And, successful a sustainability push, the tract volition diagnostic caller landscaping, "green roofs" and star panels, which volition provender 18 EV charging points.

A Dick Lovett spokesperson said: "The caller venue volition beryllium purpose-built, integrating a modern car dealership with a cutting-edge Bodyshop, ensuring a superior acquisition for each visitor. 

"The state-of-the-art installation has been designed with some customers and unit successful mind, offering an situation that prioritises comfort, convenience, and efficiency. 

"Every facet of the caller abstraction has been tailored to supply the highest standards of work and support.

"By combining the MINI and BMW showrooms and Bodyshop connected 1 tract customers won’t request to thrust astir aggregate locations successful Swindon if they are shopping around and tin alternatively store for a scope of models successful 1 location."