VW expands Portsmouth service
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has opened a new purpose–built van centre at Dunsbury Park, Portsmouth.
The new facility boasts 10 service ramps, an MOT facility and a 22-strong team.
Breeze Motor Group is already a leading retailer of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, having sold the full range of quality vans, pick-up trucks and passenger carriers for the past 17 years at its sister site in Poole and 15 years in Southampton.
Breeze Motor Group has relocated its former Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Service Centre in Hilsea to the new 1.4-acre dedicated site at Dunsbury Park, providing capacity to sell Volkswagen’s Das WeltAuto approved used van and lifestyle range.
Additionally, Breeze Motor Group is expanding its range of services to offer the approved Volkswagen Financial Services ‘Rent-a-Car’ scheme which will allow customers to rent commercial vehicles on a short or long-term lease.
Mark Langford, managing director at Breeze Motor Group, said, ‘We’re really proud of this great new site and can’t wait to show off our Van Centre. This is a very exciting development for us. Portsmouth is vitally important to our business strategy as it extends our commercial vehicle offering from Dorchester to Chichester. Customers will be able to experience the same great service they’ve always received from Breeze Motor Group right across the South Coast from Poole to Portsmouth.
‘We have operated our service centre in Portsmouth for five years, to great success, but business demand has required us to revamp our offering.’
The new centre features 10 workshop ramps, including a VOSA-accredited MOT testing area for class four and seven commercial vehicles, a forecourt display for more than 60 Volkswagen DasWelt Auto used vehicles, and access to over 150 in Group stock.
Breeze Van Centre Portsmouth will offer a full range of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles services on site including, servicing, MOT, Express Fit and Roadside Assistance. The centre has a dedicated team of experienced service advisors, technicians and parts advisors as well as a head of business and aftersales manager, creating 14 new jobs.
Trevor Hodgson-Phillips, head of service and parts operations for Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, said, ‘We’re pleased that Breeze Motor Group has chosen to continue its investment in the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles brand. Authorised repairers are a vital part of our network, ensuring genuine UK-wide aftersales services for all customers. Along with extended opening hours at all sites and now 20 mobile service clinics, we’re confident we can be there, whenever our customers need us.’
