A NEW luxury car dealership has opened in York.

The new Porsche Centre in Ings Lane is the latest addition to the UK network is designed to support its larger, parent Porsche Centre in Leeds. The 567 sq m showroom and workshop offers space for four cars and a service department with six work bays.

Working together with the team at Porsche Centre Leeds, the ‘satellite’ in York will enable the German manufacturer to better serve its customers in the region, in particular by expanding the after-sales capacity as the appeal of the range continues to grow.

Starting last winter, the construction work took around nine months to complete. Porsche Centre York is a significant investment in the local area, and a clear demonstration of the commitment by the company to owners and fans in the North.

The centre is at York Business Park on the A1237 outer ring road at Nether Poppleton, within easy reach of the A59 and A19.

John Tordoff, chief executive of JCT600, said: “The opening of Porsche Centre York is another key milestone in our 50 year-plus relationship with this coveted and iconic marque, marking the fifth Porsche Centre we have brought to customers in the region.

“Continued and growing demand for the Porsche range of beautiful, high-performance sports cars has led to the development of Centres in Leeds, Sheffield, Newcastle and Teesside, accessible to people across Yorkshire and the North East.

“As one of the German company’s longest standing sales partners in the UK, we are particularly proud that Porsche Centre York reflects the latest architectural design, enabling customers to enjoy the benefits of state-of-the-art facilities in a stylish setting.”

The new, all-electric Taycan and Taycan Cross Turismo have become the most popular models in the year to date, and this is reflected in the centre facilities which feature six charging stations to support the innovative 800V infrastructure of the four-door sports car.