North East Motors News

Issue 101

Wingrove Motor Company has secured exclusive contracts with Alfa Romeo and Jeep as part of the company’s ongoing expansion plans. Wingrove, which will celebrate its centenary next year, is also adding servicing contracts for Fiat, Abarth and Fiat Professional to its dealerships, with the new names set to take their places alongside Citroën, Peugeot and DS at the firm’s Newcastle West Road and Silverlink dealerships from next month. Around half a dozen new jobs will initially be created through the new contracts, with the arrival of the new brands expected to help the business increase its turnover by at least 25 per cent over the next year, to around £60m. The existing and new brands are all part of the stable of brands owned by leading global automaker Stellantis. Josh Parker, managing director at Wingrove Motor Company, who is the fifth generation of his family to manage the business, says:…