JT Hughes has taken on SsangYong with a brand new dealership in Shrewsbury.

This addition to the franchise will change into the primary dealership for the Korean model in Shropshire

JT Hughes has three multi-franchise showrooms in  Shrewsbury, Telford and Newton, representing Kia, Hyundai, Honda and Isuzu, in addition to specialist 4×4 model INEOS Grenadier.

The partnership will see the opening of a brand-new SsangYong dealership in Shrewsbury, with a purpose-built showroom positioned at Unit 1 Civic Park, Vanguard Means, Battlefield Enterprise Park.

As well as, there’s a full JT Hughes SsangYong aftersales centre lower than a mile away from the showroom, providing servicing, MOT, repairs, and authorized elements.

The JT Hughes group celebrated 50 years of buying and selling final yr and John Hughes, group managing director, stated: “The partnership with SsangYong is an thrilling new chapter within the dealership’s growth plans.

“With this new dealership, we’ll have the ability to supply our prospects much more selection in relation to pick-ups, SUVs and 4x4s and we’re assured that SsangYong’s line-up of autos can be a unbelievable addition to our current manufacturers.”

SsangYong has been constantly increasing its vendor community illustration and JT Hughes follows on from Trenton Group including the model this month too.

SsangYong is a model in transition because it seems to concentrate on electrical autos (EV).

KG, SsangYong’s Korean parent-company, just lately confirmed SsangYong can be altering its identify to KG Mobility after it acquired the model for £620 million in August final yr.

A spokesperson for KG Mobility stated: “Now we have modified our identify after 35-years and have taken step one in the direction of change and growth right into a future mobility firm.

Within the UK, SsangYong Motor UK hailed its 2021 return to profitability, after seven years of losses, as a “main milestone”.

In the course of the interval, during which the enterprise added 21 new retail companions, the UK operation, run by Gibraltar-based distributor Bassadone Automotive Group, delivered a 18.6% rise in turnover to £44.2 million and circled a £4.7m pre-tax loss in 2020 to ship a £506,000 revenue.

Final yr additionally noticed the launch of the model’s first zero-emissions automobile, the Korando e-Movement SUV.