Europe’s largest Mercedes showroom to open in Stockport

Europe’s largest Mercedes-Benz showroom is to open in Stockport later this year.

LSH Auto UK, part of the Mercedes-Benz retail group, is set to open in the summer.

Set across two buildings, the brand-new Mercedes-Benz retail space will come complete with industry-leading facilities.

It will occupying 10.5-acres and showcase 140 vehicles. It will also display the Mercedes Benz new Electric range – EQ.

Mercedes-Benz of Stockport will also include a brand-new bistro and dedicated event facility– the first Mercedes-Benz showroom in the UK to offer this new hospitality concept.

There will be a major financial investment in the area and there will be 55 new jobs created at the new salesroom.

LSH Auto UK has regenerated the site off Brighton Road with a state-of-the art, purpose-built three-story facility, which will form LSH Auto UK’s Mercedes-Benz hub for the entire Manchester area.

The site is due to open in July 2019.

The site will also feature 30 workshop bays, plus dedicated configuration areas, allowing customers to create their personalised new car.

Two buildings will form the site – a 13,492sq m dealership and 17,166sq m purpose-built high-tech body and paint repair centre.

John Stanton, general manager at Mercedes-Benz of Stockport, said: “The Mercedes-Benz of Stockport development is going to be a game changer for car retail as we know it.

“Due to its sheer scale, and customer offering – in terms of vehicles and world-class facilities – this site will be a completely new experience for returning and new customers alike. Stockport will also be the Mercedes-Benz hub of Manchester – giving impressive claim to the soon to open state-of-the-art facility.

“We are creating a landmark destination, which is unparalleled to anything else in the area, offering customers and the general public an opportunity to experience Mercedes-Benz and LSH under one roof.

“We are also committed to sustainability in our design and operations. We are making wide-ranging environmental improvements to the area; firstly, with our regeneration of the former derelict site and the addition of the green spaces.”