MG expands UK dealership network with new Surrey showroom

BIRMINGHAM-based car maker MG has extended its national dealership network with the opening of a new showroom.

SMC Motor Group, based in Woking, will become the brand’s 12th new dealership when it opens its purpose-built showroom in November.

SMC Motor Group has four operations serving Surrey and Hampshire, with two dealerships in Woking plus another in Aldershot and a fourth in Weybridge. It is a family run business employing 71 people and next year the group celebrates its 30th anniversary. It already holds franchises for Renault, Dacia and Seat.

SMC’s MG outlet features a three-car showroom and it will serve a large area of Surrey, Hampshire and the London commuter belt.

James Kimber, Managing Director of the SMC group, said: “We’re really excited about the new MG franchise and I think MG is going to be a real force again in British motoring.

“The arrival of MG to our group is perfect timing with the recent launch of the MG3, which is a class-leading car and, alongside the MG6, I think it will do really well with our target audience here, many of whom will know and love the MG brand.
“We are investing now in a new showroom in St Johns in Woking but our intention is to expand in the future as the MG business grows and we are very excited about the future.”

MG is keen to expand its national dealerships, which have grown significantly over the last 18 months.

The Chinese-owned company has high hopes for its new MG3 supermini and is marketing the car to younger drivers new to the MG brand.

In addition to SMC, a new MG dealership is about to open in Gloucester and two dealerships have opened recently in Sheffield.

Last year new MG dealers opened in Brighton, Derby, Stoke-on-Trent, Cambridge, Lincoln, Grimsby, Cwmbran in South Wales and Baldock in Hertfordshire.