Christmas is coming early for one of Sheffield’s new MG dealers.

Eric Stead (Garages) is holding a special early Christmas party this weekend, complete with all the Christmas trimmings, to mark the official opening of the new MG dealership.

Trevor Stead, the firm’s Managing Director, said: “We’ve already taken orders for five MG3s and it’s a car that has really caught peoples’ imaginations. It offers such great value for money and word is now spreading fast.

“We’re now fully up and running and thought it would be a great time to celebrate, so we’ve laid on an early Christmas party.

“There will be mince pies, mulled wine and carols and we have three £100 Christmas hampers to give away in a prize draw as well as a Christmas lucky dip for the kids.

“Usually buying a new car isn’t on list of things people plan to do in the run up to Christmas, but we’ve been very busy with the new MG3.

Alongside an MG3 3STYLE demonstrator, Eric Stead also has new petrol and diesel MG6 GTs and an MG6 Magnette on show.

Eric Stead, in Ecclesfield in the north of Sheffield is one of two MG dealers in the city. Grant & McAllin in Rother Valley Way covers the south of Sheffield and is planning an opening event in January.

Charles Hurst announces new improved showroom for Maserati brand

Charles Hurst Group have recently opened the doors to its completely new state-of-the-art showroom, which has been designed and constructed to showcase the Maserati brand’s latest Corporate Identity. The dealer group has represented the marque in Ireland for over ten years and the latest showroom in Belfast is a testament to this enduring partnership.

The high-tech new showroom has been built to exacting standards featuring floor-to-ceiling windows, light-diffusing materials and an eco-friendly, carbon-cutting heating system that makes it one of the most sustainable buildings ever built in Northern Ireland.

On display, during the showroom opening event held last week, were the latest additions to the range – the all new Maserati Quattroporte and the new E segment Ghibli saloon.  To add a hint of the marque’s racing history, was also theMaserati Tipo 420 M 58 ‘Eldorado’, on loan from the Panini Museum Collection and raced by Sir Stirling Moss in the 1958 Monza 500.

Peter Denton, Region Manager Maserati North Europe, commented: “This completely new showroom with the latest in Maserati’s Corporate Identity provides the perfect environment to position us strategically for the volume growth and new model introductions anticipated in the coming months and years. Our new facility also has a dedicated Maserati specialist to manage the brand in Ireland.”

Colin McNab, Operations Director at Charles Hurst, said the new showroom, which sits alongside Ferrari, would transform people’s perceptions about the process involved in buying a car:  “Customers with an eye for style, luxury and, above all, exclusivity will recognise these qualities, and I am thrilled that this new showroom has been successfully designed with these qualities in mind.”