Riverside Motors buys Harratts Volvo dealership in Wakefield

Yorkshire-based Riverside Motor Group has  acquired Harratts Volvo in Wakefield for an undisclosed sum.

The new business complements Riverside’s two existing Volvo dealerships in Doncaster and Hull. Riverside has represented the brand since1982.

The Hull dealership won Volvo UK’s Dealer of the Year Award 2009, 2011 and 2013 while the Doncaster business took the accolade in 2012.

Mark Denton, managing director at Riverside, said: “The acquisition expands our Volvo footprint into West Yorkshire, giving us greater access to the M1/M62 corridor and enabling us to develop the Volvo brand even further throughout Yorkshire.”

“As part of the plans for a seamless transition, the Group has retained all members of staff and they will continue to look after the loyal Volvo customer base.

“As a privately owned and run business, we will continue to work hard to achieve excellent customer and employee satisfaction.

“We look forward to meeting customers old and new soon and we can’t wait to demonstrate the business excellence that has enabled us to go from strength to strength in the last three decades.”

Riverside Motor Group is rated 114 in the Motor Trader Top 200 Dealer Groups, representing Mitsubishi and Seat in Scarborough, Mitsubishi and Volvo in Doncaster, Volvo in Wakefield and Volvo and Seat in Hull.

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