SIX new jobs will be created in North County Dublin by 2014 with the opening of a new SEAT dealership at Michael Barrable Motors Limited, Airside Swords.
The opening of the SEAT business took place on Thursday, October 29 when Simon Elliott, Group CEO of Volkswagen Group Ireland and President of Fingal Chamber, Siobhan Moore, addressed the assembled crowd which included Dublin GAA star and Barrables Brand Ambassador Ger Brennan who was presented with the keys of his new SEAT Toledo.
TV3 and SEAT Brand Ambassadors Anna Daly and Aisling O’Loughlin were also in attendance.
Mr Elliott said he was delighted with the appointment of Barrables as their new dealership.
“In a time when there is a lot of doom and gloom around, it is nice to be able to bring some good news to North County Dublin as we expand our SEAT operations in Ireland,
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“SEAT is an exciting brand and we are delighted that Michael Barrable and his team will be representing us in this hugely important area.
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Michael Barrable said they were committed to the area.
“The SEAT brand is very important to our plans for the future,
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“Within the next two years we will add six new positions to dealership through the addition of SEAT and this is certainly good news for the area.
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SEAT’s new Toledo was launched on the night and this, along with the new Leon model which comes in February 2013, will form the backbone of a new model offensive.
In August SEAT Ireland secured a
?¬20 million investment from parent company SEAT SA. SEAT aims to increase its market share in Ireland to 3.5 per cent by 2015 thanks in part to its new product range and an ambitious dealership restructuring which is already underway. SEAT Ireland intends to grow its network from 22 to 26 by 2015.
SEAT Ireland has aggressive finance and product offerings in the market for 2013, which include 3 per cent APR Finance rates, as well as three-years’ free servicing and three-years’ warranty. And all customers who order a new SEAT before December 21 will receive 3,000km of free fuel.