Stuarts Garage open state of the art facility on Greenhills Road

STUARTS Garages who were recently appointed as a Kia sales and aftersales dealership have just opened their new state of the art showroom on the Greenhills Road in Dublin.

Stuarts Garages are Dublin’s longest-established franchise dealer and has been serving the needs of Irish motorists since 1946, the business is now in its third generation.

Stuarts Garages become Kia’s sixth dealership in the capital as the brand looks to increase its market share further in 2023.

Ronan Flood, Managing Director, Kia Ireland, said: “We are delighted that Stuarts Garages have taken on the Kia franchise at such an exciting time for our brand.

“As a brand, we are now firmly established as a top-five manufacturer in the country and one of the leading brands helping Ireland achieve its EV targets.

“Stuarts have a very loyal customer base from their many years in business and we are excited to now showcase our product in their wonderful new showroom which is part of our new corporate identity standards.

“We look forward to working with all the team in Stuarts Garages in the future”.

Jason Stuart, Dealer Principal of Stuarts Garages also commented: “We are delighted and proud to be representing Kia.

“Our new Kia showroom has already created additional employment in the area, and we plan to grow the team further over the coming months.

“Throughout our family’s time in the motor industry, our mission has been simple – to deliver unrivalled customer service in both sales and aftersales.

“We feel the Kia brand will help us continue in this mission.”

The design of the new showroom, also referred to as the Kia store, splits the space into two different dimensions comprising of a vehicle display zone and a separate customer zone, each with a different spatial theme and colour scheme.

Where these seemingly opposing areas intersect runs a vivid red loop all the way across the store to unite both spaces, expressing the energy that connects and contrasts the two.

The new Kia logo is dominant in the new design and is being introduced alongside a new black and white colour scheme.

The customer zone is a warm space with a minimalistic design, nothing like a traditional dealership.

It consists of wooden tones and an earthy cosiness more in line with a living room rather than a showroom.

The point of this space is to initiate a whole new experience in the journey of purchasing a car, offering the kind of relaxation that makes everyone feel at home.

This feeling is further enhanced by wooden flooring, wooden walls and, in many cases, wooden wraparound ceilings.

Gentle lighting and woven furniture fabrics add additional warmth designed to put customers completely at ease.

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