Gaydon / Frankfurt am Main, 24 June 2011. From 1 July 2011 Aston Martin will be present with a new dedicated dealership facility in Austria. The new partner and authorised dealer of the marque will be British Luxury Cars GmbH, a subsidiary of Frey Austria. British Luxury Cars initiates operations with a first location in the capital of Vienna, in which vehicles will be both sold and serviced.
Michael van der Sande, Aston Martin Chief Commercial Officer, said: “We have found a highly competent and experienced partner with the Frey Family who can look back on many years of successful business activities in Austria as well as excellent knowledge of the market in the luxury segment. We are pleased that we have been able to quickly establish a strong presence in Austria through which we are able to offer our customers the attention and levels of service, to which they are rightly accustomed from our brand.”
"Austria is one of our most important markets in Europe,” continued Michael van der Sande. “With our new dealership in Vienna, we are once more able to present our great range of products to the Austrian market in an appropriate manner."
The siblings Anja Frey-Winkelbauer and Dr. Frederick Frey Jr. will both act as managing directors of British Luxury Cars: “We are very much looking forward to this new challenge. Our extensive experience in the automotive sector is the ideal prerequisite for us to represent Aston Martin in Austria in a way which is required by this unique luxury brand. Our customers and prospects will have the opportunity to see the most impressive sports cars in the world and to enjoy the perfect service of our team in a new showroom, fully dedicated to Aston Martin from this autumn.”
The Aston Martin dealership will be situated at an existing location of the dealer group near to the city centre in 1 Faradaygasse lane. On 1st July 2011 a temporary facility will open its doors to both existing Aston Martin owners and new customers alike. This address will also be the location where the permanent and dedicated Aston Martin showroom will be built. This new facility will offer over 1,000 sqm of combined showroom and workshop space in the typical British sports car marque corporate identity. The opening is planned for autumn 2011.
Address:
Aston Martin Wien, Faradaygasse 1, 1030 Wien, Web: www.astonmartin-wien.at.
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