Photo by David Alvey - Left to right: Park Place Dealerships President Neil Grossman; Grapevine Mayor William D. Tate; Park Place Dealerships Chairman Ken Schnitzer; Park Place Porsche Grapevine General Manager Terry Powell
Porsche enthusiasts, getbrrevved up: Park Place Dealerships announced plans to build a two-story,br70,000-square-foot Porsche dealership in Grapevine. The five-acre site isbrlocated off Texan Trail and SH 114 near Park Place Motorcars and Park PlacebrLexus. The project, expected to start construction within the next 30 days,brwill be completed by spring 2018 and will create more than 180 constructionbrjobs and approximately 50 permanent jobs.
“Porsche has a long andbrrenowned history with a loyal customer base that continues to expand,” said KenbrSchnitzer, chairman of Park Place Dealerships, via press release. “Porschebrsales in the United States were up six percent in 2016 over 2015. The Macan andbrthe new 718 Boxster were key drivers of this growth. The redesigned Panamerabrwhich was recently unveiled also will be a boost for Porsche. There is greatbrstrength in the iconic brand and northeast Tarrant County is a prime locationbrfor continued growth.”
Klaus Zellmer, presidentbrand CEO of Porsche Cars North America, recently commented that Porsche hadbrachieved its seventh consecutive year of increased sales and is confident thebrbrand will continue to see steady growth in 2017.
Park Place PorschebrGrapevine will be the fourth dealership in Grapevine for the company. ParkbrPlace Lexus opened in 2000, followed by Park Place Motorcars in 2011, whichbrrelocated from Bedford. Park Place will open a two-story, LEED-certified Land Rover Jaguar dealership July 1.
Park Place Porsche willbrhave the capacity to feature 21 display vehicles on the showroom floors,brincluding two classic display vehicles in a Porsche Classic Car Centerthat will be captivating to the Porsche enthusiast. More than 70 percent of allbrPorsche vehicles ever built are still on the road today.
The Classic Car Centerwill be the link between the old and the new, showcasing the heritage ofbrPorsche and the future generation of the legendary brand. Park Place will be abrselect Porsche Classic Partner with an objective to assist clients inbrmaintaining and caring for historic vehicles that have not been produced inbrstandard production for at least 10 years.
Park Place PorschebrGrapevine will be only of nine dealerships in the nation built around the newbrPorsche prototype.
The multi-million dollarbrproject also will feature a shop with 28-service and make-ready bays. Everybrarea of the dealership has been designed to make the experience more efficientbrfor the client.
Good, Fulton &brFarrell has been named the architectural firm for the project with Hill &brWilkinson handling the general contractor duties.
Terry Powell, a ParkbrPlace member for more than 30 years, has been named general manager of thebrdealership. Terry has held numerous positions with Park Place Porsche includingbrparts manager and service advisor. Park Place Porsche Dallas is ranked numberbrfive in the country in new car sales and number one in the country forbrpre-owned sales.
“We have created abrculture within our company that identifies members, and through ongoingbrtraining, prepares them for future leadership opportunities,” said NeilbrGrossman, president of Park Place Dealerships. “As the company has grown, webrhave tapped the best talent, like Terry Powell, from members who have helpedbrbuild Park Place. We have been recognized by our members as one of the bestbrcompanies in Dallas-Fort Worth to work, which speaks to the opportunitiesbravailable at Park Place.”
Visit ParkPlace.com forbrmore information.
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