Ken Schnitzer, Chairman of Park Place Dealerships
With constructionbrcompleted and the final design details nearly finished, Park Place Dealershipsbrwill open its newest dealership, Jaguar Land Rover DFW, on July 1 in Grapevine.brLocated on the south side of Highway 114 between Main Street and TexanbrTrail Parkway, the dealership sits on eight acres and is the third dealershipbrin Northeast Tarrant County for the company.
Park Place has moved itsbrJaguar dealership from Plano to Grapevine and has added the Land Rover brand tobrits portfolio.
“Northeast Tarrant Countybrhas been growing at a great rate since we opened the Lexus dealership in 2000,”brsaid Ken Schnitzer, chairman of Park Place Dealerships, in a press release. “Webrmoved our Mercedes-Benz dealership from the Mid-Cities to Grapevine in 2012 andbrwe recently broke ground on a Porsche dealership which we plan to open nextbryear. To say we love doing business in this area may be an understatement.”
Jaguar has a strongbrfollowing for its vehicles including the XE and F-PACE, the first SUV in thebrbrand's history. Land Rover is an iconic brand and just introduced the newbrRanger Rover Velar at the New York Auto Show, which goes on sale later thisbrsummer. Jaguar Land Rover just recorded one of its best sales month in Maybrfor the company with Jaguar Land Rover U.S. sales for both brands up 14 percentbrover May 2016. Year to date, Jaguar Land Rover is up 22 percent in the UnitedbrStates.
Jaguar Land Rover DFW isbra two-story, LEED-certified facility. The shop includes 34 servicebrbays and an 18-car service drive. The showroom can accommodate up to 12 newbrJaguar and Land Rover vehicles. A nine-car service drive and 2,800-square-footbrcarwash will round out the areas dedicated to serving a client's needs. Uponbropening, Jaguar Land Rover DFW will have 70 employees.
“We will be adding jobsbras we begin to assess new positions that will be needed to best serve ourbrclients in the Park Place manner,” said Jordan Case, president of Park PlacebrDealerships. “We are always looking for people who enjoy taking care of othersbrand working in an environment where they are valued.”
The Park Place brand hasbrbecome synonymous with offering clients a high-quality ownership experience.brThe company continues to be recognized locally and nationally with top honorsbrfor its customer service, sales, and excellent processes.
Park Place Jaguar Planobrwas named a recipient of the 2016 Pride of Jaguar Retailer Excellence fivebryears in a row. Only 16 of the 162 Jaguar dealers across the United Stated werebrselected based on being top performers in three core business categories;brcustomer advocacy, sales and business excellence. Out of the 16, only onebrJaguar retailer is awarded the esteemed Marque of Distinction title forbrbeing the top retailer for its brand. Jaguar Plano earned the Marque ofbrDistinction as the No. 1 Jaguar dealership in the country three years in abrrow.
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