Nissan Dealers Closing?

Nissan Dealers Closing?

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BigScotty

Original Poster:

337 posts

126 months

Thursday 5th March 2015
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Hi Guys,

Just tried to book my DD in for service in Falkirk.

The girl on service desk, got me an appointment in a week. But then told me Nissan is closing all their dealerships.

She refused to tell me why, though.

Has anyone heard similar, or why?

TIA

MidnightXR6

813 posts

168 months

Thursday 5th March 2015
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You sure. Our Juke is going for recall next week.

I know all the Arnold clark nissan dealers are closing but Falkirk is SDM.

tonytifoso

1,384 posts

222 months

Thursday 5th March 2015
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Octav Botnar does it again from "The Other Side" biggrin

Driver101

14,376 posts

120 months

Thursday 5th March 2015
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The Nissan dealership in Livingston has changed over to Vauxhall.

cas20

174 posts

109 months

Thursday 5th March 2015
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Arnold Clark and SDM are losing/dropping Nissan

Western, Macklin, Noble, Taggarts and Parks appear to be retaining their Nissan francise.

Macklin are opening a new Nissan outlet/s in Glasgow. Western apparently are looking at an outlet in central area.

Robert Burns

909 posts

168 months

Thursday 5th March 2015
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cas20 said:
Arnold Clark and SDM are losing/dropping Nissan

Western, Macklin, Noble, Taggarts and Parks appear to be retaining their Nissan francise.

Macklin are opening a new Nissan outlet/s in Glasgow. Western apparently are looking at an outlet in central area.
Western have picked up the old Arnold Clark Nissan branch in Stirling.

HendryG

308 posts

160 months

Thursday 5th March 2015
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Robert Burns said:
Western have picked up the old Arnold Clark Nissan branch in Stirling.
Interesting, we were all of the understanding that Arnold Clark's Nissan branch in Stirling was gaining their Hyundai franchise from their Stirling Citroen and Hyundai branch.

The_Gza

590 posts

250 months

Thursday 5th March 2015
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We were told SDM were losing their franchise when we went to book ours in, and when we phoned AC in Stirling we were advised to wait a couple of weeks as it was changing to Western.

No great loss on the SDM front as their service dept was amongst the worst I've experienced yet. Maybe they knew the writing was on the wall hence didn't give a stuff - certainly didn't do anything to give the impression they actually gave a toss about customers!

HendryG

308 posts

160 months

Thursday 5th March 2015
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Some digging on Google brings up planning applications for signage for a Nissan dealership by Western, the address the applications is listed as being for is Unit 11a Springkerse Trade Park in Stirling, which is round the corner from Arnolds Craigleith Road dealership so this suggests they are not acquiring the premises of Arnold's current Nissan dealership.

cas20

174 posts

109 months

Thursday 5th March 2015
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Western advertising for their team in Stirling. Seems a good move for them.


http://www.indeed.co.uk/Nissan-jobs-in-Scotland

"As part of our plans for growth, the Eastern Western Motor Group are delighted to introduce Western Nissan to Stirling. Our fantastic new facility will be opening early April 2015 and we are currently recruiting for a Sales Manager."

cas20

174 posts

109 months

Thursday 5th March 2015
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HendryG said:
Some digging on Google brings up planning applications for signage for a Nissan dealership by Western, the address the applications is listed as being for is Unit 11a Springkerse Trade Park in Stirling, which is round the corner from Arnolds Craigleith Road dealership so this suggests they are not acquiring the premises of Arnold's current Nissan dealership.
I think it was never likely that Arnold would make it easy for a rival by selling a dealership to them and given he owns most of his sites freehold it was not a case of a franchise to return. The ex Phoenix Honda site in Grangemouth was also considered as a possible location for the central Scotland franchise I believe.

HendryG

308 posts

160 months

Thursday 5th March 2015
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cas20 said:
I think it was never likely that Arnold would make it easy for a rival by selling a dealership to them and given he owns most of his sites freehold it was not a case of a franchise to return. The ex Phoenix Honda site in Grangemouth was also considered as a possible location for the central Scotland franchise I believe.
I did not think for a second that this would be the case either,my reply was in response to a reply by another poster who had said Western had picked up Arnold Clark's Nissan dealership in Stirling.

I believe Arnold Clark have already acquired the former Phoenix Honda site in Grangemouth although I am not sure what franchise they plan to install or what they intend to do with the site at the moment.

cas20

174 posts

109 months

Thursday 5th March 2015
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HendryG said:
I did not think for a second that this would be the case either,my reply was in response to a reply by another poster who had said Western had picked up Arnold Clark's Nissan dealership in Stirling.

I believe Arnold Clark have already acquired the former Phoenix Honda site in Grangemouth although I am not sure what franchise they plan to install or what they intend to do with the site at the moment.
It could be a motorstore quite easily- very large site.

cas20

174 posts

109 months

Friday 6th March 2015
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Any word on Nissan in Dundee, Perth or maybe even Linwood/Falkirk?
Are they looking for fewer dealers now?

m3coupe

1,104 posts

203 months

Friday 6th March 2015
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cas20 said:
Any word on Nissan in Dundee, Perth or maybe even Linwood/Falkirk?
Are they looking for fewer dealers now?
I know Arnold lost/gave up Nissan just after Christmas. No idea what if anything is coming in. The dealership n Wellington Road Aberdeen is still open.

S2red

2,507 posts

190 months

Saturday 7th March 2015
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Western Nissan also going into motor village at Newbridge

cas20

174 posts

109 months

Saturday 7th March 2015
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S2red said:
Western Nissan also going into motor village at Newbridge
Relatively close to the former AC Nissan in Livi so I would imagine it is that territory they have acquired. Their website already states "Western Nissan - Your local Nissan dealer for Edinburgh, West Lothian and Fife."
I wonder if they will open in Fife.

comrie

287 posts

198 months

Saturday 7th March 2015
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cas20 said:
Any word on Nissan in Dundee, Perth or maybe even Linwood/Falkirk?
Are they looking for fewer dealers now?
I heard that the John Clark Group are having a Nissan Dealership in Perth


cheers stv

cas20

174 posts

109 months

Saturday 7th March 2015
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The new Stirling site is behind the Guardian Group site which is opposite the Shell Petrol station. It is visible from the main road although it appears quite a small site (although perhaps bigger than the current AC Nissan site.

HendryG

308 posts

160 months

Saturday 7th March 2015
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cas20 said:
The new Stirling site is behind the Guardian Group site which is opposite the Shell Petrol station. It is visible from the main road although it appears quite a small site (although perhaps bigger than the current AC Nissan site.
Arnold's current Stirling Nissan site is small because its solely a showroom, it doesn't have a workshop/service dept or parts store because that's all contained within the neighbouring Renault site.

Fife must be due a dealership because there isn't one in the whole of Fife now, first with Parks in Kirkcaldy closing about 6 years ago then Flear and Thomson in Dunfermline lost/gave up the franchise about a year ago.

It seems an odd move for Western to open a Nissan site at their so called "luxury car village" in New bridge as they currently operate another 3 sites in Edinburgh for Nissan, new car showroom at Corstorphine Road, Aftersales Centre at Stenhousemill Lane and a Used Car Showroom at Cultins Road, Sighthill (former Western Toyota before it moved to New bridge) unless they plan to close all those sites and group all operations together at Newbridge, I'd have thought the sensible plan would be to move all Nissan operations into the existing Sighthill dealership. Also I wasn't sure there would be room at New bridge site as they built and opened their new Honda dealership a couple of years ago at Fort Kinnaird when I'd have thought if they had space at New bridge for unity they'd have put it there alongside their other showrooms.