£5m Porsche showroom to open in Wolverhampton in June
A new £5 million luxury car showroom in Wolverhampton will open in June, it has been confirmed.
Work on the new Porsche dealership on Stafford Road is nearing completion, with the exterior of the showroom all but finished.
It is the latest big new development in the area with the nearby i54 site including the £500m Jaguar Land Rover engine factory unveiled last year.
The Porsche showroom will replace the company's current base in Sutton Coldfield.
It will feature a workshop as well as space for 107 cars.
And potential employees are being asked to send in their CVs, with recruitment in all areas of the business taking place over the next three months.
Porsche bosses confirmed the centre would be opening in mid-June but could not say how many people would be hired.
Planning application for the multi million pound development was approved in January last year.
Wolverhampton City Council spokesman Tim Clark said of the new showroom: "This is a prestigious development on the northern gateway of the city and it's pleasing to see it progressing."
The site, which will be known as The Gateway, has been built on vacant land close to junction 2 of the M54.
The manufacturer cars fetch up to £120,000 and bosses previously revealed that Porsche's brand new Macan range will go on sale at Wolverhampton.
Porsche spokesman Rob Punshon has previously said of the showroom: "This new location will enable much easier access for sales and servicing of Porsche cars to a greater number of future and prospective customers from north Birmingham, Staffordshire and Shropshire."
In its application Porsche says the two-storey building would be a 'true landmark on this key gateway site, hopefully leading to the building becoming well recognised'.
Last month, it was revealed JLR is planning to open a £14m flagship showroom and dealership on the other side of the city, creating 70 jobs.
JLR plans to transform the former Metal Castings site in Penn Road, which has been empty for more than 10 years.
Work could start as early as May with the site opening for business in early 2016.
