HR Owen has strengthened its Maserati relationship with the opening of a new showroom in Stockport.

The new showroom joins the existing Maserati site in St Albans and the long-established flagship in South Kensington, London.

Located alongside the existing Lamborghini Manchester site, HR Owen Maserati Manchester South will become the newest Maserati dealership in England, offering the full model range, including the Levante SUV when it launches in the UK later this year.

HR Owen has almost two decades of history with the Maserati brand.

To celebrate the opening of the £1.2 million, HR Owen filled the showroom with modern and historic Maserati models, including the 2004 6-litre V12 MC12 homologation supercar.

Peter Denton, region manager, Maserati North Europe, said “This new dealer site reinforces Maserati’s commitment to expanding our sales network by 50%, increasing representation in local markets for both sales and aftersales.

“This, coupled with additions to the current model range - such as the Levante - set to further increase appeal across a wider luxury customer base, supports plans to increase global production to 75,000 units by 2018 (in 2015 this figure was 32,500).”

HR Owen has 18 dealerships, nine in London.