Eastern Western Motor Group opens VW Van Centre in Edinburgh

20/10/2022

Eastern Western Motor Group has opened a new Volkswagen Van Centre, in Edinburgh, just weeks after being awarded the franchise.

AM reported in September that the Scottish retail group was working “tirelessly” to establish the new dealership, taking its representation of the brand to five sites.

Located within and adjacent to its existing Volkswagen car dealership at Newbridge, Western Volkswagen Van Centre offers both commercial vehicles and campers.

Keith Duncan, managing director of Eastern Western Motor Group, said: “The entire Eastern Western Motor Group team is honoured to have been awarded the franchise. We have a long and successful relationship with Volkswagen Passenger Cars and we are confident of success with Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, too.

“Geographically, the location of the new Van Centre could scarcely be better, the product line-up is simply superb and the quality of the people within Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is hard to beat. While manufacturers choose their partners very carefully, we do too. Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is a great fit for our business and we look forward to serving the van and touring community from Edinburgh to The Cairngorms.”

The dealership brings the total Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles network to 64 Van Centres and 31 Authorised Repairers.

It's the second to open this month, as Swansway Group officially opened to doors to its new Volkswagen car dealership and VW Commercial Vehicles Van Centre in Oldham, last week.

Rob Holdcroft, head of network sales at Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, said: “We’re delighted to be able to grow our nationwide coverage with this new facility in Edinburgh. Western Volkswagen Van Centre represents the very best of our network, offering our full range of products and services from new and used vans to lifestyle campers alongside servicing and maintenance, ensuring a complete customer experience.”

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