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JCT600 submits plans for luxury car and EV service centre in Leeds

Leeds' One City West development is home to JCT600's Ferrari and Porsche franchises

JCT600 has submitted a planning application for a luxury car and electric vehicle (EV) aftersales centre near to its Porsche and newly-developed Ferrari dealerships in Leeds.

Documents handed to Leeds City Council show that the Bradford-based AM100 car retail group is seeking planning permission to develop two parcels of land at One City West Business Park, off the city’s Beeston Ring Road.

A planning statement said that 27 new “highly skilled and well paid” full-time jobs would be initially created by the development, with scope for the addition of a further 10 posts in future.

It added: “The scheme will expand the existing car sale operation here, creating a focal point for the repair and preparation of specialist vehicles.

“The facilities will serve a range of high-end marques, with a quality of development intended to reflect their brand positioning.

“The scheme forms a key element of JCT600’s commitment to the transition towards EVs.”

JCT600 group property director Mark Taylor gave an insight into the tough decisions needed to help “future-proof” car retail when he took part in AM's ‘Eight Questions to…’ series of industry profiles.

John Tordoff, JCT600 chief executiveMore recently, JCT600 chief executive John Tordoff told AM that the family-run car retail group had mapped out a future strategy for the first time in its history after a series of life-changing events.

Speaking exclusively to AM, Tordoff revealed how the chance discovery of a heart condition that prompted a quadruple bypass in 2020 and the loss of his father Jack in 2021 were among factors that resulted in the drawing of a new script which included the group’s exit from Stellantis franchises Citroen, Peugeot and Vauxhall.

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