Steve Eley has joined Marshall Motor Group as franchise director for Volvo with responsibility for Marshall’s seven Volvo dealerships located across the Midlands and the East of England.

Eley has over 37 years of experience in the retail automotive sector across a broad spectrum of manufacturer partners and was most recently franchise director at Lookers for Vauxhall, Nissan, Renault, Dacia and Kia.  

Eley said: “I am delighted to take on this new challenge with Marshall Motor Group and look forward to working closely with Volvo and my new colleagues at Marshall, supporting them to deliver the very best automotive experience for our joint consumers, whilst helping to embed the latest Volvo strategy through our team and quality locations.”

Martin Casha, Marshall Motor Group CEO, added: “We are very pleased to announce that Steve Eley has joined us in the role of franchise director for Volvo as we continue to pursue our vision to be recognised as the UK’s premier automotive retail group by our consumers, colleagues, and business partners. Steve brings a wealth of experience to this position, having worked in many senior roles within the automotive retail sector, and we are delighted to welcome him to the Marshall family.”