Motorpoint Breathes Fire into the Dragons
Newport Gwent Dragons are proud to announce that Motorpoint, the UK’s number one car supermarket group, have pledged two years (with a third year option) to the region as title shirt sponsors of the Newport Gwent Dragons.
The contract signing follow the submission of the planning application for a 15,000 capacity Rodney Parade stadium. Chief Executive Gethin Jenkins said:
“There are certainly exciting times ahead for the region and I’m proud that Motorpoint have commited to the region for the next two years. This is indicative of the growing business confidence in the Dragons region, ahead of a stadium redevelopment in 2010.”
Founded in 1998, Motorpoint is the UK’s number one car supermarket group. It currently operates from five locations – Burnley, Derby, Glasgow, Newport and Peterborough together with its hugely popular website – www.motorpoint.co.uk.
In 2007 Motorpoint increased sales and saved around 30,000 retail customers a total of £144m against the recommended retail prices to be found on franchised dealers’ forecourts – an average of almost £5,000 per car. Last year, the company also repeated its achievement of selling a car into every post code area in the UK.
With projected total annual sales of 47,000 units for 2008, Motorpoint continues to change the face of car retailing in this country, offering motorists a vast choice of new and nearly new cars – almost all makes and models – at unbeatable prices. Motorpoint, which employs 330 people, is currently listed at number 83 in the Sunday Times Top Track 250.
Russell Louth, General Manager of Motorpoint Newport said:
“We are always looking at ways of raising our profile, and are excited to be associated with the Dragons who have such great local support.”
