NK Motor Group celebrates 35,000th sale at Derby Kia dealership

NK Motor Group’s Kia dealership in Derby has reached a serious milestone with its 35,000th automobile pushed off the forecourt since relocating to its Satisfaction Park website in 2005.

The dealership, which additionally sells round 200 used automobiles month-to-month from its Derby and Chilwell areas, exceeded 2,500 new Kia gross sales final 12 months regardless of present process a serious refurbishment. The 12-month mission included the addition of six new upper-floor workplaces, a double mezzanine house, and a full showroom makeover.

Now using 120 workers, NK Motors has doubled its turnover over the previous decade and expects turnover of £100 million in 2025, constructing on the £80 million achieved in 2024.

Group managing director Sanj Kumar mentioned: “Kia automobiles have come a great distance, and prospects love the standard, excessive specs, and seven-year warranties.”

“However our success can also be about how we deal with our prospects and the implausible setting we offer at our Derby showroom. With this refurbishment, we’ve got gone above and past business requirements, and we’re delighted with each the outcomes and the elevated gross sales.”

The NK Motor Group additionally operates a dealership in Eldon Street Enterprise Park, Chilwell, the place founder Nindy Kumar established the corporate in 1981.

Initially a mechanic and MOT centre, the enterprise expanded into used automobile gross sales earlier than a 1999 deal to buy 150 Kia autos from the South Korean producer.

“We’ve come a great distance since my dad opened his storage in 1981,” mentioned Kumar. “With a mixture of laborious work, shrewd enterprise choices, and a little bit of luck, we’re nonetheless rising and have even greater plans for the longer term.”