As car showrooms reopen following lockdown, Mazda has unveiled its new-look, slimmed down, operation in Dover.

Situated on the White Cliffs Business Park, the Perrys Mazda Dover Studio is described as offering "the full dealership experience from a smaller retail environment".

It is only the second 'studio' dealership in the UK and joins the seven existing Perrys Mazda sites in the UK - one of which is in Canterbury.

Laura Brailey, head of retail operations at Mazda UK, said: “A Mazda studio is a potential future retail format we are piloting in order to provide a more convenient solution for our existing and future customers, which is already proving successful with our first-ever Colne Studio launched in Lancashire.

"The east Kent region is large, so to support our Canterbury dealership, we have identified Dover as a great location to ensure a Mazda retailer is located within easy reach for customers."

Denise Millard, executive director at Perrys Motor Sales, added: “Our continued investment in east Kent really underlines our long-term commitment to customers living in the area and we look forward to safely welcoming new customers to the studio.”

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