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Porsche Centre Preston Celebrates Third Birthday On Thursday 13 June in 2019 Porsche Cars GB managing director Marcus Eckermann joined more than 500 guests to celebrate the official opening of Porsche Centre Preston. During the previous 18 months, Prestonians had watched the iconic metallic silver-clad centre take shape, helping to regenerate a busy area of Preston in much need of investment. 114
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hree years on, we talk to Porsche Centre Preston’s centre principal, Tom Fox, about some of the highlights for the automotive dealership. It was in early 2018 that Bowker Motor Group chief executive Paul Bowker first shared the news; he revealed that the family-owned company had been chosen by Porsche GB to represent them in Lancashire.
At the time, it was an excited Paul who revealed: “The brand needs no introduction to drivers. It’s synonymous with engineering excellence and
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the production of some of the most exciting cars on the planet. At Bowker, we have already established awardwinning motor retail experiences with some of the world’s most prestigious motoring brands and now we’re looking forward to building another exciting new dealership worthy of the Lancashire motoring community. “I also believe that there are reasons for everyone, not just drivers, to be delighted that Porsche Cars GB Limited has chosen Preston as its Lancashire base. Porsche is a global brand and the decision to build the new centre is a huge endorsement of www.lancmag.com
