Essex Auto Group has opened its new seven car Skoda showroom in Rayleigh, Essex.

The AM Awards winning dealer group represents Ford, Mazda, Kia, Fiat Volvo, Seat and now Skoda across sites in Rayleigh, Basildon, Billericay, Lakeside and Southend.

Philip Maskell, chairman of Essex Auto Group, said: “Skoda has been rapidly growing and gathering an extraordinary amount of accolades over the past few years, so it makes sense for us to buy into a franchise that’s as set on success and growth as we are.”

Essex Auto Group has been gradually expanding its business in 2011 adding the Seat franchise to its Southend site in February this year.