GK Mazda in Sheffield

 I have just received this from the GK Group

12 November 2012

As of 1st October, GK Group will close their Mazda car showroom at Penistone Road, Sheffield due to a recent sale of the dealership.   GK Group will cover any requirements for new Mazda vehicles from our new and much better facilities based at Mansfield which will offer an improved customer experience with their dedicated Mazda showrooms together with a full range of Mazda demonstrators and factory-trained sales and after-sales personnel.

Additionally, Mazda service, warranty and repairs will still be offered at our premises in Barker Lane, Chesterfield, Turner Road, Worksop and Southwell Road West, Mansfield, along with accident repairs and Mazda Used Car sales at all three sites, so nothing changes there.  In light of sale of Sheffield, we are delighted to offer you 20% off your next Mazda service to be used at either three sites; we will also provide courtesy cars to make the transition easier for yourselves. (Please don’t forget to take the voucher with you!).

It is our policy to ensure that our customers are completely satisfied and we are confident you will receive an excellent standard of service. Please do not hesitate to contact our Customer Service Team on 01246 210644 if you would like any further information or advice, alternatively you are always welcome to visit us in our showroom at Mansfield.

I would like to thank you for being a Mazda customer with GK Group and we look forward to continuing being of service.

With best wishes

GEORGE KENNING

Chairman & Joint Managing Director

GK Mazda Mansfield New Sales and Service - Sherwood Oaks| Southwell Road West |Mansfield |NG18 4GF

GK Chesterfield for Mazda Service- Barker Lane |Chesterfield|S40 2BJ

GK Worksop for Mazda Service – Turner Road|Worksop|S81 7AE

Yes, this caused me to have to consider going to Mansfield or Barnsley for parts today Sad

I spoke to Mazda UK, as they still show GK Sheffield on their website, and they said they would be altering their site, but anticipated there would be “another South Yorkshire franchise in due course”. So I guess we watch this space!

 There is also Stoneacre in Doncaster http://www.stoneacre-mazda.co.uk/

This is what they say about themselves on the web site

  • Service08449671738
  • Parts08449671739
  • Sales08449671736
Stoneacre Mazda 
York Road
Doncaster
South Yorkshire
DN5 8TW
Based in South Yorkshire, you will always find a warm welcome at Stoneacre in Doncaster for everything to do with new Mazdas and Approved Used Mazdas, Mazda Servicing, Genuine Mazda Parts and Accessories and Mazda Bodyshop and approved accident repair centres.

Visit us today and we’ll arrange for you to test drive a Mazda2,Mazda3, 7-seat Mazda5, Mazda6, Mazda CX-5 or the award-winning Mazda MX-5 Convertible.

Alternatively, give us a call at Stoneacre Mazda on one of the numbers above and a member of our dedicated team will be delighted to help you out with all of your Mazda enquiries.

 

 My experience of Mazda Barnsley is that they have very little stock and even less respect for customers, even though it was further away I preferred to use Sheffield,

Interesting ! for my sins I did not know there was a Mazda Dealer in Barnsley.

I see the Mazda Dealer map is still out of date !!

Many parts are available mail order from www.MX5Parts.co.uk, Moss and David Manners, they all advertise in STHT

I have always found them to be very helpful

Very true on those MX5Parts, Moss & Manners. However GK used to give me a good discount and didn’t seem to mind ordering the “odd bits” that the independents don’t stock or can’t get. If their staff have transferred to Mansfield or Barnsley then I’ll tolerate the travel, but I guess they are now working for Hyundai!  

They still have Mazda In Chesterfield as far as I am aware.

If you look at ‘the small print’ under Mr Kennings name you will see that he lists the services that they provide at each site, Barker Lane, Chesterfield is now service, (with a parts dept) only

Having said that, I do nt think they would turn a sales enquiry away, probably a rep from Mansfield would take it over.

I am not sure what is happening at Worksop, last time I came past the sign had Mazda, with ‘service’ under it, I understand the main dealership is Kia.

Just following up on an earlier comment, I always found David in the parts department at Sheffield very helpful, something rare on trade counters now-a-days.

Whats the saying ’ you do not know what you have got - until its gone’?

 

 

 

 

 

I do know what discounts regular users or trade account holders have enjoyed on parts in the past, I have just been informed that Andrew / George Kenning (who are behind the group) have authorised a 10% discount to MX-5 Club members, upon production of a membership card.

Parts are available from Chesterfield as well as Mansfield.

This is a real shame, the guy who served me at the parts desk was always very helpful and enthusiastic.

I have passed on your comments to Mr Andrew Kenning of the GK group