UAE’s biggest showroom for used cars to open in Dubai

UAE conglomerate Al Futtaim has announced plans to open a massive new showroom for used cars next month.

Al-Futtaim Automall – the company’s pre-owned vehicles retailer – will open a new 12,000 sqm site in Dubai Festival City.

Located opposite Ikea and alongside Ace, the new showroom will accommodate over 400 cars from brands such as Nissan, Toyota, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Dodge, Ford, Mitsubishi, Chevrolet and Jeep.

Used vehicles from luxury brands such as BMW, Mercedes, Lexus, Volvo, Infiniti, Jaguar, Land Rover and Porsche will also be available.

Declan McCluskey, managing director of Automall, said: “The new showroom, once open, will offer the widest range of pre-owned vehicles from the world’s leading brands all under one roof.

“Automall is already possibly the biggest used car brand in the UAE with over 1,000 cars on offer across our outlets, and which are also displayed on our website.”

The retailer sells cars that are under five years old and that have driven no more than 75,000km.

Each vehicle goes through a 99-point check before being offered for sale. Automall also offers warranty for the vehicles.

“In recent years, we have seen consistently strong demand for used cars, with a small growth of 3 per cent across our existing operations between 2015 and 2016,” said McCluskey.

“That growth has continued into this year and our expectations are for a further 10 per cent increase across our existing sites. The new operation at DFC offers a wider range of cars and we expect will increase our sales volumes even further.”

The UAE’s used cars market is expected to grow steadily as the automotive market matures, according to experts.

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