McLaren racing champions Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button both showed up at the opening of the first ever McLaren dealership in London. McLaren Automotive Chairman Ron Dennis was also seen on the floor mingling with guests and delivering a speech. The first and currently only car to be sold will be the MP4-12C which will be available across 19 countries, including South Africa.
Dennis, who retired from running the racing team at the end of 2009, said: “We are fiercely proud of the McLaren brand and I am personally proud that we are welcoming into the McLaren family some of the world’s best car retailers, many of whom are with us tonight. I look forward to delivering great cars to them, as I know we share a common objective: we are driven to succeed and we try to be the best at everything that we do.”
There will not be any more dealerships than the current 35 global that have been signed off. At least not yet. McLaren is keen to keep things exclusive and service levels extremely high for its selected customers.
South Africa gets its first allocated MP4-12Cs later this year. If your name is not on the list yet then you’ll have to wait up to two years as the first 18 months of production are already spoken for.
Ummm... a business opportunity for those hustlers. In the past people have been known to pay the hefty deposits required for such waiting list, only to sell their spot for a nice chunk of money later on.
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