Opel Ireland has appointed Blackstone Motor Group to the Opel Dealer Network.

The appointment sees the introduction of the Opel franchise for New Vehicle Sales and Aftersales to Blackstone Motor Group's dealerships in both Cavan and Louth. An official signing of contracts was attended by Noel Stewart, Managing Director and Donal Waters, Director.

Noel Stewart began his motor industry career as an apprentice mechanic, climbing the ranks through sales and aftersales roles before he became a Dealer Principal at the young age of 29. Donal Waters first developed his motor industry expertise in car fleet hire, prior to him joining a manufacturer team and excelling in sales management roles.

Joining forces in 2007, Blackstone Motor Group was born when the dynamic duo opened their first showroom in Drogheda. Strengthening their presence in the North East, they later invested in a state-of-the-art showroom in Cavan in 2016, adding a third expansive premises in Dundalk to their portfolio by 2019.

Priding themselves on a personal and customer-centric approach, Noel and Donal have been familiar faces at both the SIMI National Franchise awards and local Drogheda Chamber of Commerce awards. Crowned National Franchised Sales and Aftersales Operation of the Year 2015, they won the Drogheda Chamber of Commerce SME Business of the Year 2016 accolade and enjoyed the Drogheda Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Award for Best Customer Service for two years running in 2014 and 2015.

Speaking of the appointment, James Brooks, Managing Director of Leeson Motors, Opel Importer in Ireland said: "The addition of Blackstone Motor Group to the Opel Dealer Network fills key open points for us in both Cavan and Louth and this appointment is strategically very important to us, as we bring to market a host of new models and strive to grow our national market share, whilst strengthening our Aftersales business. Noel and Donal have very successfully built their business and their enthusiasm is infectious. We warmly welcome them and their team to the Opel Dealer Network and I wish them every success with the Opel brand."

Commenting, Noel Stewart, said: "Adding Opel to our existing brands in Cavan, Drogheda and Dundalk presents us with much opportunity for further growth as the Opel brand rejuvenates its model line-up in the next six months. We very much look forward to providing our customers with a full offering of Opel passenger cars and light commercial vehicle sales, services and parts.'