HARTLEPOOL'S Vauxhall showroom has been named the best-performing in the UK.

Drive’s Hartlepool dealership was ranked first out of 170 Vauxhall showrooms in the manufacturer’s latest 360 performance rankings.

The firm’s nearby Redcar and Stockton-on-Tees branches were also ranked third and fourth.

Nationally, five of Drive’s dealerships were placed in the top ten.

Drive Motor Retail Group has a network of 17 dealerships across the UK including four in the Teesside area.

The performance rankings are based on retail car sales volume and market share, combined with quality scores from both sales and service customers.

Rob Keenan, joint Managing Director of Drive Motor Retail Group, said: “We are delighted to have performed so well, especially in what has been an exceptionally challenging year for the motor trade.

“It is fantastic to see that the level of sales volumes and customer service is high across our dealer network, shown by the fact that we made up half of the ten best-performing dealerships in the UK.”

Joint Managing Director of Drive, Stuart Harrison said: “The Drive Group takes customer satisfaction very seriously and we always try to go the extra mile.

“I’d like to say thank you to every team member across the UK for the huge contribution they have made.”