Kia appoints John Keane & Sons Roscommon to dealer network

Kia Ireland has announced John Keane & Sons Roscommon as its newest sales and aftersales dealership.

Based on Lanesboro Street in Roscommon Town, Keanes has been in business since 1974. Headed up by John and Micheál Keane, the business employs over 20 people in the area.

John Keane & Sons Roscommon is now operating as John Keane Kia with immediate effect.

Welcoming the appointment, Ronan Flood, managing director, Kia Ireland, said: “We are delighted that John Keane Kia have taken on our franchise at such an exciting time for the brand. As a brand, Kia are now firmly established as a top five manufacturer in the country.

“Before this appointment, we had no Roscommon dealer and Keanes have a very loyal customer base from their many years in business, so we are excited to now showcase our product to their customers. We look forward to working with all the team in John Keane Kia going forward.”

John Keane, dealer principal at John Keane Kia, commented: “We are in business over 50 years, we have a fantastic team here in Roscommon and wonderful customers.

“As part of this new partnership, we will continue to deliver our unrivalled customer support that people have come to expect from us over the years.

“We are nearing completion on our new state of the art workshop extension and will soon be investing in our showroom to meet the new Kia Global Store concept standards.

“We look forward with excitement to sharing these updates with our customers and to be representing Kia in Roscommon into the future.”