Andrew Sellars has been promoted to the role from the position of area manager where he was responsible for Kia's sales team in the north of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

He joined the brand in 2003 as a regional business manager and he previously worked for the Gordon Lamb group in Sheffield and other carmakers.

In his new role Sellars will be responsible for Kia's contract hire division and developing sales in the fleet sector.

Yaser Shabsogh, Kia sales director said: "Andrew is the perfect individual for this role because he has such extensive experience of our dealer network.”