Transformation for landmark Peninsula site

Village Motors is coming back to the landmark Kippa-Ring site it called home for about 30 years, offering new and used car sales, and finance.

Proud Peninsula local and Managing Director Marlene Newcombe says the new-look Kippa-Ring dealership, at the corner of Elizabeth Ave and Miller St, will sell new KGM SsangYong and Mahindra vehicles as well as a range of used vehicles.

It will open on November 1 and comes as Village Motors’ Rothwell site at 723 Deception Bay Rd, shifts to the Peninsula location.

“We will offer a good mixture of used cars, with 15-year warranty, catering to all price points,” Marlene explains.

“Ausloans Moreton Bay will also be onsite, providing finance options for all of our customers’ needs.

“Ausloans Moreton Bay offers a range of finance options, whether it be for a vehicle, caravan, boat, truck, machinery or personal loan, we have a range of options.”

All servicing will continue to be done at Village Motors’ state-of-the-art service centre at North Lakes.

Great to be back

Marlene says the Newcombe family bought the Kippa-Ring site and Village Motors in 1988, where it remained until about 2019 – two years after it opened its North Lakes dealership.

“It’s a magnificent site and it’s got a lot of exposure,” she says.

“It will be great to have a presence on the Redcliffe Peninsula again, a place where the Village Motors brand and connection with the community is strong.”

The new-look dealership will open on November 1, with a soft launch, before ramping up from December 1. Keep an eye on the Village Motors Facebook page for opening promotions.

The flagship dealership at 11-21 Stapylton St, North Lakes, will continue to sell GWM, GMC, GMSV, Nissan, LDV, Ram Trucks, Geely and a range of pre-owned vehicles.

Proud history

For more than 50 years, Village Motors has been selling and servicing new and used vehicles in Brisbane and the Moreton Bay Region.

Marlene was one of the first female motor dealers in Australia and has been involved in the industry since she was 18 years of age.

She believes in giving back to the community and, as a result, has supported many sporting clubs and community groups during that time.

Village Motors has been a supporter of the Dolphins and junior sport across the Moreton Bay region for more than 20 years.

Marlene has been on the Dolphins NRL board since 2021, appointed because of her long-standing connection with the club as sponsor and supporter, and her business acumen.

She’s the only woman to have a seat at the table and was recently presented with life membership of the Redcliffe Dolphins Rugby League Football Club in recognition of her contribution to grassroots rugby league over many decades.

For Marlene, community connection has always been central to what she does in business and in life.

“The community is very important, always has been, to Village Motors and the Newcombe family. You go to a Dolphins game and you know everybody. It’s typical of Redcliffe,” she says.

“I like to invest in the community, employing locals when I can.”