A HAMPSHIRE car dealership smashed its sales targets to top off a fantastic year with a new team.

Westover Renault sales went through the roof after the dealership saw its December figures rise by 165 per cent on 2013.

September saw the highest sales of last year with 101 Clios sold in that month alone at Westover Renault.

Chris Swain, Westover Renault brand manager, said: “We’ve definitely seen a boost in confidence in the region over the last few months, with buyers increasingly eager to consider upgrading their car to a new model.

“The smaller vehicles are our most popular ones at the moment because people still have a keen eye on day to day running costs, hence the runaway success of the Clio and the surge in enquiries for the Captur crossover and the Zoe electric car.

“We’ve got a superb team on board, led by our sales manager, Jamie Speed.

“They’re all young and there’s a great relationship between them – plenty of banter and enthusiasm, coupled with a real desire to deliver top quality customer service. They are a motivated and well-mannered group and we feel lucky to have them on board.”

Chris added that most of the car sales were to people who have never owned a Renault before, and that Renault UK has also had similar success in 2014, outpacing market growth for 18 consecutive months.

Overall, Renault car sales are up by more than 50 per cent compared to this time last year, and van sales have gone up by 39 per cent.