As we welcome Land Rover to the Park Place family, we invite you to experience the All-New Land Rover Discovery.
Created for those with an adventurous spirit and a drive to go above and beyond. Join Land Rover’s intrepid Global Ambassadors Kenton Cool, Monty Halls, Ben Saunders and Ed Stafford, as each collect their specification of All-New Discovery; designed to complement their outdoor lifestyles with the capability and versatility to tackle any family adventure.
“Sometimes the moments that never happen matter the most.” This is the beguiling thought that lies behind Volvo Cars’ new XC60 film. But what does it mean?
Taking a typically human approach, Volvo has captured the essence of how advanced safety technology has the power to change the lives of people both in and around the car.
The film follows a young girl’s journey to her first day at a new school and shows a glimpse of what life holds for her in the coming years – growing up, travelling the world, settling down and raising a family. All of this comes to an abrupt stop as the girl steps out in front of an oncoming Volvo car. The Volvo’s safety system detects the girl and applies its autonomous emergency brake, preventing what could have been a life-changing collision. The film ends with a conclusion: “Sometimes the moments that never happen matter the most.”
Over 1.2 million people die in traffic accidents around the globe each year, but Volvo believes its vision of an injury and fatality-free future can soon be a reality.
Volvo Cars presented several new safety features with the launch of the new XC60. A steer support functionality has been added to Volvo’s City Safety autonomous emergency braking system, while a new system, Oncoming Lane Mitigation, uses steer assist to help mitigate head-on collisions. Volvo’s Blind Spot Information System (BLIS) has also been updated with a steer assist function to reduce the risk of lane-changing collisions.
The new XC60 replaces Volvo’s highly successful original XC60, which was the bestselling premium mid-sized SUV in Europe with more than a million units sold globally since its debut in 2008.
“This film featuring the new XC60 highlights how important active safety systems have become and reflects Volvo’s leadership in this area. We launched our City Safety autonomous emergency braking system as standard equipment in all new Volvos back in 2008, starting with the first generation XC60. Today, these systems are finally becoming an industry standard,” said Anders Gustafsson, Senior Vice President, Region EMEA at Volvo Car Group.
Ninety-four per cent of all accidents are caused by human factors. By using advanced safety technology Volvo believes it can help to reduce the human factor in traffic accidents.
“Safety is at the heart of everything we do at Volvo Cars. It always has been and it always will be. With this film we hope to remind people why we continue to focus on car safety, and how important it is for us all,” said Björn Annwall Senior Vice President Global Consumer Experience at Volvo Car Group.
In Sweden alone, Volvo has seen a decline of around 45 per cent in rear-end frontal crashes thanks to its collision warning with autobrake system.
“We have been working with collision avoidance systems for many years and we can see how effective they are. With the XC60 we are determined to take the next step in reducing avoidable collisions with the addition of steering support and assistance systems. At Volvo we take that extra step – we protect people inside and outside the car whenever possible,” said Malin Ekholm, Vice President, Volvo Cars Safety Centre.
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Volvo Car Group in 2016
For the 2016 financial year, Volvo Car Group recorded an operating profit of 11,014 MSEK (6,620 MSEK in 2015). Revenue over the period amounted to 180,672 MSEK (164,043 MSEK). For the full year 2016, global sales reached a record 534,332 cars, an increase of 6.2 per cent versus 2015. The record sales and operating profit cleared the way for Volvo Car Group to continue investing in its global transformation plan.
About Volvo Car Group
Volvo has been in operation since 1927. Today, Volvo Cars is one of the most well-known and respected car brands in the world with sales of 534,332 cars in 2016 in about 100 countries. Volvo Cars has been under the ownership of the Zhejiang Geely Holding (Geely Holding) of China since 2010. It formed part of the Swedish Volvo Group until 1999, when the company was bought by Ford Motor Company of the US. In 2010, Volvo Cars was acquired by Geely Holding.
As of December 2016, Volvo Cars had over 31,000 employees worldwide. Volvo Cars head office, product development, marketing and administration functions are mainly located in Gothenburg, Sweden. Volvo Cars head office for China is located in Shanghai. The company’s main car production plants are located in Gothenburg (Sweden), Ghent (Belgium), Chengdu and Daqing (China), while engines are manufactured in Skövde (Sweden) and Zhangjiakou (China) and body components in Olofström (Sweden).
Honoring 30 years in the luxury automotive market, Park Place Dealerships is proud to announce their first-ever, Luxury & Supercar Showcase hosted by the Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas in Las Colinas. Scheduled for September 9th, this unique lifestyle and auto showcase will feature some of the world’s most exciting luxury and high performance vehicles, including Rolls-Royce, Bentley, McLaren, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Lexus, Jaguar, Land Rover and more.
In addition, there will be a Concours Invitational Car Show with a select group of rare supercars, luxury, sports and classic cars from private collectors. This ticketed event will allow guests to enjoy curated culinary and sipping experiences along with stunning fashion displays, a unique boutique with upscale retail offerings, special presentations/meet & greets with industry experts. The event will benefit the Momentous Institute.
You can purchase your tickets or register your own classic or high performance show-stopper by visiting us at www.ParkPlace.com/SupercarShowcase
Accessible Luxury is an event that brings fashionable people and luxury products together in an environment that has a singular focus,the health and well-being of children. The event benefits Scottish Rite Hospital, a long time community partner of Park Place Dealerships. Park Place believes deeply in Scottish Rite Hospital’s mission- they are the best at what they do and Park Place is proud to partner with Scottish Rite Hospital each year for the Accessible Luxury Event.
Founded in 1921 by Dr. W.B. Carrell and a group of local Masons, Scottish Rite Hospital has treated more than a quarter of a million children over the past 95 years. Located in Dallas, the hospital currently has more than 22,000 active patients. Last year, they had more than 36,000 outpatient visits and performed more than 2,500 surgeries. Patients receive treatment regardless of their family’s ability to pay.
As of July 1, 2017, Park Place Jaguar will have officially made the leap to Grapevine with an expanded inventory selection to now include Land Rover. Set right off 114, Park Place Jaguar-Land Rover DFW will continue to deliver excellent sales, service, and ownership experiences for Jaguar and now Land Rover enthusiasts alike.
“We currently have two dealerships, as well as a body shop in Grapevine,” said Ken Schnitzer, chairman of Park Place Dealerships. “Building a Jaguar Land Rover dealership in Northeast Tarrant County is a natural extension for our company as this market continues to grow. Jaguar has just introduced the new XE and F-PACE, the first SUV in the brand’s history. Land Rover is an iconic brand that introduced the first luxury SUV in the world and has a tremendous following.”
Park Place Jaguar Land Rover will feature a two-story, LEED-certified facility. The shop will include 30 service bays and 12 make ready bays. The showroom can accommodate up to 12 new Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles. A nine-car service drive and 2,800 square foot car wash will round out the areas dedicated to serving a client’s needs.
“Northeast Tarrant County is a great community to do business and with the opening of Jaguar Land Rover, Park Place will have a larger footprint to serve our growing client base,” said Gary Venner, president of Park Place Dealerships. “I have been fortunate to live and work in this community for more than 30 years. It is an honor to work for a company that stands for integrity, respect and excellence and to serve the clients who become a part of our Park Place family.”
ark Place Jaguar- Land Rover DFW will be located at 1300 East State highway 114, DFW Airport, TX 76251, on the corner of E. State highway 114 and Metro Circle Drive.
The Park Place brand has become synonymous with offering clients a high quality ownership experience. The company continues to be recognized locally and nationally with top honors for its customer service, sales, and excellent processes.
Park Place Jaguar Plano has been named a recipient of the 2016 Pride of Jaguar Retailer Excellence five years in a row. Sixteen of the 162 Jaguar dealers across the United Stated were selected based upon being top performers in three core business categories; customer advocacy, sales and business excellence. Out of the 16, only one Jaguar retailer is awarded the esteemed Marque of Distinction title for being the top retailer for its brand. Jaguar Plano is proud to have earned the Marque of Distinction as the #1 Jaguar dealership in the country three years in a row.
Park Place continues to invest in building facilities that are client friendly, energy efficient, and designed with its clients and employees in mind. Each dealership showcases Park Place’s distinctive style in a warm, inviting environment.
About Park Place Dealerships
Ken Schnitzer founded Park Place Dealerships in 1987 with a single Mercedes-Benz dealership on Oak Lawn. Today, Park Place Dealerships employs more than 2,000 people and operates 17 full-service dealerships and three body shops. Park Place represents the following luxury brands: Jaguar, Lexus, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Infiniti, Volvo, smart, Lotus, Rolls-Royce, Bentley, McLaren, and Maserati. For more information about Park Place Dealerships, visit www.parkplace.com.
Inspired students from Frisco ISD recently gathered at Park Place Lexus Plano to share their passion in science, technology, engineering and math as the grand prize winner in the high school category for the Lexus Eco Challenge. The “Second Chance Band” from Lebanon Trail High School was the top winner among the 30 finalists in the national competition. 
To address landfills filling up with trash across the United States and the increase of ocean trash pollution, “Second Chance Band” made an impact in their community and worldwide with a unique upcycling project using trash and other discarded objects to create instruments. The team’s focus was to educate the community of landfill stress and demonstrate the value for trash through a culture of upcycling and re-purposing. During their research, the team learned how different instruments are made and the materials required. They found that these materials could all be found in a landfill. The team collected old
The Grand Prize-winning team earned $30,000. The team divides the grand prize: a $7,000 grant for the school, a $3,000 grant for the team’s teacher advisor, and $20,000 in scholarships for the students to share. This prize money, in addition to $10,000 the school previously was awarded, brings the total prize money to $40,000.
More than 75 handmade instruments were made, including a violin from a tin lunch box and discarded violin neck, small drums from a Styrofoam box, old x-ray films and a broken picture frame, and flutes from found metal pipes. Using social media, the team was able to reach the global community and share their how-to videos. Making even more of an impact, the team sent the recycled instruments to areas in need around the world, from Latin America to the Middle East.
In its tenth year, the Lexus Eco Challenge is an educational program and contest that inspires and empowers young people to learn about the environment and take action to improve it. High school and middle school teams nationwide define an environmental issue that is important to them, develop an action plan to address the issue, implement the plan, and report on the results. To learn more about the program and the winners visit: www.scholastic.com/lexus.
The 2016-2017 Lexus Eco Challenge had more than 1,700 student participants. Thirty-two middle and high school teams were selected as finalists for the Lexus Eco Challenge, each claiming a $10,000 prize to be shared among the team, teacher, and school. For the final challenge, all 32 finalist teams were tasked with reaching beyond their local community to inspire environmental action. The teams communicated their innovative ideas to a wide audience in the last round, broadening the reach of their work to people outside of their communities and even further abroad.
With hundreds of people gathered at Park Place Lexus Plano recently for the reveal of the 2018 Lexus LC500, the air was buzzing with excitement as guests eagerly awaited the reveal of Lexus’ latest engineering marvel.
Guests dined on cuisine from the Clutch Bar and Restaurant and sipped on cocktails from Monkey Shoulder Whisky and Reyka Vodka as well as crafted sips from Concrete Cowboy, opening soon in Frisco at The Star. There was a special tasting of The Balvenie, the only single malt that is still handcrafted in the traditional manner. While listening to DJ Andre’, guests enjoyed House of Cigars hand-rolled cigars while The Gents Place offered shoe shines. For racing aficionados, taking the controls of the newest racing simulator was a fun opportunity to rev their engines.
Park Place Lexus Plano, a generous corporate partner, presented a check to TeamConnor Childhood Cancer Foundation for nearly $10,000 in support of the organization’s effort to fund childhood cancer research.
As time approached to unveil the car, an urban street dancer gave a special performance before pulling back the cover to reveal the LC500’s craftsmanship.
While the new 2018 Lexus LC500 is a luxury coupe, the “LC” actually stands for “Lexus Challenge.” It’s important to note because Lexus Master Driver Akio Toyoda gave the design team the challenge that the word “boring” and “Lexus” should never again appear in the same sentence. After the introduction of the LC500, it’s a safe bet that will never again happen.
The LC500 has been engineered from the ground up to be an exciting, luxury grand-touring vehicle… quick and responsive with an angry, guttural sound that will turn heads as your blow past the competition. But refined with plush leather seats that envelop you in luxury. All packaged with the unparalleled reliability upon which Lexus has built its brand.
Lexus states this is the stiffest car they’ve ever made, including the LFA. Built with lightweight aluminum panels and carbon fiber, the LC500 is powered by a naturally aspirated 5.0 Liter V8 with a new Aisin 10-speed automatic transmission to deftly move the low, aggressive sportster tight into curves and hug the hills with maximum response and superb comfort. The LC 500’s ample 467 horsepower/389 lb.-ft. of torque are civilized by six-piston front and four-piston rear brake calipers. In layman’s terms: this beautiful beast leaps from 0-to-60 mph in under 4.5 seconds. And you look … and feel… marvelous while doing it.
The LC 500 starts at $92,995, and the LC 500h (hybrid model) $97,505. Standard equipment on both models include adaptive suspension, 20-inch forged alloy wheels, run-flat tires, a glass-panel roof, intelligent high-beam LED headlights, LED taillights, a 12-speaker Pioneer surround sound system, navigation, and the Lexus Safety System+ consisting of pre-collision warning/auto braking with pedestrian detection, all-speed cruise control, and lane-departure warning. An optional Mark Levinson Audio System is available, featuring 13 speakers and an 11-channel amplifier to drive 915 watts of silky smooth sound.
We invite you to visit our team at Park Place Lexus Plano, and experience the marvel of the 2018 Lexus LC 500.
Ken Schnitzer founded Park Place Dealerships 30 years ago and today employs more than 2,100 people. The 18 full-service dealerships represent luxury brands including Lexus, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Volvo, smart, Jaguar, Land Rover, Rolls-Royce, Bentley, McLaren, and Maserati. Park Place is currently building a new Land Rover/Jaguar dealership in Grapevine, scheduled to open July 2017, and a new Grapevine Porsche dealership opening in 2018. For more info, visit parkplace.com.
Park Place Sprinter Fort Worth has been your place for Sprinter sales and service since 2014. Our Sprinter team relies on the Park Place core convictions of Unwavering Integrity, Passionate Service, and Personal Commitment to Excellence to successfully set them apart from any other Sprinter Dealership. Whether it be a service, a new purchase, or a custom fit- our Sprinter team will provide you with an extraordinary automotive experience that’s truly unique.
The Park Place Fort Worth Sprinter Team Includes:
Our Sprinter team members are experts in Sprinter experiences. Due to their passion in recognizing the superiority of the Sprinter in the commercial van market, acquiring extensive Mercedes-Benz Sprinter product training and certifications, and a team commitment to excellence, they can provide all clients with the most up to date Sprinter information and services.
Contact John, Tyler, or Jimmy at Park Place Motorcars Fort Worth today with any Sprinter inquiries- they are more than happy to help you find, fix, or tune up the commercial van that fits your lifestyle.
Park Place Dealerships is excited to announce the addition of a new Desktop login feature to the Preferred Benefits Program on ParkPlace.com. As of June 2017, all clients will have access their “Preferred Benefits” which includes offers, incentives, status updates, scheduling appointments, and Park Place updates, right on the Park Place website. With this new added feature, access to your Preferred Rewards will be as easy as 1-2-3.
To access the Preferred Benefits login, simply make your way to ParkPlace.com and click on “Preferred Benefits” in the top right corner of the screen. To login, use the same account credentials as you do for the app.
For those that prefer to use mobile, we have also upgraded our mobile app device compatibility to now include iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. With our newly integrated functionality in accessing the Preferred App on mobile and desktop, we hope to make the Park Place experience that much more unique and personalized for you.
The new Boxster is the sequel that continues the 718 era. At their heart, a four cylinder turbocharged boxer engine beats the same fighting spirit that delivered countless podium finishes. In them lives the will to break away from standards. And to inspire conviction. So it is entirely appropriate that they too should bear these three digits in their name and carry the 718 legend forward.
The new 718 models were made for the sport of it. They are mid-engined roadsters that unite the sporting spirit of the legendary Porsche 718 with the sports car of tomorrow- and transfer it to the road’s of today’s world. With one goal: to take the everyday out of every day.
Compared with the previous models, the result is a new, decidedly more striking design, an even sportier chassis setup and a host of new performance, comfort, and assistance systems. And, of course, up to 350 units of turbocharged horsepower. Only one question remains unanswered: what are you still waiting for?
