NORTH-EAST car dealer Vertu Motors has expanded further outside the region and leased premises in Yorkshire.

The Newcastle-based group plans to open a Motor Nation used car outlet on the 1.3-acre site in Doncaster.

Vertu said the ongoing expansion of Motor Nation is in line with the group's strategy to grow the business Vertu was founded by former Reg Vardy executives in 2006 and is the tenth largest motor retailer in the UK by turnover.

The company floated on the Alternative Investment Market in December 2006, and three months later it bought Bristol Street Group for £40m.

Chief executive Robert Forrester said: "I am pleased we have delivered on our strategy to expand our Motor Nation brand."

It is our intention to continue to identify additional sites with which to expand Motor Nation."