An Aberdeen car dealership has hailed its best year ever after it sold a “record” 24,000 vehicles last year.
John Clark Motor Group (JCMG) hailed 2014 as its fifth consecutive record-breaking year.
It said turnover rose 28% in 2014 to £604million, while pre-tax profits rose 42% to £10.5million from £7.4million in the prior year.
The group, which represents well-known automotive brands in the north-east and central Scotland said sales of new vehicles rose 16% to 12,926 – another record – and used vehicle sales volumes grew by 17% to 10,566.
The group said it achieved turnover growth across its network of service workshops, accident repair centres and parts operations.
JCMG business development director and company shareholder Chris Clark, said: “It’s fantastic to again report record results for the group following growth of our existing sites and acquisitions since the summer of 2013.
“Investment in our people will continue to be paramount and 2014 saw significant spend on staff training including our in-house management development programme.”
“One of the highlights has been the success on the back of our three Jaguar and Land Rover dealerships which were acquired mid-2013 and we announced last month a fourth addition with the acquisition of Frank Ogg based in Elgin.”
The staff headcount rose by 11% to 1,030, with average earnings value growing by 10% due to performance.
The company’s was recently recognised at the 2015 Automotive Management Awards where it scooped both Best Retail Group (more than 10 sites) and Retailer of The Year.
Mr Clark added: “Customer service remains a high focus for us and we firmly believe that the outstanding results we continue to achieve year on year are driven by our people.
“We will continue to invest in training and development and look forward to another year of customer satisfaction and business growth.”
JCMG represents well-known automotive brands across Scotland including Audi, BMW, Jaguar, Land Rover, Mini, Seat, Škoda Volkswagen and Nissan.
The group has sites in Aberdeen, Cupar, Dundee, Dunfermline, Edinburgh, Kirkcaldy and Perth.