John Clark sees four-fold increase in profits to £24m

John Clark Motor Group delivered a strong performance in 2021 with a near quadrupling of pre-tax profits to £24.06m (£6.26m) on turnover up 26.1% to £910.3m (£721.8m).

The group, with dealerships across North, East and Central Scotland, saw new vehicle sales volumes up 7.2% to 12,065, outperforming the UK market.

Its retail used vehicle sales volumes grew by 33.4% to 20,831 units. Service revenue grew by 18.7%, and parts by a further 21.7%, albeit against the backdrop of COVID related closures in 2020.

Chris Clark, group managing director said: “I am immensely proud of what our teams have achieved in 2021.

“They have rebounded from the 2020 challenges and delivered our most successful results in our long 43-year history.

“Whilst I acknowledge that aspects of the market dynamics were very much on our side, I know that our teams worked tirelessly to come together as they harnessed their collective experience and channelled their abilities to make the very most of every opportunity. I want to thank them for all their hard work.”

“Our colleagues at BMW in Aberdeen and Dundee plus Volkswagen Fife, Skoda Perth and Land Rover dealerships in Edinburgh, Perth and Elgin all saw recognition of their 2021 success within their respective manufacturer awards programs. We were also honoured to learn that Glassdoor ranked our senior management team, for their leadership skills, within the top 25 companies in the UK.”