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Bradford-based JCT600 turned in pre-tax profits of £18.6m in the year to 31 December 2015, a marginal improvement on the £18.56m the year before.
Turnover increased by 12% to £1.145bn with new vehicle sales outperforming the market, up 10% compared with the industry average of a 6% increase for the brands represented by JCT600.
Aftersales also saw growth with turnover rising by 12% and gross profit by 13%.
During the year it made £18.3m acquisition of two Mercedes-Benz dealerships in Harrogate and York from Rybrook. In July 2015 JCT600 launched a new responsive web platform.
“It has been another year of strong growth as we have continued with our focus of striving to be the best car retailer rather than the biggest,” said chief executive John Tordoff (pictured).
“The acquisition of another two Mercedes-Benz dealerships in prime North Yorkshire locations has further enhanced our geographic spread and our innovative web offering is making it easier for customers to engage with us from whatever browsing device they choose.
“While the market is extremely competitive, we have proved able to continue to win market share based on our 70 year heritage of offering great value, a choice of quality brands and outstanding service.
“We are constantly looking for ways of improving the customer’s experience with ongoing investments in our team and dealerships as well as implementing industry leading initiatives. We are particularly proud of the progress we have made in our quest to be ‘the best place to work’ with JCT600 this year achieving the Sunday Times ‘Best 100 Companies to Work For’ accreditation.”
Nigel Shaw, group finance director at JCT600, said: “The economic outlook has improved greatly in the last few years and, once the Brexit debate is behind us, we expect business and consumer confidence to remain buoyant going forward.
“With our long heritage and excellent reputation, JCT600 is well placed to continue to take full advantage of these favourable conditions and we hope to see a period of sustained growth.”