The Motorline Group, specialists in resale of cars such as Hyundai, Nissan and Maserati, see a boost in turnover

A family owned car sales group boosted their turnover, largely due to the fact they added five extra businesses to their portfolio last year.

Motorline Group represents a number of named car brands as main car dealers across the county, with a number of Kent showrooms.

The pre-tax profit of £1.3m fell just short of the year before, however, the turnover saw a substantial increase of £37.9m, according to accounts filed to Companies House for 2014.

The Motorline group has seen a strong start to the year
The Motorline group has seen a strong start to the year

The group, founded in Canterbury back in 1972, operates as a new, used and aftersales activity car dealer across the UK - with sites in Ashford, Canterbury, Dartford, Maidstone, Tunbridge Wells, and Gillingham.

In the report, director Glen Obee indicated that that principal activity for the company was that of motor dealers, with overall profit for the financial year being almost £950,000 - up from £931k in 2013.

The total turnover was over £132 million, an increase of almost £40m, which the business review hails as a result of the acquisition of five Toyta/Lexus garages based in Bristol and South Wales.

Motorline has a number of showrooms across the UK
Motorline has a number of showrooms across the UK

Motorline employs more than 900 people in its locations across the UK, where it represents Volkswagen, Toyota, Lexus, Hyundai, Renault, Dacia, ŠKODA, Nissan and Peugeot in around 30 showrooms.

The directors are confident that actions taken will generate an improvement in figures for 2015.

Motorline has also continued its growth with the regeneration of its Parkwood complex on Bircholt Road, Maidstone, part of a major redevelopment of four dealerships in the town - the £7 million project officially opened its doors on April 24.

The car sales specialist has opened new showrooms in Maidstone for 2015
The car sales specialist has opened new showrooms in Maidstone for 2015

Director Glen Obee said: “Motorline has been a growing part of the Maidstone community over the last four year.

"We employ over 100 staff across the four businesses in Parkwood, including a complete mix of skillsets from accountants and administrators to sales executives and vehicle technicians.”

“With this major investment in dedicated new facilities at Maidstone, we will continue o offer some of the best motor deals in the region, as well as the outstanding levels of customer service and after sales services for which Motorline is well-known.”

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