Motor dealership has €600k losses

ONE of the main Volkswagen dealerships in the midwest, Western Garages, sustained pre-tax losses of almost €600,000 in 2008.

In accounts filed with the Companies’ Office, they show the Ennis-based Western Garages Ltd had pre-tax losses of €594,503 to the end of December 2008.

The chief factor behind the losses is €316,464 in interest payments that mainly arise from costs associated with the company relocating to new showrooms on the eastern approach to Ennis in October 2006.