Profits surge to €4.7m at Cork-based car firm Johnson & Perrott

Pre-tax profits at one of the largest car dealerships in the country, the Cork-based Johnson & Perrott group, last year increased by 28.5% to €4.68m.

This follows revenues at the group rising by 22.5%, from €63m to €77.2m.

The figures show that the Whitaker family, who own the business, last year received a dividend of €615,000, which followed a dividend payout of €410,000 in 2014.