A "RETUNING" of its UK dealerships helped car seller Pendragon record a 41 per cent rise in profits.
The UK's biggest car dealership group said its domestic business had performed particularly well, while results for its German operation also improved.
Announcing figures for the six months to June 30, Nottingham-based Pendragon said pre-tax profits before one-offs and goodwill reached £24.2m.
The group said it expected full- year figures to beat analysts' forecasts, currently about £33.8m.
Pendragon employs 4,300 people at about 100 new and used car dealerships in the UK, trading under brands including PJ Evans, in Birmingham, Stratstone, in London and Derwent, in Leeds.
Its US business trades in California, selling mainly Jaguars and Land Rovers, but also Aston Martins. The group has a number of dealerships in Germany.
Pendragon said the group's results were partly due to a "retuning" of its UK portfolio, selling a number of lower performing Ford dealerships and "smaller dealerships in outlying areas".
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