Tag Archives: John O Hanlon

Award-winning dealer John O’ Hanlon will give a key note presentation at the Motor Tradre Retailing EXPO 2023, which takes place in Silverstone on 17 October. Billed as the ultimate event for the car industry, the event is targeted at dealers with exclusive access to keynote speakers from big name companies, including Microsoft and Savills, Pendragon, Auto Trader and many ...

John O’Hanlon, CEO of Waylands Group, is to speak at the Vehicle Remarketing Association’s (VRA) 2024 Seminar. He will look at how dealers are fighting to maintain margins, maximise profits and deal with new manufacturer approaches to dealership relationships. Other speakers include the Bank of England (BoE) and the Government’s Office for Zero Emissions Vehicles (OZEV) have been named for ...

Waylands Automotive turned in a strong performance in 2022 with pre-tax profits up 14.9% to £3.1m on turnover up 35.2% to £168.4m. On a like for like basis pre-tax profits were down -14.2% to £2.3m on turnover down -2.7% to £94m. The group delivered new car volumes of 1,807 (2021: 1,724), used car volumes of 2,333 (1,904) and aftersales revenue ...

Waylands has opened Waylands E, a multi-franchise Electric Vehicle Centre in Berkshire alongside its latest MG business on Newbury Motor Park. Waylands also represent Volvo and Kia across the Thames Valley in Reading, Oxford, Swindon and Bristol Waylands MG Newbury and Waylands E will be situated on Newbury Motor Park next to the existing Waylands Volvo retailer and will open ...

Waylands Automotive is pushing ahead with plans to install rapid chargers in its dealerships. A Volvo branded Delta 200kW Ultra-Fast Charger is being installed at Waylands Bristol as part of its ongoing commitment to investing in EV infrastructure.. The Delta UFC200 has a 200kW capacity, which can be split in 2 x 100kW to enable two EVs to be charged ...

Waylands has opened its new Volvo dealership in Bristol, joining existing Volvo franchises in Newbury, Oxford, Reading & Swindon. The dealership, with an eight-car showroom, will offer over 70 Approved Used vehicles from across the Volvo range, all covered by the Volvo Approved Used Selekt scheme. Bristol forms a contiguous territory to its existing sites, and the group will now ...

Waylands is to represent Volvo in Bristol, taking its number of Volvo dealerships to five. Trading will commence in mid-August with the completion of a newly built 17,000sq ft Volvo Retail Environment (VRE) dealership located at the former Rolls-Royce Works in Filton. Waylands has been working with Volvo UK and St Francis Group throughout the construction as it nears completion ...

Waylands Automotive saw pre-tax profits up 32% to £502,000 on turnover of £85.6m (2018: £36.2m) in the year to 31 December 2019. The group, which now runs Volvo dealerships in Reading, Oxford, Newbury and Swindon, said that despite the impact of Coronavirus, it expected profits for 2020 to be in line with last year and an improved result in 2021. ...

Waylands Automotive, the fledgling dealer group created by ex-Ridgeway CEO John O Hanlon, has delivered its first set of results. The group saw pre-tax profits of £380,000 on turnover of £36.2m in the year to December 2018, according to results filed at Companies House. Waylands has expanded fast through a series of acquisitions of Volvo businesses. In November 2017 it ...

Waylands Automotive has relocated its Volvo business in Reading to new £6m premises close to the M4 motorway. Volvo Waylands is now located on Reading Gateway development on Imperial Way. Waylands CEO John O’Hanlon launched the group in November 2017 with the acquisition of a Volvo franchise in Reading. The launch came just 16 months after he stepped down from ...