Getty Images John Clark Motor Group, the family-owned and run north, east and central Scotland car sales business, has said 2019 saw a continued background of marketplace challenges caused by economic and political uncertainty, which led to reduced consumer confidence. However, Aberdeen-based JCMG said it saw positive results despite the challenging environment and goes on to talk of having generated improved results in 2020. John Clark, chairman, said: “In addition to the economic and political pressures, dealer groups were under sustained demand to deliver high new car sales targets which resulted in self registrations and increased interest costs. As a result, many leading dealer groups reported a decline in turnover during 2019, but the strength and mix of JCMG’s franchise portfolio resulted in JCMG holding our turnover at £821m.