Behind the scenes of simply buying a car, there’s a network of dealers, distributors and importers. Much of this can be traced back to a handful of family-run businesses that have been at the core of car distribution for decades. The Gowan Group was founded in 1969 by Con Smith and has been one of the pillars of Ireland’s car distribution business since, responsible for Opel, Fiat and Peugeot to name but a few. In the last few years, the complexion of the Gowan Group business – with nearly €600 million in revenue – has shifted and changed but it…

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