Volkswagen main dealer McAllister Volkswagen of Airside Motor Park, County Dublin and the Joe Duffy Motor Group have reached an agreement whereby the ownership of the McAllister Volkswagen business will transfer in its entirety to Joe Duffy Motor Group by the end of the year.

Under the agreement, which will see the McAllister Volkswagen staff of twenty-two transfer to the Joe Duffy Motor Group, the dealership will continue to operate under the name McAllister Volkswagen in Airside Motor Park, Swords, County Dublin.

Welcoming the agreement, Volkswagen Group Ireland CEO Simon Elliott wanted to thank the McAllisters for their excellent service to the Volkswagen brand. "The McAllisters have been exemplary in every sense of the word as Volkswagen retailers and I would like to thank them for the exceptional levels of customer satisfaction that they have brought to the brand. I'd also like to welcome Joe Duffy to the Volkswagen family and we look forward to working with them in the future."

Gavin Hydes, Joe Duffy Motor Group CEO said, "This acquisition marks the beginning of another exciting chapter in the Group's development. We have long been admirers of the Volkswagen Brand and are very pleased to be representing Volkswagen in such a key geographic location".

Welcoming the agreement McAllister Volkswagen dealer principal Richard McAllister said, "We are pleased that the future interests of our customers and staff will be safeguarded under the ownership and management of the Joe Duffy Motor Group whose culture and values mirror those that have been central to our business since its foundation."