Over the last 40 years Struan Motors have grown from humble beginnings to become one of the most popular places for people in Tayside, and much further afield, to choose to purchase their new car. Although Struan Motors now offer a choice of 4 new car franchises, a large stock of used cars, a fast-fit centre, vehicle rental and a full after-sales service, it was not always like that
Struan Rober
tson, as a time served mechanic with an excellent reputation first branched out on his own in 1974 with a small holding at Kinfauns just outside Perth, where he specialised in the servicing and repair of Volkswagens. However, as his reputation spread, it soon became clear that the business needed to expand in order to meet customer demand and so his brother John joined him as they moved into larger premises in South William Street in Perth in 1977. Struan Motors popularity flourished, helped by the convenience of this new city centre location, and soon adjacent property was taken over to help cope with demand and allow for the arrival of the Mazda franchise which was awarded way back in 1981, making Struans one of the longest established Mazda dealers in Scotland! The next big step was when, due to their growing reputation for customer service, Toyota chose Struans to represent them in Perth, which once again required more room, and a showroom in nearby Victoria Street was created. The site that is now the landmark Struans Motor Village in Crieff Road, Perth first started off in 1985 when our Toyota showroom moved there, to a site where only a year earlier sheep had been grazing!. Ever since then there has been continual development with the opening of our Peugeot showroom in 1989, and our new Mazda showroom in 1995 and most recently the introduction of Mitsubishi in 2010. The site has also seen a large and spacious used car display area created, with a large customer car parking area rarely seen at dealerships plus landscaping, water features. Over the years Struans had developed a loyal customer base from all over the country, but particularly in Dundee. This led us to take over premises there in 2000. A building previously owned by Hydro Electric was taken over and transformed into a state of the art Toyota 'retail concept' showroom with Mitsubishi also being added in 2010.
