Retailers gathered at London’s 8 Northumberland Avenue yesterday for the seventeenth Auto Dealer Retailer Awards. This 12 months marked the introduction of two model new classes, New Automobile Retailer of the Yr, and the Lady of the Yr.
Round 150 retailers attended and 30 retailers acquired accolades for his or her customer support, digital excellence, innovation, dedication to sustainability, and for efficiently adapting to challenges.
Auto Dealer’s CEO, Nathan Coe, mentioned: “The Retailer Awards are a real spotlight for us within the calendar because it’s a possibility to rejoice the easiest in automotive retailing.
“Successful these awards is hard, it’s impartial, its information and truth primarily based, and it’s unbiased, so even to be amongst this 12 months’s shortlist is a large achievement, notably in a market that’s not been simple this 12 months.
“The only constant in our industry is change and so it’s a privilege to come together and celebrate the retailers who continuously evolve and adapt and who take every challenge as an invitation to innovate.”
The winner of the primary ever Auto Dealer Lady of the Yr was Kate Carter, Head of Truck Gross sales, at eStar Truck and Van. This 12 months’s finalists had been Verity Cornelius, Normal Supervisor, Bristol Road Motors Sunderland, and Samantha Platt, Aftersales Director, Acorn Motor Group.
Coe mentioned: “I’m particularly proud that this 12 months we’ve launched the Lady of the Yr class, recognising the various distinctive ladies who’re so integral to the success of our trade.
“We believe all businesses are better for having high levels of diversity which is why we believe it’s so important to recognise women and other groups that are currently underrepresented, so that they might inspire others to join what is a massive and important industry in the UK.”
Retailer of the Yr, was awarded to various companies. JMC Used Automobiles (beneath 50 vehicles), Alexanders Status (50-100 vehicles), and Group 1 (over 100 vehicles) received within the automotive class, while Agnew Volkswagen Van Centre (beneath 20 vans), Clark Commercials (20-50 vans), and Van Nationwide (over 50 vans) lifted trophies within the van class.
