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Tonight’s the night! Preparations underway for the AM Awards 2022

The 2022 AM Awards will be held in London for the first time on May 12

Preparations are underway for tonight’s AM Awards 2022 as the top performing car retail sector businesses and employees head to London to celebrate their successes.

The showcase black tie event will welcome ITV News anchor Nina Hossain as host and comedian Milton Jones as it heads to the Westminster Bridge Hotel, at the heart of the capital, this evening.

Guests are invited to follow the action via AM’s Twitter account, @AMchatter, and share their experiences from the night on the same platform using the hashtag #AMAwards.

A total 25 awards will be presented on the night, in front of a sell-out audience.

The full list of awards finalists can be viewed on AM-online.

The winners at the 2021 AM Awards held at the ICC BirminghamEvent host and ITV News anchor Hossain will be announcing the winners.

Also the face of BBC’s Hard Spell contest, delivering spelling challenges to test the nation’s schoolchildren, Hossain started her broadcasting career as a producer, reporter and presenter on Border Television, also hosts press conferences for ITV and the BFI including Broadchurch and Liar, where she interviews a range of actors, writers and directors.

Comedian Milton Jones will provide the after-dinner laughs.

Jones is a Perrier and Sony award-winning comedian whose work is regularly showcased on Radio 4 (with nine series of his own show) and has also been seen on Live at the Apollo, Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow, and Mock the Week, as well as in his first novel, Where Do Comedians Go When They Die?

He’s also been a regular writer on BBC1’s hit Not Going Out, is a panel show regular and writer and star of Radio 4 series Another Case of Milton Jones, Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones!, and The Very World of Milton Jones describes his live act as “weaving threads of ideas with the tatters of his life, to fashion a uniquely fetching jumper of obscurity”.

The latest AM industry special issue

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Any general manager has so many plates to spin, and they must foster a talented team that they can rely on to not just do the basics well, but to sprinkle some magic on top that customers can notice.

If the marketplace in 2023 is steadily returning to relative normality, this normality now includes the drive to find customers for an increasing supply of electric vehicles, and the need to source used cars from all channels and market them carefully. And of course there are the desires to delight consumers with an omnichannel experience and to hold on to decent margins after a couple of years of strong profitability.

The expectations of both the customer and the business’s stakeholder must be achieved to the optimum level.

In this special digital publication, industry experts, prominent suppliers and franchised dealers share their insights on the major aspects required in running a modern dealership well.

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