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AM Awards 2020

John O'Hanlon Waylands Automotive

Waylands Automotive financial results reveal 150% profit growth in COVID-hit 2020

Waylands Automotive ensured that the COVID-19 pandemic was no barrier to ongoing growth as it delivered a 4% increase in revenues and 150% rise in pre-tax profits from its network of Volvo dealerships.

Car dealer news 4 May
Car retail delegates at the AM Awards 2020 round table discussion in Birmingham

AM Round Table: Tensions rise among car dealers as margins fall

Relationships between franchised car retailers and their manufacturer partners show signs of strain due to shrinking margins, if conversations at the AM Awards 2020 round table meeting are anything to go by.

Manufacturer insight 9 Apr
Mitchell Group boss Mark Mitchell and his wife Anita (back, right) with Peter and Catriona Waitt and their children

Mitchell Group boss homes international medics assisting coronavirus fight

Mitchell Group owner and AM Awards 2020’s Business Leader of the Year, Mark Mitchell, has given a temporary home to contagious diseases specialists who travelled from Africa to aid the UK’s fight against coronavirus.

27 Mar
Daksh Gupta, chief executive Marshall Motor Group

Marshall revenues rose 4.1% to a record £2.28bn in 2019

Marshall Motor Holdings reported revenues rose for a fifth year since its IPO, rising 4.1% to £2.28 billion in the AM100 car retailer group’s latest set of annual financial results.

10 Mar
Carlos Tavares

PSA Group looks forward to 'new era' after record 2019 financial results

​PSA Group chairman Carlos Tavares has said that he is “eager to enter a new era” following the merger with FCA Group after revealing details of record financial results in 2019.

26 Feb
2020 AM Awards winners

AM Awards 2020: The winners, highly commended entrants, video and pictures

Car dealers, manufacturers and suppliers who won the awards, were highly commended and shortlisted at the 2020 AM Awards at our ceremony at the ICC Birmingham.

13 Feb
2020 AM Awards winners

AM Awards 2020: Pictures from the night

Our picture gallery of the highlights from the 2020 AM Awards on February 13.

13 Feb

Mitchell Group's MD Mark Mitchell wins 2020 AM Award for Business Leader of the Year

As indicators of a positive business culture go, a return-on-sales percentage which regularly outstrips that of staff turnover is hard to beat.

13 Feb

Arnold Clark wins 2020 AM Award for Dealer Group of the Year

This business takes every opportunity it can to make good profit and keep its customers satisfied, no matter what their motoring needs.

13 Feb

Groupe PSA wins 2020 AM Award for Manufacturer of the Year

This is a vehicle manufacturer that some observers thought was running out of road a decade ago.

13 Feb

CitNOW wins 2020 AM Award for Supplier of the Year

CitNOW is a video technology and insight provider to 98% of the AM100, as well as 43 manufacturers, with its products supporting 3,898 retailers.

13 Feb

Jardine Motors Group wins 2020 AM People Investor Award

Jardine Motors Group emerged as the winner in the AM Awards 2020 AM People Investor category after lengthy deliberations over this year’s strongest entries.

13 Feb

Helen Price of Johnsons Mazda Gloucester wins 2020 AM Award for General Manager/Dealer Principal

Helping the team make the most of a good opportunity comes naturally to this winner, who's heading a business that, although young, shows plenty of promise.

13 Feb

Arnold Clark wins the 2020 AM Award for Best Dealer Group (more than 10 sites)

Merging the online offering and physical experience for customers is a challenge this dealer group is tackling through investment in digital technology.

13 Feb

Waylands Automotive wins the 2020 AM Award for Best Dealer Group (up to 10 sites)

This dealer group works extremely hard to recruit the most appropriate people and instil the right culture in the workforce.

13 Feb

Arnold Clark wins the 2020 AM Award for Best Used Car Dealer Group (franchised and independent)

Arnold Clark has been a used car powerhouse for years and winning this new category cements its approach to how it manages sizeable stock of 25,000 vehicles.

13 Feb

Luscombe Suzuki Leeds wins the 2020 AM Award for Best Dealership

Turnover and profits have been consistently on the up at Luscombe Suzuki Leeds for the past three years.

13 Feb

Perrys Mazda Canterbury wins the 2020 AM Award for Best New Dealership

Perrys Mazda Canterbury has delivered profits from the word go with a brand new site that started sales in October 2018 and fully launched in April last year.

13 Feb

Wrexham Volkswagen wins the 2020 AM Award for Best Used Car Dealership (Franchised)

Buy right, prepare right, sell right. Wrexham Volkswagen’s mantra has seen it rise to the top of the franchised dealer used car crop in this year’s AM Awards.

13 Feb

Alexanders Prestige wins the 2020 AM Award for Best Used Car Dealership (Independent)

Luxury used car specialist Alexanders Prestige has built an impressive reputation with its customers.

13 Feb

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