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Ten days left to join the AM Awards 2021 celebration of the car retail sector

Franchised and independent car retailers across the UK are being urged to celebrate their successes in a COVID-impacted 2020 and boost the morale of their workforce by entering the AM Awards 2021.

Thames Jeep named Jeep Retailer of the Year 2021

Jeep UK has named Slough's Thames Jeep dealership as its Retailer of the Year 2021 as it rewarded its top performing retailers with its annual awards.

Best EV and Best EV Dealership categories added to AM Awards for 2021

The 2021 AM Awards are open for entries, including new categories aimed to reflect UK motor retail's adoption of electric cars.

Steven Eagell Group hits Toyota BRIT Awards for six

Steven Eagell hit the Toyota Brit Awards for six in 2020, capping an overall Retailer of the Year accolade with five other category wins.

FRF, Vantage and Motorline Toyota GB retailers awarded among Europe’s best

Vantage Toyota York, Motorline Toyota Ashford and FRF Toyota Carmarthen have received the Japanese car brand’s prestigious Ichiban Awards as they were recognised among Europe’s top retailers.

Inchcape’s Lexus Derby dealership receives brand’s European Kiwami award

Inchcape’s Lexus Derby dealership has been recognised among 10 of the Japanese premium car brand’s European franchisees to receive a prestigious Kiwami award for “retailer excellence”.

Luxury car dealers in Rolls-Royce’s home market awarded after record Q1

Franchised retailers from Rolls-Royce Motor Cars' home market missed out on awards recognition at the luxury car brands annual ‘World Dealer Awards’ event for 2021.

CarGurus announces Top Rated Dealer award winners

CarGurus has named its top-rated dealers based on customer satisfaction scores achieved in the last year.

New Citroën UK recognition programme revealed at Retailer of the Year 2020 awards

Sherwoods Motor Group has been named as Citroën UK Retailer of the Year 2020 following the success of its Gateshead franchise in a COVID-impacted year of car sales.

Aston Martin names HR Owen Cheltenham as its Dealer of the Year 2020

HR Owen’s Cheltenham Aston Martin dealership has been named as the brand's Dealer of the Year 2020 as it  claimed two top accolades at the British carmaker's annual awards.

Ocean Automotive Yeovil Audi wins brand’s top Q Power award for 2020

Ocean Automotive’s Yeovil Audi dealership emerged as the German premium car brand’s top franchised retailer of 2020 at its annual Q Power awards.

Cox Automotive names Lorna McAtear as the Barbara Cox Woman of the Year 2021

National Grid fleet manager Lorna McAtear has received the Barbara Cox Woman of the Year Award at an event to mark International Women’s Day.

Toyota's 'mad' Yaris GR hot hatch named UK Car of the Year 2021

Toyota’s high-performance Yaris GR hot hatch has claimed the UK Car of the Year 2021 title to prevent a hat-trick of successive electric vehicle (EV) award wins.

Lookers Northallerton awarded as Volkswagen's top-performing UK car dealer

Volkswagen UK has named Lookers Northallerton as its top-performing UK car dealer during a COVID-hit 2020 trading period.

Motorline scores hat-trick at Hyundai Motor UK’s 2020 car retailer awards

Motorline was named as Hyundai Motor UK’s retail group of the year as its dealerships claimed retailer of the year and aftersales dealer of the year awards to mark a memorable hat-trick at the Korean car franchise’s annual awards.

JCT600’s Hull Volkswagen Van Centre is LCV franchise’s top performer

JCT600’s VW Van Centre in Hull received Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles’ ‘Gold Award’ as it emerged from a COVID-impacted 2020 as the LCV franchise’s top-performer.

Henrys Cars Glasgow wins Skoda UK Retailer of the Year award

Henrys Cars Glasgow has won Skoda UK’s Retailer of the Year award as the Volkswagen Group brand celebrated the successes of its franchised dealer network across 10 categories.

Hyundai secures Feefo Gold Award for ‘Call Hyundai First’ aftersales program

Hyundai Motor UK has received the Feefo Gold Trusted Service award for its Accident Aftercare programme – ‘Call Hyundai First’.

Nominations open for Autocar’s Great Women: Rising Stars 2021 initiative

Nominations are being invited for Autocar’s Great Women: Rising Stars initiative as the event prepares to celebrate the automotive sector's top female employees.

Ray Chapman Motors Malton is Volvo Car UK’s Retailer of the Year 2020