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Sponsored by Diamondbrite Automotive WINNER: Kia Stinger Shortlisted entries for the New Car of the Year Award, sponsored by Diamondbrite Automotive, were put forward by a panel of motoring journalists. In the end, the Motor Trader Awards Judging Panel were left with contenders from a series of brands, including such manufacturers as SEAT, Volvo, and Jaguar Land Rover. After much ...

WINNER: Ford Fiesta Sponsored by BCA The Motor Trader Used Car of the Year 2018 went to the Ford Fiesta. It was selected by a panel of used car industry professionals operating in both the wholesale and retail sectors and took the award because of its desirability not just among consumers but dealers as well. This is the fourth year ...

Sponsored by WMS Group WINNER: Evans Halshaw Car Store Evans Halshaw Car Store is the Pendragon group’s used car brand, standalone retail sites that aim to revolutionise the way people buy and sell their cars. Starting with a single site in Birmingham three years ago, the brand had grown by June to a chain of 26, all run more like ...

Sponsored by CarGurus WINNER: Big Motoring World Big Motoring World was voted the Winner of the Website of the Year award for its slick and professional online offer with strong visuals, great functionality and ease of use. The moving images on the homepage are impressive and quickly convey the size and scale of the operation.  Live chat and used car ...

FRANCHISE WINNER: Sinclair Group Last year Sinclair Group’s Social Media Strategy, launched in 2017 and incorporating Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and Twitter, has seen its followers grow from 22,419 to 40,192, an increase of 79%. It introduced a Social Champion at each site supported by the marketing department, to increase posts and drive engagement whilst maintaining consistent tone. The group ...

Sponsored by carwow WINNER: Brayleys Cars Brayleys Cars was founded in 2003 by CEO Paul Brayley with three Honda franchises. It has grown over the past five years and added Kia, Mazda, Renault and Dacia franchises to its portfolio. The group has created an innovative and focused digital strategy to drive visits to its websites and maximize conversions, through a ...

WINNER: J Edgar & Son Hyundai Ninety-six years on, this West Cumbria dealership remains in the ownership of its founding family, now into its fourth generation. It has been selling Hyundai since 2001 and operates this and a Suzuki franchise from a modern site on a retail park in Workington, a facility dominated by an Asda supermarket which helps drive ...

FRANCHISE WINNER:  Ken Jervis Kia David Norwood, who acquired this business — on a busy road in Stoke on Trent — from its founder in 2000, believes firmly that good customer care will flow from taking care of its staff and investing in them. Staff numbers have more than doubled over the past 18 years and Norwood has invested in ...

Sponsored by Auto Trader WINNER: Carbase (Weston-super-Mare) Carbase is a used car supermarket group based in the West Country, with four sites along the M5 corridor and a 15-year history of car retailing. Three of the sites are in Somerset. The original, and southernmost, of them is at Brent Knoll near Burnham-on-Sea, opened in 2003. The Weston-super-Mare site followed in ...

Sponsored by Aston Barclay WINNER: Citygate Automotive Slough Citygate Automotive is familiar to many Home Counties VW, Seat and Skoda drivers, but in 2017 it opened a Kia outlet in Slough, using skills that have now secured the New Dealer of the Year award. Citygate used a clean sheet approach to what was in some ways a challenging location. The ...