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This month in Motor Trader, in print and online, we feature two dealer groups who are doing well, Chapelhouse Motor Group has regularly appeared in the Motor Trader Top 200 Dealer Groups over the years with high return on sales. In this issue we interview MD Phil Clay, in the top job for just over a year. Also, in this ...

South Wales family-owned dealer group Gravells has won Kia’s Dealer of the Year accolade for a third year in succession. Managing director Jonathan Gravell gives an insight to the group’s continuing success. The Motor Trader dealer insight series regularly features dealer-of-the-year winning groups, some with multiple accolades – but winning the top award three years in succession is a rare ...

Gravells Kia Bridgend was awarded the ‘Dealer of the Year’ title at the 2023 Kia Dealer Excellence Awards. It was the third year in a row it won the award. The dealership was also presented with the ‘Sales Excellence Award’ and ‘Aftersales Excellence Award’. Awarded second and third place as the ‘Dealer of the Year’ was Mantles Kia Royston and ...

Kia presented new models and plans for 2024 at dealer conference held in Liverpool. The event was fronted by president and CEO at Kia UK Paul Philpott. Philpott said: “Proud to present our record 2023 results and our exciting plans for the year ahead to all our dealer partners at our National Dealer Conference in Liverpool today. “Always motivating to ...

South Wales-based Gravells has introduced Indicata’s  used car pricing and insights platform to its five Kia and one Renault Dacia dealership. It sells 5,000 used cars annually and it has onboarded Indicata to ensure the group is in close touch with retail market pricing and overall used supply and demand in South Wales, particularly EVs. Gravells has represented the Kia ...

Gravells Kia Bridgend has won a Platinum Prestige Dealer Award for its performance across sales, aftersales and customer experience. The award is given to the top performing Kia dealerships, with 3% of Kia’s 7,000 global dealerships obtaining platinum status. The award win follows the Bridgend dealership winning the ‘Dealer of the Year’ for the second consecutive year at Kia’s annual ...

Gravells (Bridgend) has won the overall Dealer of the Year at the Kia UK 2021 Dealer Excellence Awards. This was followed by Burton Kia and Evans Halshaw (Stourbridge) in second and third place respectively. In addition, this year Burton Kia was the only UK recipient of the Platinum Prestige Dealer Award, which is given to just 3% of Kia dealers ...

Welsh Kia dealership group Gravells’ managing director Jonathan Gravell has received the 2021 Terry Davies Automotive Award from the Welsh Motoring Writers. The award recognises personal or corporate excellence in the automotive sector. Gravells has a long history in Wales, dating back to 1932. Today it operates six Kia dealerships. Its Kidwelly site was one of the first dealerships to ...

Motor Trader speaks to managing director and third-generation owner of Gravells, Jonathan Gravell, on the group’s family atmosphere and how it has earned several customer service awards. Gravells is a familiar and long serving face in South Wales, with the company founded in Kidwelly in 1932. It then took on Renault in 1954 making it the oldest Renault dealership in ...

Gravells, the South Wales based motor dealer, has opened a Kia dealership in Hereford. The dealership is undergoing a full makeover, complete with Gravells Kia signage and is currently offering click-and-collect services. Founded in 1932, family owned and operated Gravells was started by Tom Gravell MBE, with its first dealership opening in Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire. Gravells now has Kia franchises in ...