Tonight AM celebrated the best performers in the industry at its annual awards ceremony in London. Read on to find out which car dealers, manufacturers and suppliers we celebrated at our gala 2023 AM Awards event.
And look out for a special AM Awards digital report, with citations for all winners, later this month.
Categories, winners, highly commended and sponsors.
Marketing Strategy of the Year | Sponsor: CarGurus PistonHeads
Winner: Lookers
Highly commended: Barretts
Community Hero Award
Winner: TrustFord
Highly commended: FOW Car Supermarket
Online Consumer Experience of the Year – Franchised | Sponsor: SecretService
Winner: Holdcroft Motor Group
Highly commended: Arbury Motor Group
Online Consumer Experience of the Year – Independent | Sponsor: Evolution Funding
Winner: FOW Car Supermarket
Highly commended: Frosts Cars
Leader in Diversity & Inclusion | Sponsor: Assurant
Winner: TrustFord
Highly commended: Norton Way Motors
Highly commended: Sytner Group
Leasing Operation of the Year
Winner: Leasing Options
Franchised Workshop of the Year | Sponsor: Bumper
Winner: Inchcape – Porsche Portsmouth
Independent Workshop of the Year | Sponsor: LTK Consultants
Winner: Brayleys Cars
Highly commended: Graypaul Birmingham – Sytner Group
EV Dealership of the Year | Sponsor: PIB Automotive
Winner: FOW Car Supermarket
Highly commended: eStar Truck & Van
Best New Product or Service | Sponsor: SecretService
Winner: AutoBuzz by AutoComms Solutions
Hybrid Vehicle of the Year
Winner: Range Rover Sport PHEV
EV of the Year | Sponsor: Diamondbrite
Winner: MG4
Used Car of the Year | Sponsor: Car Care Plan
Winner: Kia Sportage
New Car of the Year | Sponsor: Supagard
Winner:Lotus Emira
Inspiring Automotive Woman of the Year | In association with Automotive 30% Club
Winner: Sharon Ashcroft, HR director, TrustFord
Strategic Success Award | In association with AM Awards auditor UHY Hacker Young
Winner: Steven Eagell
Franchised Dealership of the Year | Sponsor: Auto Trader
Winner: Celtic Subaru and Mitsubishi
Highly Commended: Hatfields, Jaguar Liverpool
Independent Dealer of the Year | Sponsor: Startline Motor Finance
Winner: FOW Car Supermarket
Used Car Dealer of the Year | Sponsor: Santander Consumer Finance
Winner: Arnold Clark Automobiles
Dealer Principal/General Manager of the Year | Sponsor: Castrol
Winner:Joe Gayson, Head of Business, Inchcape Jaguar Land Rover Norwich
Highly commended: Tony Sciascia, Managing Director/Dealer Principal, Celtic Subaru and Mitsubishi
Highly commended: Paul Darch, Head of Business, Inchcape Mercedes-Benz Liverpool
Dealer Group of the Year (up to 10 sites) | Sponsor: carwow
Winner: TrustFord
Supplier of the Year
Winner: CitNOW
Manufacturer of the Year | Sponsor: Ohme
Winner: Kia UK
Retailer of the Year | Sponsor: Indra Renewable Technologies
Winner: TrustFord
Business Leader of the Year | Sponsor: Premia Solutions
Winner: Robert Forrester, chief executive, Vertu Motors
AM Hall of Fame | Sponsor: GardX Group
Inductee: Daksh Gupta, trustee of industry charity Ben and former chief executive of Marshall Motor Group
Congratulations to everyone who received an award. The AM Awards gala event is the culmination of days of examining entry submissions and reports from AM Awards auditors UHY Hacker Young, followed by a day of robust debate and voting, all under the scrutiny of independent chairman Christopher Macgowan OBE.