2025 Finalists

We are thrilled to announce the finalists for the 2025 Motor Trader Industry Awards!

A huge thank you to everyone who submitted entries - and congratulations to all the finalists!

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Retail Categories

Aftersales Excellence Award

  • Carite
  • Clovelly cars
  • Culloden Cars
  • Grainger Motor Group
  • LM Motor Clinic
  • Pitstop Motors NI
  • Romford Mazda
  • Thame Cars

Bodyshop of the Year

  • Angus MacKinnon
  • Fix Auto Leicester 
  • Merseyside Car Hospital 
  • Revive! Auto Innovations 

Business Manager of the Year

  • Aftaab Bashir, Car Planet Trading  
  • Muhammad Yousaf, Carvender 

Customer Care Award

  • Chapelhouse Motor Company 
  • County Garage Ford 
  • Frostcars
  • JTC Motors  
  • Town & Country Cars 
  • Tracks Suzuki Exeter 


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Dealer Group of the Year

  • Greenhous Group  
  • Rygor Group 
  • Steven Eagell Group 
  • TrustFord 



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Dealer Website of the Year

  • Ask Motors 
  • FOW Car Supermarket 
  • Fresh Motors 
  • Frosts Cars 
  • Henson Motor Group 
  • Luscombe Motors
  • MB Motors 
  • Your Car Supermarket 

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Digital Initiative of the Year - Franchised

  • Saltmarine Cars
  • Town & Country Cars
  • TrustFord



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Digital Initiative of the Year - Independent

  • Anchor Group 
  • Clovelly cars  
  • FOW Car Supermarket 
  • Fresh Motors 
  • Pine Lodge Cars 
  • Redgate Lodge  

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Diversity, Equality & Inclusion Award

  • Chapelhouse Motor Company 
  • eStar Truck & Van 
  • JCB Group 
  • TrustFord

Employer of the Year

  • Chapelhouse Motor Company 
  • Rygor Group 
  • TrustFord 

EV Retailer of the Year

  • Anchor Group 
  • Browns of Richmond  
  • Drive Green 
  • FOW Car Supermarket 
  • Henson Motor Group 
  • Luscombe MG Leeds

Franchised Dealership of the Year

  • Burton Kia
  • Luscombe MG Leeds 
  • Mantles Kia  
  • TMS Kia Hinckley 
  • TMS Volvo Hinckley 
  • Town & Country Cars 
  • Tracks Suzuki Exeter 

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Independent Garage of the Year

  • ACC UK  
  • Harrow Service Centre 
  • J Day Engineering  
  • JDK Automotive 
  • LM Motor Clinic a 
  • Redgate Lodge 
  • Soul Garage 
  • Top Car Services 

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Most Improved Dealership of the Year

  • Cambridge Kia and Mazda 
  • Carvender 
  • Pitstop Motors NI 
  • Frostcars




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New Dealership of the Year - Franchised

  • Rygor Group 
  • TrustFord

New Dealership of the Year - Independent

  • Auto Selekt  
  • Browns of Richmond  
  • Carefully Considered Cars  
  • CarLux  
  • Meddusa Cars 
  • Oasis Cars  
  • Surrey Hills Motor Company 

Sales Manager of the Year

  • Muhammad Arfat Khan, Car Planet Trading
  • Nick Collins, Pine Lodge Cars 
  • Shane Ward, Burton Kia 

Sales Team of the Year

  • Acklam Cars 
  • MB Motors 
  • Motorfair Corporate 
  • Town & Country Cars 

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Skills & Development Award

  • LSH Auto UK 
  • P1 Motor Company  
  • Rygor Group 
  • Sytner Group 
  • TrustFord 

Social Media Award – Franchised

  • Holdcroft motor group 
  • LSH Auto UK 
  • Saltmarine Cars 
  • TMS  
  • TrustFord 

Social Media Award – Independent

  • Acklam Cars 
  • Carbase 
  • Hudson Autos  

Used Car Dealer Group of the Year

  • Car Planet Trading  
  • CarQuest Motors  
  • Grainger Motor Group 

Used Car Retailer of the Year – 0-50 Cars

  • Clovelly Cars  
  • Culloden Cars  
  • JTC Motors
  • LM Motor Company  
  • Thame Cars 



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Used Car Retailer of the Year – 100 Plus

  • Acklam Cars 
  • Carvender 
  • FOW Car Supermarket 
  • Frostcars
  • Henson Motor Group 
  • Redgate Lodge  
  • Saltmarine Cars 
  • Your Car Supermarket 

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Used Car Retailer of the Year – 50 to 100

  • Ask Motors  
  • Carite  
  • Drive Green
  • JCB Cupra Ashford  
  • MB Motors  
  • Pine Lodge Cars 

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Supplier Categories

Finance Provider of the Year

  • Admiral Car Finance  
  • ALPHERA Financial Services 
  • Bumper 
  • Close Brothers Motor Finance 
  • Mazda Financial Services 
  • MotoNovo Finance 
  • Northridge Finance 

IT Innovation of the Year - AI & Video

  • CitNOW Group
  • Vehicles in Video 

IT Innovation of the Year - Data

  • AutoBi 
  • Car Buddy 
  • Keyloop 
  • MotorTech.Ai 
  • RWA Automotive 

IT Innovation of the Year - Platforms

  • Dealerway  
  • Jigcar 
  • Movex 
  • Tjekvik
  • Vertex Automotive solutions 

Online Used Car Trading Platform

  • Carwow 
  • Dealer Auction 
  • Dealerway  
  • Motorway 
  • RockarTech 

Remarketing Company of the Year Award

  • Aston Barclay 
  • Dealer Auction 
  • G3 Remarketing  
  • Manheim UK 

Warranty/Added-Value Insurance Products Provider of the Year

  • Jewelultra  (Diamondbrite) 
  • QBE Automotive Protection 
  • Warranty Solutions Group 
  • Warrantywise 

Rising Star Awards 2025

Rising Star Award – Dealer Support

  • Cerys Elizabeth, Hawkstone Farley Group  
  • George Puddephatt, Warrantywise  
  • George Rolfe, Group 1 Auto UK  
  • Jacob Jones, Town & Country Cars  
  • Josh Williams, Pine Lodge Cars  
  • Ryan Evans, P1 Motor Company   
  • Ryan Preston, MSC Motors   
  • Scarlett Gardine, Holdcroft Motor Group 

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Rising Star Award - Sales

  • Alex Drape, Clovelly Cars  
  • Emma Manson, Jim's Garage (Shetland)  
  • Jordan Day, Carite 
  • Joshua Kendrick, Car Planet Trading 
  • Patricia McMahon Saltmarine Cars



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Judges' Choice Retail Categories

Carmaker of the Year

To be announced on the night

EV of the Year

To be announced on the night

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Outstanding Achievement Award

To be announced on the night

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Used Car of the Year: Premium

To be announced on the night

Used Car of the Year: Volume

To be announced on the night