The assessments have been done, the judging is complete, the winners are a closely guarded secret. But below is the shortlist for this year’s AM Awards. Has your company made it?

This year the quality of entries was extremely high, so much so that in two categories – training and used car retailer – we had to ditch our usual policy of shortlisting no more than six companies because it was felt by the judges to be unfair to single out any of the excellent companies.

Also announced on the night of the awards will be the industry personality of the year and the third induction into the AM Hall of Fame. Who will join Ron Sewell and Fred Maguire in this exclusive club? You’ll have to be there to be the first to find out!

The 2006 shortlist

Training

  • Alliance Consultancy
  • BMW GB
  • IMI
  • Kia Motors
  • Nationwide Autocentres
  • Proficiency Solutions
  • Volkswagen Group

    Recruitment

  • Derek Sims
  • Fords of Winsford
  • Inchcape
  • JCT600
  • Kia Motors

    Property

  • Chiswick Honda
  • Inchcape Mercedes-Benz Oxford
  • Lipscomb/Bisset Adams
  • Seward Bournemouth/Bisset Adams

    Repairer

  • Nationwide Autocentres
  • Perry & Prouse Saab
  • Perrys Milton Keynes

    E-commerce solutions

  • Croft Technology
  • Foray Motor Group
  • HPI
  • Ryland Group

    Internet retailer

  • Available Car
  • Foray Motor Group
  • Nationwide Autocentres
  • New Car Discount
  • Ryland

    Marketing

  • CACI
  • Hodgson Newcastle
  • Inchcape
  • Ryland Group
  • Sandicliffe Motor Group
  • XPart

    New car of the year

  • Skoda Octavia vRS
  • Seat Leon
  • Kia Rio
  • Lexus RX400h
  • Ford Focus
  • Nissan Navara

    Bodyshop

  • Auto Body Language
  • Alton Cars
  • Halliwell Jones
  • M&M Vehicle Repairs

    Used car of the year

  • Mazda6
  • Ford Mondeo
  • Nissan Micra
  • Honda Jazz

    Small dealership

  • Donnelly Belfast
  • Halliwell Jones
  • Hodgson Newcastle Mazda

    Volume dealership

  • Chiswick Honda
  • Derek Sims
  • Direct Cars
  • Fords of Winsford
  • Hodgson Newcastle Toyota

    Used car retailer

  • Available Car
  • Direct Cars
  • Drive Vauxhall
  • Edward P Wright
  • Fords of Winsford
  • Inchcape Ford Wokingham
  • Perrys Milton Keynes

    Small retail group

  • Francis Motor Group
  • Halliwell Jones
  • Hodgson Newcastle
  • Norton Way

    Large retail group

  • Inchcape plc
  • JCT600
  • Perrys
  • Reeve Derby

    Carmaker of the year

  • BMW GB
  • Honda UK
  • Kia Motors UK
  • Lexus GB
  • Mazda UK
  • Audi UK