More than 1,100 guests joined AM at the ICC in Birmingham last week for the AM Awards, where we rewarded and recognised exceptional achievements in UK automotive retail, from dealer groups, manufacturers, senior managers and the front-line staff who contribute so much to business success.
>> View more pictures of the AM Awards 2015 here
Congratulations to all the winners, thanks to all those that entered and we hope everyone who joined AM had a wonderful evening.
Click on each of the award categories to read the full citation and see photographs of the winners:
Innovation Awards
Best Training and Development Programme - sponsored by AutoProtect
Winner: Lifestyle Europe
Highly commended: Kinghams of Croydon
Winner: CarShop
Best Social Media Campaign - sponsored by Marketing Delivery
Winner: Perrys Motor Sales
Highly commended: Romford Mazda
Best Use of TV and/or Video - sponsored by Sky AdSmart
Winner: Perrys Motor Sales
Best Manufacturer Digital Initiative - sponsored by Autotorq
Winner: Kia Motors (UK) - Kia Carens 'Re-view' Mirror'
Digital Initiative of the Year - sponsored by AutoTrader
Winner: Perrys Motor Sales
Excellence in Business Awards
Excellence in Customer Service - sponsored by EMac
Winner: Knights North Staffordshire
Highly commended: Watford Audi
Most Improved Company of the Year - sponsored by Jewelultra Diamondbrite
Winner: Humphries and Parks
Sales Team of the Year (New or used cars) - sponsored by Barclays
Winner: Hillington Car Store (Peter Vardy)
Highly commended: Lincoln Volvo (Stoneacre Motor Group)
Excellence in Aftersales - sponsored by Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Winner: Pebley Beach
Video: the build-up to the 2015 AM Awards
Manufacturer Awards
Used Car of the Year - sponsored by Car Care Plan
Winner: Ford Fiesta
New Car of the Year - sponsored by Supagard
Winner: Jaguar F-Type Coupe
Winner: Mercedes-Benz UK
Retailer Awards
Service Adviser of the Year - sponsored by Rotary Lift
Winner: Esther Sellers (Swansway Garages)
Best Used Car Performance - sponsored by Autoclenz
Winner: HR Owen
Best Fleet Operation - sponsored by ContractHireAndLeasing.com
Winner: Jardine Motors Group
Highly commended: JCT600
Best Dealership - sponsored by The Warranty Group
Winner: Crewe Seat (Swansway Garages)
Highly commended: Milcars Mazda
Best Retail Group (up to and including 10 sites)
Winner: Day's Motor Group
Highly commended: Lifestyle Europe
Best Retail Group (more than 10 sites) - sponsored by Mapfre Abraxas
Winner: John Clark Motor Group
Highly commended: Spire Automotive
The winners of the AM Awards 2015 gather on the stage at the end of the night
Headline Awards
Dealer Principal/General Manager of the Year
Winner: Jane Hargreaves - Wrexham Volkswagen
Manufacturer of the Year - sponsored by Touchpoint
Winner: Ford
Retailer of the Year - sponsored by Black Horse
Winner: John Clark Motor Group
Winner: Ray Sommerville, chief executive, Perrys Motor Group
Gerard Nieuwenhuys, chairman, Sytner
Awards' winner videos
John Clark
Jane Hargreaves
Adam Chamberlain, Mercedes-Benz UK
Lee Manning, Perrys Motor Sales
Jeremy has been a journalist for 30 years, 20 of which have been in business-to-business automotive. He was a writer and news editor on AM-sister brand Fleet News for three years before setting up the AM website. For the last five years he has been Bauer B2B’s head of digital helping to manage the digital assets of AM, together with Fleet News, Commercial Fleet, Rail and Smart Transport.
PeterSmyth - 23/02/2015 09:40
well done Esther Sellars, Jane Hargreaves and Andy Barnes... Go Swansway!!!