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Car Care Plan is one of Europe’s leading providers of award-winning automotive warranty and add-on insurance products. Founded in 1976, the company is now the trusted partner to many of the world’s biggest vehicle manufacturers and retailers, providing peace-of-mind products and services to over a million motorists every year.
Today Car Care Plan registers over 1.4 million products annually, with active policies in over 100 countries worldwide. They include warranty, asset protection, service plans, cosmetic insurance, alloy wheel insurance, tyre insurance, MOT test cover, and roadside assistance. In 2023, the company added Protex to its portfolio, giving clients access to fully branded and personalised motor insurance and accident aftercare solutions.
Each of Car Care Plan’s insurance products carries a 5 star Defaqto rating and the company was named AM Dealer Recommended for Warranty 2024 – the 14th year in a row receiving the award. In 2022 alone, they registered more than 480,000 warranty policies worldwide, and paid out more than £105 million in claims. Their vehicle warranty received the Plain English Society’s Crystal Mark for clarity to consumers, with extensive cover for all engine types, including hybrid and electric vehicles.
Car Care Plan has also expanded their offering of subscription-style combined packages of vehicle protection products to meet consumers’ changing buying habits. One example is their combined warranty, service plan, and breakdown cover package, providing wholistic vehicle protection with one, simple monthly payment.
All of Car Care Plan’s products can be paired with a comprehensive range of support services, including state-of-the-art management systems, tailored marketing and e-commerce support, training and development opportunities, and access to their in-house experts, such as their compliance team to ensure adherence to the latest legislation and regulations.
The company’s in-house insurer carries an A- (Excellent) financial strength rating from AM Best, ensuring clients can be confident of partnering with a stable and dependable business when offering products and services to their customers.
Car Care Plan’s leading combination of high-quality products, extensive track record of over 47 years, comprehensive support services, and independently verified dependability is why they are the vehicle aftercare protection partner of choice for many of the industry’s leading manufacturers and retailers.
At Central Car Auctions, we are delighted to be sponsoring the Online Consumer Experience - Independent Dealer Award.
For over 50 years, we have strived to make buying and selling used car stock easy for independent dealers and car supermarkets throughout the UK. Founded in Glasgow in 1965, we started as a small, family-run business and we’ve maintained those strong family values to this day. Thanks to this, our business has continued to grow, and, in 2022, we joined the Arnold Clark Group. In 2023, we successfully launched a brand-new site in Newcastle and we’re now expanding further south with our Stafford and Lingfield sites opening in March and May 2024.
This means it will be even easier for you to fill your forecourt with good-quality, NAMA-graded, pre-owned car stock. You can continue to view, bid and buy online, but it’s now easier to visit us in person and view the stock you’re interested in before you place your bid – meaning you can bid and buy online with even more confidence. Plus, we’ll be adding extra auction times, so you’ll have more opportunities to bid on the stock you want. Whether you’re looking for budget cars or prestige SUVs, there’s something to suit everyone in the thousands of vehicles on offer each week.
We’ll continue to provide our UK-wide transportation service, but if you’re closer to our new sites, you’ll have the added benefit of paying lower transport fees when you purchase or sell stock. Plus, our teams will continue to provide dedicated support and high levels of customer service five days a week.
For more information and to sign up for your trade account, visit https://www.CentralCarAuctions.com/signup/
EnergyForce – the partner of choice for sustainable energy solutions
EnergyForce is an expert in sustainable energy and is the strategic partner for car dealers for advice, installation and maintenance of solar PV and Electric Vehicle charging points.
The company works in close collaboration with major motor retail groups such as Vertu Motors plc, Rybrook Automotive, Dick Lovett Group, Lloyd Motor Group, Endeavour Automotive, Group 1 Automotive, a portfolio of independent car dealership business across the country and OEMs including Volvo, Polestar, Porsche and BMW to help them meet their renewable energy strategies and the transition from ICE to EV.
In the past 12 months its team of more than 80 engineers has installed more than 16,000 solar panels across over 100 dealership sites, as well as installing 600 charging points for EVs to the automotive sector.
Focused innovation is central to EnergyForce’s ability to supporting dealership sustainability. In addition to its own range of solar PV systems and in-house developed EV charging solutions, the company has also created specialist technology to manage and monitor electricity generation and usage.
Through its Charge Point operator solution, EnergyForce InMotion, the company is currently managing over half a gigawatt of electricity per annum supporting the UK’s ambitions for Net Zero transportation.
EnergyForce has also onboarded more than 500 sites for its proactive and reactive Solar and EV charging Operations and Maintenance services.
Chris Kirkwood, chairman of EnergyForce said: “We have become the energy solutions partner of choice for motor dealerships up and down the country with our specialist technologies and track record.
“We offer close, collaborative guidance through the entire renewable energy process, including securing grid connections at a low cost, design and installation of solar and EV charging solutions, ongoing operations and maintenance as well as helping dealerships plan investments to enable growth.
“Alongside our proprietary hardware and software renewable energy solutions, which are blended with our expertise and market knowledge, we work in unison with dealers to deliver these savings, support low carbon business strategies and help meet industry and government electrification targets.”
MOTORS is delighted to be sponsoring the Dealer Group of the Year (more than 10 sites) category at this year’s AM Awards.
This highly coveted industry honour will acknowledge the best performing retail groups, operating 10 or more sites, across the UK and highlight best practices in the fast changing world of car retailing.
The rollcall of previous winners is a who’s who of the best performing groups in the business.
With judges looking for evidence of groups operating at the highest levels, we would like to wish the best of luck to all this year’s entrants and look forward to presenting the award to the winner at the AM Awards gala dinner in May.
MOTORS is an advertising ecosystem helping franchised and independent dealers and car supermarkets reach millions of in-market buyers and sell cars fast.
We provide dealers with access to multisite advertising across some of the UK’s best loved destinations for used cars, led by our specialist automotive site MOTORS (www.motors.co.uk), which has more than 15 years’ experience helping car dealers connect with car buyers, as well as eBay and Gumtree, through our ongoing partnerships. This creates a cost-effective advertising platform reaching buyers across the digital car search journey, which typically sees them visit on average 4.2 sites.*
Retailers enjoy the simplicity of a single upload, one point of contact and access to a stock management and response reporting centre, ensuring that it is a time-efficient and a value-packed way to advertise.
Since 2021, MOTORS has been owned by O3 Industries and Novum Capital.
Each month MOTORS publishes a Market View analysis of the key used car trends across its platform, detailing average pricing, stocking levels and consumer demand. This data provides valuable insight for dealers across the UK.
This year MOTORS is the headline sponsor of the British Motor Show, where we will be connecting visitors with dealers and car brands.
For more information about how your business can access the power and reach of multisite advertising, visit MOTORS at https://dealer.motors.co.uk/
Santander Consumer Finance is delighted to continue supporting AM awards through the sponsorship of the Used Car Dealer of the Year award.
Over the last 18 years, Santander Consumer Finance has established itself as a market-leader in the automotive finance sector. It’s at the core of our comprehensive business proposition adding value to your business by supporting our dealers’ partners with a complimentary range of tools and services that meet the diverse needs of today’s retailers and customers.
Our sales team across the UK, has unrivalled knowledge of automotive finance, providing retailers with training, coaching, MI, regulatory support, and developing strong business relationships. We are constantly investing to bring a range of innovative digital tools, helping you engage better with customers. And you’ll be supported by our award-winning customer retention proposition, a renewals platform that utilises Artificial Intelligence technology to deliver the highest conversion rates.
All these great tools and service are available free of charge to our supporting retailers.
Times change but our principles remain the same. Our goal is simple; to be recognised as the most admired automotive finance brand in the UK. This need drives us to continually develop our business proposition. To really be the best it’s about delivering a comprehensive business proposition, one that adds genuine value to your business and makes us an indispensable partner.
We look forward to reconnecting with you at the awards and we send our best wishes to all the nominees for the Used Car Dealer of the Year award.
If you would like to find out more about our wide range of products and services, please visit www.santanderconsumer.co.uk/dealer
Supagard are delighted to continue our support for the AM Awards in 2024, through sponsoring the New Car of the Year Award. Supagard was the first company in the UK to introduce the paint and fabric protection systems back in 1988.
The year 2023 marked Supagard’s 35th anniversary with the introduction of our sustainability journey, extending an invitation to both existing and new customers to join us in our commitment to a more environmentally friendly world. A collective decision at Supagard led to the transformation of our entire bottle range from black to silver. This intentional shift to silver, a colour easily recyclable, was complemented by an additional improvement – the bottles are now manufactured from 40% recycled plastics.
James Smyth, Technical & Purchasing Director, was also delighted to manufacture our brand-new customer handover bag, using thread made from recycled plastic bottles, all without reducing the overall quality of the product. We have calculated this will have an impact of using over 10 million recycled bottles over the next five years.
We are on track to achieve our goal of just under two million recycled plastic bottles per year in 2023. While acknowledging that this constitutes a relatively small contribution in the broader context, our Managing Director David Paterson, emphasises the company's pride in being a part of the collective effort among companies striving to make a meaningful difference.
Craig Hepworth, UK National Sales Manager, fondly recalls the receptive stance of Supagard's partners. “The sustainability journey has been very well received by our dealer and manufacturer partners, who are conscious of their environmental impact”. As a business, we extend a warm welcome to both longstanding and new acquaintances to join Supagard on our journey towards continued innovation and sustainability, in 2024.
We wish luck to all category entrants and look forward to reconnecting with everyone at the awards.
Supagard invites you to connect with our company, where innovation meets purpose, and every interaction is an opportunity to make a positive impact.
If you are interested, contact Technical & Purchasing Director, James Smyth:
Email - james.smyth@supagard.com or Call – 0141 633 3005.
LifeShine™, Next Generation car care.
A lifetime of flawless shine and superior protection.
A complete vehicle protection system delivered by Autoglym, applied by professionals.
Our three-part system provides molecular protective barriers to upholstery, paintwork and glass that can withstand whatever your life’s journey throws at them, ensuring a lifetime of protection and peace of mind.
Now with CeraFuse™ Technology, LifeShine™ paint protection is our latest and most advanced formula yet. Combining reactive silicone and molecular bonding to create a durable and resilient ceramic barrier for a lifetime of flawless shine and superior protection.
Aftercare Collection
Once the trained technicians have professionally applied LifeShine™ to your vehicle, you’ll receive a complimentary Autoglym Aftercare Collection to help maintain a lifetime of superior shine.
Our collection of premium Autoglym products gives you everything you need to maintain perfection with ease, and keep that pristine look effortlessly sealed in. Live with Flawless shine all year round, share products with your family and enjoy maintaining your car with ease.
Our Lifetime Guarantee
We’re confident that you’ll keep that showroom finish when you choose LifeShine, that’s why we offer a Lifetime Guarantee, that protects you for the complete ownership of the vehicle.
At Blueprint Partners, we create engagement between OEMs, dealers and customers. With twenty years of automotive experience working with brands including Aston Martin, Volkswagen, McLaren, Lotus, and JLR, we've fine-tuned our approach to marketing, events, and training.
Whether you're running an agency or a wholesale model, launching a new EV, or in need of assistance in expanding your marketing efforts, we're here to offer our expertise.
Our comprehensive support covers a wide range of initiatives, including direct-to-consumer activities, impactful dealer marketing events, and media launches.
For Aston Martin, Blueprint Partners have reinvented dealer marketing to ensure the customer experience at dealer level matches the brand position.
With Lotus, we're not just showing off cars; we're creating experiences that resonate on a personal level.
And with JLR, our Modern Luxury programme is all about empowering sales teams to understand and deliver on the evolving expectations of today’s luxury buyer.
Blueprint Partners is here to ensure that OEMs and dealers don't just engage with potential customers but create relationships that last. Driving engagement, transforming behaviour.
We are very proud to be sponsoring the EV of the year award at this years AM Awards. Having started in 1992 we are the largest and longest serving manufacturer of Paint and Upholstery Protection to the UK Franchised Dealer industry. We are not a marketing company like most of our competitors so can have greater control over pricing and supply.
In 2023 we produced a video to explain the benefits of Diamondbrite Advanced Ceramic Paint, Fabric and Leather Protection. You can see it by copying the link below into your browser.
https://youtu.be/dLBsDKLJkt8
Diamondbrite Ceramic Paint, Fabric and Leather protection as with everything we sell is made at our factory in Loughborough. After 4 years of product testing and development Diamondbrite Ceramic takes Paint Protection to a new level of performance never been seen before. Although our 2 stage Paint Protection is still available many customers have switched to the new Ceramic product. As a result they have seen an uplift in customer satisfaction, sales and profit margin.
Diamondbrite Ceramic is a unique ultra hard coating that is not available from anywhere else in the world. Developed to be easy and quick to apply it doesn’t cause any application issues unlike other advanced Ceramic Coatings. It can be applied to paintwork, wheels, plastics and glass giving dealers a huge incremental profit opportunity.
In addition to the lifetime guarantee the customer receives either a box or ‘Luxury Doctors Bag’ aftercare kit. These contain after care products from our latest Ceramic Range including Ceramic Glaze, Ceramic Blast Snow Foam and Ceramic Shampoo as well as a luxury Buffing Buddy Microfibre Cloth and Microfibre Wash Pad.
Diamondbrite Ceramic is perfect not only for luxury vehicle brands but also for increasing margins on all premium spec. vehicles.
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As the warranty solutions partner of choice to leading franchised motor dealers and used car supermarkets since 1984, we are proud to be sponsoring the Dealer Group of the Year (up to 10 sites) award.
Warranty Administration Services have been the market-leading car dealer warranty solutions provider since 1984. The very nature of our self-funded approach to warranty means we have zero vested interest in our clients’ expired profit. We instead, work in partnership with our dealers.
As a dealer-orientated business, we celebrate partnerships with our clients that span over three decades. Our relationships built upon shared values of trust, transparency, and honesty. Our aftercare solutions offer unrivalled flexibility as dealers can choose to override rejected claims, using their warranty pot for goodwill.
We grow leading franchised motor dealers and used car supermarkets through our 100% expired profit return policy, delivering every unclaimed penny back to your bottom line. We will put you in control of your aftersales strategy, with bespoke aftercare that meets franchising standards and customer expectations.
If you want to profit from your warranty and need a safe pair of hands to protect your customers and your brand, then our team of experienced professionals can deliver.
“This is a key benefit to our warranty and a pivotal strategy in our aftersales.” (Paul Hendy, CEO, Hendy Group).
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Mann Island Finance are delighted to support the 2024 AM Awards.
Since 1991, we have been helping private and business customers finance new and used cars, vans and now also motorhomes, caravans and pick-ups.
We have always strived to provide our clients with a comprehensive range of products and services to support their asset purchases. Our goal is to deliver this service in a straightforward, easy-to-understand manner, ensuring we are always available to answer any questions or provide assistance.
Through our dedicated team and award-winning technology, our ambition is to collaborate with motor dealers and specialist brokers to offer an easy, transparent, and enjoyable financing experience.
With a Trustpilot review rating of 4.8 (as of April 2024) and a network of over 1,000 partnered dealers across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, we provide national service with local representation and knowledge across various vehicle types.
Snap-on Business Solutions (SBS) is the leading provider of specialist OEM and dealer services focused on vehicle repair quality, dealer growth and performance improvement.
The services we provide include OEM dealer network data management, aftersales technical information software as well as product inspection software, specialist tools, diagnostics and equipment.
We provide critical services to the world’s largest manufacturers of passenger cars, trucks, motorcycles, construction and agriculture products in 157 countries that are supported by 17 international SBS offices.
SBS is a group within Snap-on Incorporated whose global reach has been serving critical industries since 1920.
