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Why Celtic Subaru & Mitsubishi won Franchised Dealership of the Year at the 2023 AM Awards
Celtic Subaru and Mitsubishi won the 2023 AM Award for Franchised Dealership of the Year. Here, read about the transformation that impressed the judges.
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Multi-franchising is the focus for AM100 car dealer Chorley Group
Chorley Group managing director Adam Turner explains to AM why multi-franchising is playing a key part in tackling the rising costs of business.
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Drive Green shows car dealers can take a holistic approach to sustainability
Independent specialist electric car dealer Drive Green owner Richard Norris shares its approach to sustainability, including having a composting toilet and upcycling furniture.
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Growth drive comes after Livingstone Motor Group MBO and refranchising
MD Andrew Iveson talks about his decision to go from employee to co-owner at Subaru, isuzu and SsangYong car dealer Livingstone Motor Group and the resilience and innovation he and his team displayed as Mitsubishi quit the UK.
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Luxury car retailer Auto100 focussed on growth after post-pandemic expansion
An unexpected explosion in the appetite for luxury car purchases after the pandemic hit the UK was a catalyst for significant growth at independent car retailer Auto100.
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Used EV specialists share (some) of their secrets to car retail success
While franchised dealers have been busy preparing to sell and service new electric vehicles (EVs) for a while now, used car specialists have also started to carve themselves a niche in the market.
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Lookers CEO Mark Raban: 'I'm extremely proud of what we have achieved'
Lookers chief executive Mark Raban claims to be a numbers man, who likes “to stick with my knitting”, but he is poised to “try something different” with the AM100 group's newly-mapped growth strategy.
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Available Car CEO believes his car supermarket group can 'get through anything'
When Michael Bell took the chief executive’s chair of the family business, Available Car, in 2019, he could never have anticipated quite the baptism of fire that was coming.
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Inchcape CEO James Brearley: 'We're in good shape' after car retail restructure
Inchcape UK will reassert its commitment to growth with the creation of an all-new standalone used car sales division and a series of large-scale dealership development projects.
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Vanarama seeks five-fold growth after adapting to car buyers' desires
Vanarama founder and chief executive Andy Alderson tells AM the sponsor of football's National League expects fourfold growth in vehicle leasing with home delivery