The finalists have been announced for this year’s Motor Trader Awards.

Over 70 companies and individuals have made the shortlist for the awards, with winners to be announced at a gala dinner at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel on Wednesday 10th July.

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Motor Trade Business Management Award
Sponsored by ASE plc   
Gary McKee, Roadside Garages (Coleraine)
Stuart Tillotson, Luscombe Suzuki (Leeds)
Louise Walsh, Brayleys (Hertfordshire)

Independent Garage of the Year Award
Sponsored by Independent Garage Association
Devonshire Motors Accident Repair Centre (Devon)
Dorking Service Centre (Surrey)
Empire Garages (Middlesex)
iAuto UK (Coventry)
Powells Garage (Cornwall)
Russell Automotive Centre (London)

Most Improved Dealership of the Year Award
Sponsored by Close Motor Finance
Grants Seat (Essex)
Humming Bird Kia (Colindale)
Hyundai Torbay (Devon)
Now Motor Retailing (London)
Swansway Garages (Cheshire)

New Dealership of the Year Award
Sponsored by AutoProtect
Bells Motor Group (Northampton)
Brayley Kia and Mazda (Harpenden)
Sturgess Hyundai (Leicestershire)

Customer Care Award
Sponsored by Car Care Plan
Cliff Dickenson & Son (Cheshire)
Empire Garages (Middlesex)
Ford Retail (Essex)
Silbury Skoda (Northumberland)
Trident Garages (Surrey)
Wellington Motors (Somerset)

Green Dealer of the Year Award
Sponsored by Black Horse Motor Finance
Bowker (Blackburn)
Jemca Toyota (Enfield)
Williams Automobiles (Bristol)

Digital Initiative of the Year Award
Sponsored by Razsor
Hendy Group (Hampshire)
Luscombe Suzuki (Leeds)
Simpsons Skoda (Lancashire)
Spire Automotive (Hertfordshire)
Wessex Garages (Bristol)

Mobile Website of the Year Award
Sponsored by Auto Trader
Drive Motor Retail
Eddie Wright Car Supermarket
Essex Auto Group
Hendy Group
Sturgess Group

Dealer Website of the Year Award
Sponsored by Motors.co.uk
Brayley Group
Essex Auto Group
H R Owen
Pentagon Group
Spire Automotive
Sturgess Group

Innovation of the Year Award
Sponsored by Specialist Automotive Finance
CAP Automotive (CAP Black Book Live)
Codeweavers (Payment Search)
Dayinsure (Dayinsure Connect)
Manheim (Manheim Simulcast Version 2)
Mann Island Finance (The Dealing Room)
Motors.co.uk (The Eye)

Car Supermarket of the Year Award
Sponsored by CAP
Black Horse Car Sales (Birmingham)
Eddie Wright Supermarket (Lincolnshire)
Motorpoint (Derby)

Used Car Retailer of the Year Award
Sponsored by WMS Group
Bowker (Preston)
McCarthy Cars (Surrey)
Vic Young (South Shields)

Used Car of the Year Award
Sponsored by RAC
By judges’ nomination

Training Award
Sponsored by Remit
Hyundai Motor UK
Kia Motors UK
Kinghams of Croydon
Now Motor Retailing (London)

Sales Team of the Year Award
Sponsored by The Warranty Group
Corkills (Wigan)
John Mulholland Motors (Randalstown)
Lodge Garage (Buckinghamshire)
Norton Way Motors (Bedfordshire)
Romford Mazda (Essex)

Sales Manager of the Year Award
Sponsored by Dealerweb
Allen Blake, Corkills (Wigan)
Nicola Fenn, John Mulholland Motors (Eglinton)
Peter Pedlow, John Mulholland Motors (Randalstown)

Dealer Principal of the Year Award
Sponsored by The Sunday Times Driving
Floyd Timms, Lodge Garage (Buckinghamshire)
Nathan Tomlinson, Devonshire Motors (Devon)
Darren Williams, Grants Seat (Essex)
Vic Young, Vic Young (South Shields)

Franchised Dealership of the Year Award
Sponsored by Alphera Financial Services
Chiswick Honda
Ken Jervis (Stoke-on-Trent)
Triangle of Chesterfield

Carmaker of the Year Award   
Sponsored by Allianz Global Assistance
By judges’ nomination

Dealer Group of the Year Award
Sponsored by TOTAL Lubricants
By judges’ nomination

Outstanding Achievement Award
Sponsored by HPI Driveaway in partnership with Swinton
By judges’ nomination