Marshall, Hyundai and Peter Vardy triumph at the 2010 Motor Trader Awards

The event, the biggest awards night in the car retailing sector calendar, saw top honours going to Marshall Group (Dealer Group of the Year), Hyundai (Car Franchise of the Year) and Peter Vardy (Franchised Dealership of the Year).

Sue Robinson, director of the RMI NFDA and Paul Everitt, chief executive of the SMMT won the combined Outstanding Achievement Award for their combined work which resulted in the government backed scrappage scheme.

The 2010 Motor Trader Award winners

Motor Trade Business Management Award
Sponsored by ASE plc
Winner
Lorraine Hector, Wellington Motor Group (Wellington)
Highly commended
Kelvin Jones, Gravells (Kidwelly)

Most Improved Business Award
Sponsored by NIG
Winner
Holden Group (Norwich)
Highly commended
Duckworth Land Rover (Lincolnshire)

New Dealership of the Year Award
Sponsored by AutoProtect (MBI)
Winner
Glen Henderson Mazda (Ayr)
Highly commended
Grants Seat (Essex)

Customer Care Award
Sponsored by Car Care Plan
Winner
Ford Retail

Aftermarket Innovation Award
Sponsored by Mobil 1
Winner
Peter Vardy (Edinburgh)
Highly commended
Wokingham Motors (Berkshire)

Dealer Marketing Award
Sponsored by AutorTrader.co.uk
Winner
Richmond Hyundai (Hampshire)

Online Innovation of the Year Award
Sponsored by Specialist Automotive Finance
Winner
GFORCES - Lead Beast

Website of the Year Award
Sponsored by Motors.co.uk
Winner
Marshall Motor Group
Highly commended
Arbury Motor Group
T C Harrison

Independent Used Car Retailer of the Year Award
Sponsored by Compucars.co.uk
Winner
Big Motoring World (Kent)
Highly commended
Phil Whitaker Cars (Slough)

Product of the Year Award
Sponsored by Motor Trader
Winner
Manheim Remarketing - Seller Advance

Franchised Used Car Retailer of the Year Award
Sponsored by VCARS
Winner
T C Harrison Group

Workshop of the Year Award
Sponsored by Euro Car Parts
Winner
Chartwell (Derby)

Car Franchise of the Year
Sponsored by Mondial Assistance UK
Winner
Hyundai Motor UK

Service Adviser Of The Year Award
Sponsored by Castrol Professional
Winner
Jazz Mann, Chiswick Honda (London)
Highly commended
Lauren Cross, Cox Motor Group Lancaster (Morecambe)

Sales Team of the Year Award
Sponsored by MAPFRE Abraxas
Winner
Phoenix Honda (Paisley)
Highly commended
Romford Mazda

Sales Manager Of The Year Award
Sponsored by Dealerweb
Winner
Mark Murphy, Phoenix Honda (Hyndland)

Dealer Principal of the Year Award
Sponsored by eBay Motors
Winner
Amarjit Shokar, Romford Mazda
Highly commended
Antony Kidger, Copley Land Rover (Halifax)

Franchised Dealership of the Year Award
Sponsored by Manheim Retail Services
Winner
Peter Vardy (Motherwell)
Highly commended
Brayley Honda (St Albans)

Dealer Group of the Year Award
Sponsored by TOTAL
Winner
Marshall Motor Group (Cambridge)

Outstanding Achievement Award
Sponsored by HPI
Winners
Paul Everitt, Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders
Sue Robinson, RMI National Franchised Dealers Association

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