Northridge & Bank of Ireland Group are delighted to continue in our support for the AM Awards, widely regarded by many throughout the trade, as the Oscars of the motor industry. Sponsoring the "Dealership (up to £12m turnover) Award" gives us the opportunity to acknowledge exceptional performance, service and commitment within the UK motor market and strongly reflects our own aspirations.

QBE Insurance (Europe) Ltd - sponsors of the Best Dealership (more than £12m turnover) Award

QBE Product Protection is proud to be sponsoring the 2008 AM awards. We are the only A+ rated insurer operating within the motor warranty market and are pleased to be able to recognise other businesses that excel to the level we do. Good luck to all entrants.

rts Consultants (UK) Ltd - sponsors of the Best Training Programme

rts are the leading providers of innovative selection and development solutions for automotive manufacturers and retailers, and are once again proud to sponsor the prestigious "Best Training Programme" category at AM Awards 2008.

rts recognise that it is the 'performance of people' that holds the key to achieving improved business results, and this prestigious award recognises and rewards those automotive business that have excelled in training and development over the past year.

Working with leading automotive manufacturers and dealer groups within the UK and Europe, rts design and deliver creative programmes that ensure that the very best people are selected for employment, that employees are developed to reach their full potential and that the best people are successfully retained within your business. Specifically, rts specialise in the selection and ongoing development of: Sales Teams, Aftersales Teams, Line Managers and Dealer Principals/Senior Executives.

HPI - sponsors of the Best Used Car Retailer of the Year Award

Used car retailers will be striving to claim this accolade which recognises excellence in the used car industry and promotes best practice. We are delighted to be joining AM in putting the spotlight on those that work to ensure standards not only meet, but exceed customer expectation.

Britannia Accident Assist - sponsors of the Bodyshop of the Year Award

Britannia have been helping bodyshops and dealerships maximise profit since 1999. Over 40 dealerships are already offering their customers a full branded accident management service with their award winning scheme. Sponsoring the Bodyshop Award reflects another key market for Britannia, who handle the accident management for dozens of bodyshops, allowing them to concentrate on their core business of maximising repair revenues

RAC - sponsors of the Best Environmental Policy Award

Car Care Plan - sponsors of the Used Car of the Year Award

Car Care Plan is the proud sponsor of the AM Used Car of the Year Award. The company has been helping dealers sell used cars profitably for over 30 years. Its customers include many of the world’s leading car manufacturers as well as dealer groups, car supermarkets and independents of all sizes. In addition to warranties, products include GAP, MOT and tyre insurance.

Car Care Plan also works with Black Horse Motor Finance in providing Black Horse branded Motor Warranty and GAP products to the motor industry.

motors.co.uk - sponsors of the Best Dealer Website Award

Motors.co.uk is committed to delivering the very best quality leads and traffic to car dealers and their websites.

We are therefore delighted to sponsor this award which recognises the increasingly important commercial benefits a well designed, optimised and marketed website can deliver to every UK motor retailer.

Experian - sponsors of the Best Marketing Programme Award

Experian are proud to be sponsoring AM’s Marketing Award for the fourth year. Experian understands that effective marketing is crucial to the success of any business and looks forward to some great examples of innovative marketing activities from this years award nominees.

Mondial UK - sponsors of the Car Maker of the Year Award

Spanning three decades, Mondial UK specialises in providing seamless, 'transparent' brand support services to the motor industry, travel trade, insurance companies and other blue chip organisations and now offers a complete suite of services that deliver industry leading customer retention levels.

Mondial UK constantly strives to provide innovative, added value services designed to enhance the customer experience, leading to increased customer loyalty and increased profit for our clients.

Recent winners of the IMI Approved Training Centre of the Year Award, Mondial also has the flexibility to deliver first class training for roadside professionals at our Service and Training Centre in Warrington or at any preferred venue.

ADP Dealer Services UK Ltd - sponsors of the Retailer of the Year Award

ADP is honoured to be sponsoring this prestigious award. It is given in recognition of outstanding performance, driven by innovation and excellent business processes. ADP, as a leading provider of dealer management systems, is constantly developing its software to help dealerships to achieve this.

Jewelultra Ltd - sponsors of the New Car of the Year Award

Jewelultra are once again proud to be associated with the prestigious New Car of the Year Award. Unlike other suppliers of similar products, Jewelultra actually manufacture the Diamondbrite Paint and Fabric Protection Process. Diamondbrite is the most established Paint and Fabric Protection brand in the world having been on the market for over 30 years and is available in not only the UK but also Europe, China, India and the Middle East.

Jewelultra have a national team of highly professional Business Development Managers who are fully employed by the company, whereas most of the companies in this field use self employed agents.

Diamondbrite is approved by Ford Britain and is used on all makes of vehicles. Jewelultra also count major dealer groups as customers. These include the Retail Automotive Alliance (RAA), Ford Retail, Jardine, and Bristol Street. Jewelultra’s comprehensive training and support programme (including a DVD presented by Jason Dawe) results in these dealer groups achieving up to 60% penetration on the product, which is delivering them substantial profits.

CB Richard Ellis - sponsors of the Innovation in Property Award

Jewelultra are proud to be sponsoring the New Car of the Year Award at the AM Awards 2008. Jewelultra's Diamondbrite Paint and Fabric Protection is proving a valuable asset to many major manufacturers and dealer groups worldwide. Not only is it of proven quality it is an extremely profitable product at a time when dealers are finding harder and harder to make money.

GardX Protection - sponsors of the Repairer of the Year Award

The Gardx Vehicle Protection System has been delivering profit solutions to the Motor Industry for the last 4 years. The products are used successfully in the UK and internationally by all major vehicle manufacturers, franchises, importers and more recently the Bodyshop Industry. Gardx has been a major source of incremental profit throughout the Motor Industry worldwide.

Any company can deliver a dealer a box of product but that does not get it sold. The reason Gardx has been so successful is that it has developed a simple but effective sales process, which together with its training module produces powerful sales results without any detriment to sales of other F and I products. The process is supported by a short but very powerful selling DVD presented by the popular TV motoring journalist Mike Brewer. The products, which employ the latest nano technology have been tested and endorsed by Lotus Cars and more recently Citroen UK. From February 2008 the Gardx system will be offered to all Citroen Dealers nationwide and the guarantee increased for a full 8 years.

Auto Trader - sponsors of Best Retail Group (up to 10 sites).

Autotrader.co.uk has over 9 million visitors carrying out over 60 million car searches every month and is now one of the top 20 most viewed sites in the UK. The Auto Trader Magazine is published weekly in 13 regions, and totals an annual print run of 22 million copies creating a loyal readership of 1.6 million people and an unrivalled depth and breadth of coverage across the UK.

Auto Trader has a well established relationship with the UK’s 18,000 Dealers and motor manufacturers and has designed a range of innovative business solutions that deliver tangible business benefits. See the full portfolio at www.autotrader.co.uk/trade

MAPFRE ABRAXAS - sponsors of the AM Hall of Fame Award

Armchair - sponsors of the Excellence in Customer Service Award

As the motor industry’s No.1 choice for providing receptionist answering services, Armchair understand only too well the importance of customer service. A telephone call, answered promptly and efficiently, delivers confidence, creates an excellent first impression and increases satisfaction. In other words, all the benefits of excellent customer service.

Supagard - sponsors of the Personality of the Year Award

Supagard has been established for over 20 years and is approved and recommended by 23 vehicle manufacturers. The products are easy to apply and provide both exterior and interior protection without any special maintenance requirements being placed on consumers.

Supagard’s national Field Team provides ongoing support including innovative training programmes leading to sustained penetration rates and increased profitability. Our effective management review meetings ensure a successful sales process that delivers results without affecting the sales of other profitable products.

Widely utilised by manufacturers, dealer groups and individual dealerships, Supagard provides a comprehensive range of products that are proven and well supported.

Chris Eastwood Automotive Ltd - sponsors of the Best Recruitment Policy Award

Chris Eastwood Automotive Ltd is proud to sponsor the 2008 AM Recruitment Award. Since formation in 1995 our commitment has been to achieve and retain the highest standards of integrity in recruiting for the UK Motor Industry, enabling this business to continue to be recognised as one of the leading Recruitment Agencies in our sector

Auto Protect - sponsors of the Employer of the Year Award

AutoProtect are not only recognised as the fastest growing, but also as the largest provider, of Warranty, GAP, RTI, PPI and specialist insurance solutions, to the UK’s used vehicle sector.

Our aim is to build long term sustainable business partnerships with our customers.

We are very proud to be associated with the AM Awards.