8:03 am, July 1, 2026
The search for the best of the best in the motor trade has moved up a gear today as we reveal the the firms which have made the shortlist for Car Dealer Power 2026.
The awards, as voted for by car dealers across the UK, honour the finest motor trade suppliers in the business as well as the best car manufacturers to represent in the UK.
It has been another amazing year of entries this time round, with dealers doing their bit to help paint the most accurate picture of the motor trade over the past 12 months.
The winners will be announced in a special video to be broadcast on the Car Dealer YouTube channel at 2pm on July 14, hosted by Car Dealer’s James Baggott and James Batchelor. Subscribe now so you’re notified when the broadcast goes live.
A shortlist for the top car manufacturer isn’t published, nor is there one for the Car of the Year, but the full results for those will also be announced in the video.
We launched the survey in April and today we’re pleased and proud to reveal the shortlist for the supplier categories after readers’ comments and votes were totted up.
The Car Dealer team will now assess the entries and judges will confirm the winners and highly commendeds over the next few weeks.
Car Dealer founder James Baggott said: ‘The standard of entries this year has once again been incredibly high, making the judging process tougher than ever.
‘Reaching the shortlist is a fantastic achievement and reflects the outstanding work these businesses are doing for car dealers across the UK.
‘Congratulations to everyone who has made the shortlist. We’re looking forward to seeing who comes out on top when the winners are revealed.’
Cleaning Product
- Autoglym
- Autosmart
- Adam’s
Recruitment Agency
- Perfect Placement
- Pybus
- Indeed
Used Car Valuations
- Autotrader
- CAP HPI
- Cazana
Consumer Lead Generation
- Auto Trader
- Carwow
- CarGurus
Dealer Management System
- Dealer Kit
- Autopromotor
- Click Dealer
Website Provider for Independent Dealers
- 67 Degrees
- MTC Autonomy
- Click Dealer
Website Provider for Franchised Dealers
- Keyloop
- Spidersnet
- Haswent
Provenance Checks
- Experian
- CAP HPI
- MotorCheck
Warranties
- Warrantywise
- Autoguard
- Warranty Solutions Group
Paint Protection
- GardX
- Diamondbrite
- Autoglym
Auction House
- G3 Vehicle Auctions
- Manheim
- Central Car Auctions
Online Advertiser for New Cars
- Carwow
- Autotrader
Consumer to Trade Stock Acquisition Platform
- Motorway
- Carwow
- Cars Bought for More
Trade to Trade Stock Acquisition
- Dealer Auction
- Dealerway
- Cartotrade
Online Advertiser for Used Cars
- Autotrader
- CarGurus
- Cazoo
Finance (Sub-Prime)
- First Response Finance
- Oodle
- Moneybarn
Finance (Prime)
- Close Brothers
- MotoNovo
- Black Horse
Finance Broker
- Octane
- Evolution
- DSG
Personalised Video
- CitNow
- Vehicles in Video
- GardX
AI Product
- Xccelerate
- Impel
- DealerKit
Data Insight
- Cazana
- JATO
- Experian
Extra Mile Award
- No shortlist. Revealed in awards video.
Product Innovation
- No shortlist. Revealed in awards video.
Trade Insurance
- Howden
- Aviva
- AXA
Last year’s winners can be seen in the video below:
