CAR DEALER Magazine can today reveal the Top 150 Most Influential Dealers on Twitter.
Announced at this year’s record breaking Car Dealer Expo CDX15 at an exclusive invite-only session, we can now reveal the list in full.
The original and much-copied Twitter 150 list has been highly-anticipated by the motor trade with many dealers turning up at our Expo to find out where they placed before anyone else.
Georgina Parnell from Twitter UK handed out the awards to our best-placed dealers and hosted a Q&A session with the delegates. Scott Sinclair from Google also spoke to our special guests.
Prestige Diesels were this year’s overall winner, climbing from second to the top spot with an impressive margin of four Klout points.
The awards we handed out included:
Most Influential Dealer 2015
This year Prestige Diesels (@PrestigeDiesels) climbed to top of the list with a Klout score of 73!
Most Influential Franchised Dealer 2015
Last year’s winner Perrys (@perrysmotors) have maintained their spot as the most influential franchised dealer.
Most Influential Independent Dealer 2015
Alexis, who runs the Prestige Diesels account, is also our most influential independent dealer of the year.
Best Follower Ratio 2015
With over 32,000 followers, despite following less than 500 Twitter accounts, Captain Caralot (@CaptainCaralot) has the best follower ratio on this year’s list.
Highest Climber 2015
Climbing 62 places on our list makes Greenhous (@greenhous) the most improved dealer on our list.
Tweeters Tweeter of the Year 2015
We asked the dealers in our session to vote for who had stood out on Twitter to them this year and the winner was Ridgeway Group (@ridgewaygroup)!
Best Twitter Photo of the Conference
Finally, the award for the best Twitter photo from CDX15 went to this tweet by Ridgeway Group.
Ridgeway’s #lostbunny is famous! Great to see his owner search has reached the @CarDealerMag Expo @SilverstoneUK! 🐰 pic.twitter.com/IBZfGnlbRA
— Ridgeway (@RidgewayGroup) June 9, 2015
If you want to compare where you placed on last year’s list click here.
What is Klout?
We use Klout to measure how influential you are on the popular social media site. If you had the same score as someone else we then moved on to how many followers. A Klout score is a number given between one and 100, which takes into consideration a user’s interaction on Twitter to work out their overall influence – the higher the number, the more influential the user.
The Top 150 Most Influential Dealers on Twitter
Pos | Screen Name | Name | Klout Score | Followers | Movement |
1 | Follow @prestigediesels |
Alexis | 73.69 | 7855 | 1 |
2 | Follow @simonshieldcars |
Caroline Shield | 68.95 | 5666 | 11 |
3 | Follow @Imperialcar |
Imperial Car Sales | 68.05 | 3497 | |
4 | Follow @perrysmotors |
Perrys | 66.95 | 5599 | -3 |
5 | Follow @HarwoodsGroup |
Harwoods Group | 66.35 | 7676 | 3 |
6 | Follow @evanshalshawuk |
Evans Halshaw | 65.77 | 11680 | -1 |
7 | Follow @swanswaygroup |
Swansway Group | 65.42 | 3592 | 3 |
8 | Follow @DriveBenfield |
DriveBenfield | 65.39 | 7149 | -4 |
9 | Follow @ArnoldClark |
Arnold Clark | 65.33 | 9041 | 15 |
10 | Follow @jimreidvehicle |
JimReidVehicleSales | 64.37 | 3459 | 14 |
11 | Follow @dicklovett |
Dick Lovett | 63.63 | 2742 | -5 |
12 | Follow @MB_Retail |
Mercedes-Benz Retail | 63.31 | 7977 | -7 |
13 | Follow @PorscheRetail |
Porsche Retail Group | 62.46 | 9215 | 1 |
14 | Follow @specialistcars1 |
specialistcars1 | 62.00 | 17 | |
15 | Follow @WrexhamVW |
Wrexham Volkswagen | 61.89 | 2468 | new |
16 | Follow @NewmarketCars |
Newmarket Cars | 61.79 | 5288 | -4 |
17 | Follow @creweaudi |
Crewe Audi | 61.69 | 2096 | new |
18 | Follow @STAFFORDAUDI |
Stafford Audi | 61.63 | 3128 | 48 |
19 | Follow @TCHarrisonFord |
T.C.Harrison Ford | 61.60 | 1404 | -6 |
20 | Follow @Vanarama |
Vanarama | 61.50 | 8697 | -10 |
21 | Follow @stoneacremotors |
StoneacreMotorGroup | 61.15 | 3210 | -3 |
22 | Follow @Saxton4x4 |
Saxton 4×4 | 60.75 | 1744 | |
23 | Follow @StanPalmerHonda |
Stan Palmer Honda | 60.41 | 3236 | 6 |
24 | Follow @motorpoint |
Motorpoint | 60.27 | 5172 | 4 |
25 | Follow @cars_portsmouth |
Giles Usher | 59.76 | 3674 | -6 |
26 | Follow @fordsofwinsford |
Fords of Winsford | 59.26 | 4480 | new |
27 | Follow @RabyPorsche |
Philip Raby Porsche | 58.68 | 5075 | 1 |
28 | Follow @LookersGroup |
Lookers | 57.71 | 1842 | 29 |
29 | Follow @AVC_Leasing |
AllVehicleContracts | 57.50 | 3916 | -14 |
30 | Follow @elmsbmwandmini |
Elms BMW and MINI | 57.11 | 3138 | new |
31 | Follow @greenhous |
Greenhous | 56.67 | 1175 | 64 |
32 | Follow @johnclarkmotors |
John Clark | 55.89 | 1073 | 4 |
33 | Follow @JemcaCarGroup |
Jemca Car Group | 55.79 | 1882 | new |
34 | Follow @rrg_group |
RRG Group | 55.67 | 1546 | 7 |
35 | Follow @crewevw |
Crewe Volkswagen | 55.53 | 1515 | new |
36 | Follow @SandlesCars |
Sandles Cars | 55.02 | 5244 | new |
37 | Follow @LandRoverStaffs |
Stafford Land Rover | 55.01 | 1052 | new |
38 | Follow @hendygroup |
Hendy Group | 54.78 | 2409 | -8 |
39 | Follow @DewsMotorGroup |
Dews Motor Group | 54.67 | 3659 | -12 |
40 | Follow @jct600 |
JCT600 | 54.33 | 4743 | -6 |
41 | Follow @vehicle_lease |
Concept Car Leasing | 54.26 | 4811 | -12 |
42 | Follow @BristolStMotors |
BristolStreetMotors | 53.92 | 5429 | -4 |
43 | Follow @VantageMotorGrp |
Vantage Motor Group | 53.87 | 1264 | -12 |
44 | Follow @Lease4Less |
Thames Motor Group | 53.78 | 1070 | 52 |
45 | Follow @CaptainCaralot |
Lease4Less | 53.53 | 744 | new |
46 | Follow @CaptainCaralot |
Captain Caralot | 53.47 | 32593 | -14 |
47 | Follow @ToyotaLeasing |
Farmer & Carlisle | 53.41 | 1141 | new |
48 | Follow @GlynHopkinGroup |
Glyn Hopkin Group | 53.41 | 1300 | new |
49 | Follow @Jennings_Group |
Jennings Motor Group | 53.22 | 441 | new |
50 | Follow @Sandicliffe |
Sandicliffe | 52.51 | 2795 | -42 |
51 | Follow @RidgewayVW |
Ridgeway Volkswagen | 52.32 | 2412 | -35 |
52 | Follow @ivanhamillcars |
Ivan Hamill Cars | 52.24 | 849 | 6 |
53 | Follow @SturgessCarsLtd |
Sturgess Motor Group | 52.14 | 2235 | -6 |
54 | Follow @CriteriaCars |
Ben | 51.78 | 1464 | 9 |
55 | Follow @JardineAudi |
Jardine Audi | 51.50 | 1158 | new |
56 | Follow @HumphrisOxford |
Humphris Oxford | 51.46 | 585 | new |
57 | Follow @Caffynslive |
Caffyns | 50.96 | 1558 | new |
58 | Follow @griffinmill |
Griffin Mill Garages | 50.54 | 808 | -17 |
59 | Follow @hodgsonltd |
Hodgson Newcastle | 50.49 | 876 | new |
60 | Follow @Ocean_BMW |
Ocean BMW | 50.46 | 12461 | -18 |
61 | Follow @MacklinMotors |
Macklin Motors | 50.20 | 3332 | new |
62 | Follow @RobinLuscombe |
Luscombe's Leeds | 50.00 | 959 | -13 |
63 | Follow @vindisgroup |
Vindis Group | 49.87 | 1920 | 26 |
64 | Follow @stratstoneuk |
Stratstone | 49.84 | 2723 | -45 |
65 | Follow @JA_Autos |
JA Autos Ltd | 49.69 | 2322 | -17 |
66 | Follow @AMARISUPERCARS |
AMARI SUPERCARS | 49.48 | 4850 | -15 |
67 | Follow @Shrewsbury_BMW |
Rybrook Shrewsbury | 49.05 | 6040 | 1 |
68 | Follow @wessexgarages |
Wessex Garages | 48.84 | 2391 | -8 |
69 | Follow @wessexgarages |
Westover Group | 48.83 | 1200 | new |
70 | Follow @westovergroup |
Carcraft | 48.79 | 4077 | -27 |
71 | Follow @Carcraft |
Macrae and Dick | 48.73 | 839 | new |
72 | Follow @MacraeandDick |
Simon Bailes Peugeot | 48.66 | 782 | new |
73 | Follow @sbpeugeot |
Sytner Audi | 48.62 | 2335 | -19 |
74 | Follow @AstonMartinWork |
Aston Martin Works | 48.31 | 3009 | n |
75 | Follow @StockportHonda |
Stockport Honda | 48.25 | 583 | new |
76 | Follow @MarshallMotorGp |
Daksh Gupta | 48.24 | 3787 | -16 |
77 | Follow @Autofarm |
Autofarm 1973 LTD | 48.12 | 3064 | -39 |
78 | Follow @BeadlesToyota |
Beadles Toyota | 47.94 | 216 | new |
79 | Follow @AgnewGroup |
Agnew Group | 47.85 | 1154 | 14 |
80 | Follow @RMBAuto |
RMB Automotive | 47.71 | 1239 | 11 |
81 | Follow @ArburyGroup |
Arbury Motor Group | 47.64 | 934 | -15 |
82 | Follow @BigCarsLtd |
BIG CARS LTD | 47.56 | 15884 | -46 |
83 | Follow @DriveVauxhall |
Drive Vauxhall | 47.37 | 1366 | -49 |
84 | Follow @Lexus_Woodford |
Lexus Woodford | 47.19 | 2737 | -22 |
85 | Follow @GeoffCoxDerby |
Geoff Cox | 46.93 | 205 | new |
86 | Follow @ictruckandvan |
IMPERIAL Commercials | 46.90 | 3864 | new |
87 | Follow @hippomotorgroup |
Hippo Motor Group | 46.86 | 1843 | new |
88 | Follow @CrownHondaUK |
Crown Honda | 46.81 | 298 | new |
89 | Follow @SwainandJonesCrownHondaUK |
Swain and Jones | 46.78 | 1512 | new |
90 | Follow @LexusStockport |
Lexus Stockport | 46.69 | 1366 | new |
91 | Follow @RenaultRetailUK |
RenaultRetailUK | 46.66 | 736 | new |
92 | Follow @AlanDayVW |
Alan Day Volkswagen | 46.49 | 1629 | -5 |
93 | Follow @Beadles_Group |
Beadles | 46.45 | 645 | new |
94 | Follow @VospersMotors |
VospersMotors | 46.39 | 1176 | new |
95 | Follow @audinorthwest |
Audinorthwest | 46.39 | 1103 | new |
96 | Follow @PeterCooperVW |
Peter Cooper VW | 46.35 | 3942 | new |
97 | Follow @TrustFordUK |
TrustFord | 46.31 | 1086 | new |
98 | Follow @SturgessLR |
Sturgess Land Rover | 46.13 | 480 | new |
99 | Follow @LeasingOptions |
Leasing Options Ltd | 45.75 | 1116 | new |
100 | Follow @JohnHartleyCars |
John Hartley Cars | 45.71 | 1148 | new |
101 | Follow @HawkinsMG |
Hawkins Motor Group | 45.69 | 3121 | -31 |
102 | Follow @HR_Owen |
H. R. Owen | 45.60 | 5776 | -19 |
103 | Follow @LowCostVans |
Rod Lloyd & Team | 45.52 | 929 | -23 |
104 | Follow @ListerCars |
Lister | 45.41 | 1510 | new |
105 | Follow @NissanRetailUK |
Nissan Retail Group | 45.35 | 422 | new |
106 | Follow @RandDPeugeot |
Robins & Day Peugeot | 45.31 | 1442 | new |
107 | Follow @SinclairAudi |
Sinclair Audi | 45.26 | 2051 | -31 |
108 | Follow @parkway_vw |
Parkway Volkswagen | 45.23 | 304 | new |
109 | Follow @BenfieldSkoda |
Benfield Skoda | 45.07 | 8356 | -43 |
110 | Follow @SinclairVW |
Sinclair Volkswagen | 45.05 | 2296 | new |
111 | Follow @Shrewsbury_MINI |
Rybrook Shrews MINI | 45.01 | 2908 | -39 |
112 | Follow @Bavarian_BMW |
Bavarian BMW | 44.98 | 718 | new |
113 | Follow @car4leasing |
car4leasing | 44.95 | 716 | new |
114 | Follow @ridgewayskoda |
Ridgeway SKODA | 44.91 | 372 | new |
115 | Follow @MotorParks |
motorparks.co.uk | 44.86 | 1833 | new |
116 | Follow @Vertuhonda |
Vertu Honda | 44.83 | 706 | -20 |
117 | Follow @RosedaleLeasing |
Rosedale Leasing | 44.72 | 257 | new |
118 | Follow @OakmereMotorGrp |
Oakmere Motor Group | 44.70 | 1173 | new |
119 | Follow @bolton_kia |
Bolton Kia | 44.51 | 1867 | -42 |
120 | Follow @DuncanSmartBMW |
Duncan Smart | 44.34 | 1479 | new |
121 | Follow @LancasterBMW |
Lancaster BMW | 44.32 | 177 | -24 |
122 | Follow @MoveLeasingSE |
MoveLeasingSouthEast | 44.26 | 576 | new |
123 | Follow @MoveLeasingSE |
Richmond Ford | 44.24 | 11013 | new |
124 | Follow @lambo7oaks |
LamborghiniSevenoaks | 44.17 | 2005 | -71 |
125 | Follow @BMWSpire |
Spire BMW | 44.16 | 229 | new |
126 | Follow @SwannAutomotive |
Swann Automotive | 44.16 | 2806 | 113 |
127 | Follow @ecocars4sale |
Ecocars4sale | 44.13 | 3897 | new |
128 | Follow @lyncsalesteam |
LeaseYourNextCar.com | 44.12 | 1200 | new |
129 | Follow @FairfaxHonda |
Fairfax Honda | 44.03 | 944 | -67 |
130 | Follow @winchcarsales |
Winchester Car Sales | 43.97 | 484 | new |
131 | Follow @SinclairMerc |
Sinclair Mercedes | 43.96 | 2643 | new |
132 | Follow @Car_leasingUK |
CarLeasingMadeSimple | 43.96 | 782 | new |
133 | Follow @PeterVardy |
Peter Vardy | 43.95 | 3895 | -65 |
134 | Follow @cargiant |
Cargiant | 43.93 | 977 | new |
135 | Follow @mylocalvauxhall |
My Local Vauxhall | 43.92 | 1936 | new |
136 | Follow @HyltonMotors |
Hylton Motor Group | 43.79 | 10058 | -79 |
137 | Follow @EssexAutoGroup |
Essex Auto Group | 43.77 | 1271 | new |
138 | Follow @InchcapeToyota |
Inchcape Toyota | 43.71 | 2287 | new |
139 | Follow @trueFleetUK |
trueFleet | 43.69 | 1298 | new |
140 | Follow @WestEndMotors |
West End Motors | 43.67 | 2081 | new |
141 | Follow @liverpoolVWCV |
Liverpool Van Centre | 43.64 | 463 | new |
142 | Follow @SwanswayMCR |
Swansway Manchester | 43.46 | 317 | new |
143 | Follow @ButlersVehicle |
ButlersVehicle | 43.42 | 1252 | -53 |
144 | Follow @MitchellGroupUK |
Mitchell Group | 43.36 | 1353 | new |
145 | Follow @WylamGarage |
Wylam Garage | 43.33 | 1514 | -58 |
146 | Follow @InchcapeLexus |
Inchcape Lexus | 43.32 | 1834 | new |
148 | Follow @AngusMacKinnonl |
Angus MacKinnon LTD | 43.30 | 749 | new |
148 | Follow @thecarpeople |
The Car People | 43.30 | 3109 | new |
149 | Follow @AMARI_SC |
AMARI | 43.27 | 1024 | new |
150 | Follow @MotivaGroup |
Motiva Group | 43.19 | 490 | new |