DM Keith’s humble beginnings belie the fact that the controlled increase in scale this dealer group has achieved is nothing short of miraculous.
Headed by managing director Dougal Keith and his brother Angus, the Škoda retailer has steadily expanded over the past decade through very selective acquisitions and new brand relationships to now represent Seat, Honda, Ford, Kia and new Chinese entrants such as BYD.
With its owners’ strong control of the financials, the business has been prudent yet progressive. Thanks to the support of its ‘Team Tartan’ workforce, the Keith brothers look set to go further still.
It has managed to grow and gain the benefits of scale, but without losing the family-driven values that form its foundations. It is this which helped secure DM Keith the Strategic Success Award in association with UHY Hacker Young at the 2024 AM Awards.
DM Keith is very much a family operation with more than half a century of history. The Yorkshire-focused dealer group bought car and motorcycle dealer group Colin Appleyard earlier this year following on from its acquisition of Ringways in 2021.
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