James Platt

Managing Director at Acorn Motor Group

James Platt is an accomplished automotive executive with extensive experience in leadership roles. Since April 2019, James has served as the Managing Director at Acorn Motor Group. Prior to this position, James held the same title at Acorn Motor Group & Grenson Motor Company until October 2023 and was the Head of Business & Automotive Professional at Knights BMW, BMW i & MINI from January 2016 to April 2019. Between May 2006 and December 2015, James worked as the Sales Director at Knights North Staffs. James’s educational background includes attending Blythe Bridge High School from 1990 to 1995.

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Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom

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Acorn Motor Group

Acorn Motor Group is a privately owned and run business that was formed in 2019 following the successful sale of a previously owned premium Dealer Group. The business looks and feels very different today and now operates over 5 locations. Based across Staffordshire and Cheshire we are extremely proud to represent some of the world's leading brands including Kia, MG, and Suzuki. Our business focuses on delivering excellent customer satisfaction and results for both our customers and manufacturer partners alike. James, David and Steve focus equal attention on ensuring that we provide our great people with a working environment that delivers a high level of job satisfaction and allows team members to develop themselves whilst being supported by the extended Acorn family culture that is central to our success. The business's core values drive our behaviour and we believe our results speak for themselves and can be supported by numerous third-party customer review sites. We love reading customer feedback which in turn allows us to further develop and enhance our processes so that any customer interaction can be timely, informative and enjoyable. Our dealerships offer the sale of new and used cars, vehicle rental, vehicle funding, servicing, maintenance and repair, parts sales and distribution. Additionally, we operate Acorn Specialist Cars offering premium, hand-picked sports and luxury vehicle sales with service and maintenance options to help maintain your pride and joy. Finally, the Acorn Business Centre specialises in vehicle leasing (any Make & Model), retail van sales (any Make & Model), van leasing options, fleet management and extended rental agreements and includes access to our Business Sales Support Team who are on hand to help through the process. As an employer, we are always looking for great, enthusiastic, positive individuals who demonstrate a ‘can-do’ attitude and to apply for any of our vacancies just visit www.acornmotorgroup/careers.co.uk


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51-200

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