Arnold Clark Automobiles

Arnold Clark began in 1954 when Sir Arnold Clark opened a single showroom in Glasgow. It remains a family-run, independently owned business headquartered in Scotland and has expanded across the UK.

The group sells new and used cars and vans through manufacturer franchises and used-vehicle branches. Its wider operations include vehicle finance broking, servicing, MOTs, repairs, parts, accident repair, Motability, rental and vehicle leasing.

Its main strength is scale across the automotive retail value chain: customers can buy, finance, service, repair, rent and replace vehicles through the same group. For students, that makes it more operationally diverse than a dealership-only business, with potential exposure to retail, finance, logistics, customer operations and automotive aftersales.