About the 2026 Awards

Our Mission

Leaderspin Automotive Awards is an independent recognition program built for car buyers. Our mission is simple: make it easier for people to find trustworthy, high-performing dealerships by surfacing the ones their communities actually love.

Recognition is earned through our evaluation process — not given. That's what makes the badge meaningful to the buyers who see it.

How Nominations Work

The 2026 awards begin with public nominations. Anyone can nominate a dealership they believe deserves recognition — customers, employees, and community members alike.

• Nominations are free and open to the public.
• You can nominate any licensed dealership in our covered markets.
• Each nomination is reviewed and attributed to a specific award category.
• Nominees with strong nomination volume receive priority in our evaluation queue.

How Dealers Are Evaluated

Once nominated, each dealership is independently evaluated against a standardized set of criteria — specific to each award category. Our evaluation considers:

What Recognition Means

Award recipients receive the official 2026 Leaderspin Best Dealer Award badge — a mark consumers recognize as a signal of verified, community-backed excellence. It can be displayed on their website, showroom, and marketing materials.

More importantly, it tells car buyers: this dealership was evaluated by an independent program — not just by the dealership itself.

Who We Are

Leaderspin Automotive Awards is an independent recognition program focused on raising the standard of the automotive retail experience across North America. We are not affiliated with any dealership group, manufacturer, or advertising network.

Questions? Reach us at hello@leaderspin.com.