Automotive PPC Agency
Automotive PPC Agency Built for Showroom Traffic & Sales
Specialist Google Ads management for car dealerships, vehicle retailers, auto parts suppliers, and automotive service centres. We build campaigns that drive qualified buyers to your forecourt — from Vehicle Listing Ads to high-intent local search campaigns. Senior specialists only. No contracts.
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Automotive Ads Problems We Fix Every Week
These are the most common issues we see with automotive Google Ads accounts.
Budget Wasted on Tyre-Kickers?
Your ads attract clicks from people browsing casually, researching for fun, or looking for vehicles you don't stock. Without precise targeting and intent filtering, most of your budget goes to people who'll never visit your showroom. We build campaigns focused on purchase-intent keywords and in-market audiences.
Vehicle Listing Ads Not Performing?
Google Vehicle Listing Ads (VLAs) put your inventory directly in search results with images, prices, and mileage. But poor feed quality, missing attributes, and bad campaign structure mean low impressions and wasted spend. We optimise your vehicle feed and campaign setup for maximum visibility.
Sold Cars Still Advertising?
Nothing wastes budget faster than advertising vehicles that have already been sold. If your inventory feed doesn't sync in real-time, you're paying for clicks on cars that aren't available. We connect your DMS or inventory system to your ads so sold vehicles are removed automatically.
No Showroom Visit Tracking?
You know people are clicking ads but you can't tell how many actually visited the dealership. Google's Store Visit conversions and call tracking bridge this gap. We implement every available attribution method so you can measure the real-world impact of your ad spend.
PMax Cannibalising Your Brand?
Performance Max in automotive without proper controls spends heavily on people already searching for your dealership name. That's budget you didn't need to spend. We separate brand and non-brand traffic, set proper exclusions, and ensure PMax generates genuinely new customers.
Plate Change Months Fumbled?
March and September are the biggest months in UK automotive. If your campaigns aren't pre-planned, budgets increased, and seasonal ad copy live before the rush, you're leaving money on the table. We build a 12-month campaign calendar with plate change at the centre.
"Visionary transformed our Google Ads overnight. Our inventory feed was a mess — sold cars advertising, missing images, wrong prices. They cleaned it all up, synced it properly, and within a month our cost per lead dropped by 40%. Showroom visits are measurably up."
Mark Stevens
Dealer Principal, Stevens Motor Group
"The plate change campaigns were a game-changer. Pre-built, activated early, and aggressively bidding before our competitors even started. September was our best month in three years — and we can attribute it directly to what Visionary built."
Sarah Henshaw
Marketing Manager, Multi-Franchise Dealership
Local SEO: How a Service Business Went From Invisible to Fully Booked
A local service business with zero online visibility. We built their local presence from scratch and turned Google into their #1 source of new customers.
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Our Approach
We Don't Just Run Car Ads. We Drive Showroom Traffic.
What separates generic PPC from automotive-specialist campaign management.
Inventory-Synced Campaigns
Your Google Ads should reflect what's actually on your forecourt — right now. We connect your DMS or inventory feed directly to your campaigns.
New stock appears automatically. Sold vehicles disappear. Price changes update in real-time. No manual work, no wasted spend on sold cars.
Plate Change Domination
March and September plate change months generate the highest volume of car buyer searches all year. We don't just increase budgets.
We pre-build seasonal campaigns weeks in advance with plate-specific ad copy, model-specific landing pages, and aggressive bid strategies. When demand spikes, we're already there.
Beyond New Cars
Dealerships have multiple revenue streams — new vehicles, used vehicles, servicing, MOTs, parts, and finance. Most agencies only run campaigns for new car sales.
We build separate campaigns for each revenue stream because a £29 MOT booking is managed very differently from a £30,000 new car lead.
Local Market Dominance
Car buyers search locally. 'BMW dealer near me', 'used cars [town]', 'car finance [city]'.
We build hyper-local campaigns with radius targeting around your dealership, location extensions, call extensions, and geo-specific landing pages. When someone nearby is ready to buy, your dealership appears first.
Services
Google Ads for Every Automotive Revenue Stream
Dedicated campaigns for every way your dealership makes money.
Vehicle Listing Ads (VLAs)
Inventory-based ads showing your actual vehicles in search results with images, prices, and mileage. Feed optimisation, campaign management, and real-time inventory sync included.
Search Ads for Dealerships
High-intent keyword campaigns — make, model, body type, location. 'Used BMW 3 Series Manchester', 'new Kia Sportage finance'. Every search intent captured with relevant ad copy.
Performance Max for Automotive
PMax with vehicle inventory segmentation, in-market auto audiences, and brand/non-brand separation. AI-powered reach with dealership-level control.
Parts & Accessories Shopping
Google Shopping campaigns for auto parts retailers. Product feed optimisation, fitment data management, and part-number keyword targeting.
Service & MOT Campaigns
Local campaigns for servicing, MOTs, repairs, and tyres. High-frequency, low-CPC campaigns that generate consistent workshop bookings year-round.
Remarketing for Auto Buyers
Vehicle-specific remarketing showing the exact cars a visitor viewed. Multi-stage sequences from initial browse to 'still available' urgency campaigns. Essential for automotive's 2-4 week consideration period.
Our Process
How We Drive Your Automotive Ad Performance
Automotive Account Audit
Review of current campaigns, inventory feed quality, VLA setup, conversion tracking, and competitive landscape. Every gap documented.
Inventory Feed & Tracking Setup
DMS or inventory feed connected and optimised. Vehicle attributes cleaned. Conversion tracking implemented — calls, form submissions, store visits, and finance applications.
Campaign Architecture
VLAs for inventory, Search for high-intent makes and models, PMax for broader reach, service campaigns for workshop revenue, and remarketing for vehicle-specific retargeting. Each revenue stream has its own structure.
Bid Strategy & Seasonal Planning
Bid strategies calibrated to vehicle margin and revenue stream value. 12-month seasonal calendar with plate change months, bank holidays, and key automotive events pre-planned.
Continuous Optimisation
Weekly — inventory feed updates, search term analysis, bid adjustments, seasonal campaign activation, and competitive monitoring. Sold vehicles removed, new stock promoted.
Scale & Expand
New locations, new franchises, expanded service offerings, and increased budgets during peak periods. Every expansion tested against showroom attribution data.
What's Included
Your Automotive PPC Package Includes
Campaign Management
- Vehicle Listing Ads setup & management
- Search campaigns (make, model, location)
- Performance Max with inventory segmentation
- Service, MOT & parts campaigns
- Dynamic remarketing for vehicles
- Bid strategy & seasonal budget management
- Ad copy per vehicle category
- Competitor monitoring
Automotive-Specific
- DMS / inventory feed integration
- Real-time sold vehicle removal
- Vehicle attribute optimisation (images, pricing, mileage)
- Call tracking with dealership attribution
- Store visit conversion tracking
- Finance application tracking
- 12-month plate change campaign calendar
- Monthly reporting with cost per lead by revenue stream
- Direct access to your automotive PPC specialist
Average Return on Ad Spend for Dealership Clients
Typical Cost Per Lead Reduction in First 90 Days
Inventory Feed Accuracy Maintained
Long-Term Contracts
"The inventory sync alone saved us thousands. No more paying for clicks on sold cars. And the service campaigns they built generate a steady stream of MOT and servicing bookings that we never had before — it's an entirely new revenue channel from Google Ads."
James Crawford
Operations Director, Crawford Motors
"We tried managing Google Ads in-house and wasted months. Visionary took over, fixed our feed, built proper make-and-model campaigns, and within six weeks our cost per enquiry was half what we'd been paying. Should have done it sooner."
Lisa Park
Marketing Coordinator, Park Auto Group
"Multi-location was the challenge. Three dealerships, different brands, different stock. Visionary built separate campaigns for each location with independent budgets and reporting. We can finally see which dealership performs best and allocate accordingly."
Tom Richards
Group Marketing Manager, Richards Automotive
PPC Results: Scaling Spend 3x While Doubling ROAS
Took over an account running at 3x ROAS with £3K/month spend. Within two months we hit 6.82x ROAS at £10.6K/month.
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Why Us
Why Dealerships Choose Visionary
Automotive Specialists
VLAs, inventory feeds, and plate change campaigns are our daily work.
Inventory-Synced
Sold cars stop advertising automatically. New stock goes live instantly.
Every Revenue Stream
New cars, used, servicing, MOTs, parts, and finance — each managed separately.
Local Dominance
Radius targeting, location extensions, and geo-specific campaigns capture nearby buyers.
No Contracts
Month-to-month. Cancel anytime.
Google Ads + SEO
Make and model pages ranking organically AND converting through paid.
Showroom Attribution
Call tracking, store visits, and finance applications. Real-world results measured.
Direct Access
Senior specialist. No layers.
FAQ
Automotive PPC Questions Answered
"Chris is a very knowledgeable PPC consultant. He made a meaningful difference to our ROAS and revenue where other agencies in the past had failed. I fully recommend him."
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■ Senior specialists only
■ No long-term contracts
■ Free audit included