{"id":29981,"date":"2026-05-06T08:56:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T08:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.evolutionfunding.com\/public\/?page_id=29981"},"modified":"2026-07-02T12:20:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T12:20:58","slug":"great-central-auto","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.evolutionfunding.com\/public\/dealer-success-stories\/great-central-auto\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Central Auto"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"29981\" class=\"elementor elementor-29981\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21b637f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"21b637f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d65dc77 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d65dc77\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99df865 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"99df865\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Great Central Auto<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf83d60 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bf83d60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Evolution\u2019s pre-eligibility tool helped Great Central Auto increase their finance penetration by 10%<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fd63fd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5fd63fd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f15b53 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6f15b53\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1679be5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1679be5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec89df9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec89df9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatcentralauto.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Great Central Auto<\/a> is a well-established dealership with over 35 years in the motor industry.<\/p><p>Having worked in partnership with Evolution Funding for ten years, they\u2019ve transformed how they approach finance \u2013 reducing admin, simplifying the customer journey, and increasing their finance penetration by 10% month-on-month.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-621d1eb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"621d1eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cace899 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cace899\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b68d60f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b68d60f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14d0925 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"14d0925\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i class=\"spectre-lucide-circle-alert spectre-icon--style-outline\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"> <circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/> <line x1=\"12\" x2=\"12\" y1=\"8\" y2=\"12\"\/> <line x1=\"12\" x2=\"12.01\" y1=\"16\" y2=\"16\"\/> <\/svg><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1933197 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1933197\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The challenge<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99f8df7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99f8df7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When partnered with other brokers, Great Central Auto weren\u2019t seeing the results they wanted.<\/p><p>Firstly, sales staff were having to rely on their own personal lender relationships rather than a consistent and structured approach. This created a time-consuming process, where deals often became confusing and required constant back-and-forth with customers just to try and get deals over the line.<\/p><p>Over time, this started to take its toll. What should have been a straightforward part of the sales process became something the sales team \u201cstarted to dread\u201d \u2013 especially due to the amount of paperwork and effort involved.<\/p><p>At the same time, the business was finding themselves trying to operate in an industry where compliance was becoming increasingly complex to handle.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7b3c4a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b7b3c4a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf50cbd elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"cf50cbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i class=\"spectre-lucide-circle-check spectre-icon--style-outline\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"> <circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/> <path d=\"m9 12 2 2 4-4\"\/> <\/svg><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8936592 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8936592\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The solution<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51d0b4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51d0b4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Great Central Autos partnered with Evolution to bring much-needed structure and control to the dealership.<\/p><p>We replaced their inconsistent lender approach with access to the broadest panel of any UK broker. This transformed how they handled applications, creating a more joined-up process that meant getting more deals over the line and delivering better customer outcomes.<\/p><p>Through their dedicated account manager, Evolution also helped the dealership \u201ctidy up\u201d their compliance processes, guide showroom pricing, and simplify regulatory changes. Instead of second-guessing decisions, this gave Great Central the peace of mind knowing their deals were being handled compliantly.<\/p><p>Our support didn\u2019t stop there. We knew that Evolution\u2019s technology wouldn\u2019t just help Great Central run their day-to-day but also move the business forward. Once we introduced our <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #f1f200; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #f1f200; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.evolutionfunding.com\/public\/intelligent-pre-screening\/\">pre-eligibility tool<\/a><\/span><\/span>, the team praised its ability to generate higher-quality leads and give customers a clearer understanding of their finance options before even stepping into the dealership:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c7309e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5c7309e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e86268b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e86268b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0923c87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0923c87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDan Pierce, Sales Manager, Great Central Auto:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e6d201 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e6d201\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cWith pre-eligibility on our website, we\u2019re getting better leads out of hours. Customers know what they can afford and are often ready to move on a car before we\u2019ve even opened. Without it, we\u2019d be starting from scratch every time.\u201d\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d571a03 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d571a03\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-720f4b9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"720f4b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9384aeb elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-rounded elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"9384aeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i class=\"spectre-lucide-flag spectre-icon--style-outline\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"> <path d=\"M4 22V4a1 1 0 0 1 .4-.8A6 6 0 0 1 8 2c3 0 5 2 7.333 2q2 0 3.067-.8A1 1 0 0 1 20 4v10a1 1 0 0 1-.4.8A6 6 0 0 1 16 16c-3 0-5-2-8-2a6 6 0 0 0-4 1.528\"\/> <\/svg><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8969c5f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8969c5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The outcome<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48d37da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48d37da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOver the course of ten years, Evolution Funding has been able to support Great Central Auto in ways their previous broker couldn\u2019t \u2013 by using our technology and expertise to reduce admin, simplify the customer journey, and boost their sales:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26003dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26003dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cCustomers are doing the finance checks in their own time now, so we\u2019re getting leads coming through out of hours and they\u2019re already pre-approved when they come in. Because of that, we see around a 10% increase in our finance penetration with Evolution every month.\u201d\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fd684f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fd684f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dan Pierce<br \/><em>Sales Manager, Grand Central Auto<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c2daa3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c2daa3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Alongside this uplift in performance, what was once an application process filled with dread is now a fully compliant, customer-first journey that gives Great Central and their customers more clarity, confidence, and control at every stage.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bba521 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9bba521\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7056162 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7056162\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62050f2 elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-rounded elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"62050f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i class=\"spectre-lucide-chart-pie spectre-icon--style-outline\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"> <path d=\"M21 12c.552 0 1.005-.449.95-.998a10 10 0 0 0-8.953-8.951c-.55-.055-.998.398-.998.95v8a1 1 0 0 0 1 1z\"\/> <path d=\"M21.21 15.89A10 10 0 1 1 8 2.83\"\/> <\/svg><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f98f31d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f98f31d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Results<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e339af5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e339af5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8887c9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b8887c9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f34eda elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"7f34eda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i class=\"spectre-lucide-chart-no-axes-combined spectre-icon--style-outline\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"> <path d=\"M12 16v5\"\/> <path d=\"M16 14v7\"\/> <path d=\"M20 10v11\"\/> <path d=\"m22 3-8.646 8.646a.5.5 0 0 1-.708 0L9.354 8.354a.5.5 0 0 0-.707 0L2 15\"\/> <path d=\"M4 18v3\"\/> <path d=\"M8 14v7\"\/> <\/svg><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ef6113 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ef6113\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t10% increase in finance penetration month-on-month\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bbc7f5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4bbc7f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4e294e elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"e4e294e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i class=\"spectre-lucide-users-round spectre-icon--style-outline\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"> <path d=\"M18 21a8 8 0 0 0-16 0\"\/> <circle cx=\"10\" cy=\"8\" r=\"5\"\/> <path d=\"M22 20c0-3.37-2-6.5-4-8a5 5 0 0 0-.45-8.3\"\/> <\/svg><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ab6c52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ab6c52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore pre-approved customers ready to finance\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-192a36e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" 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