Automotive · B2C · Northern Ireland

We helped Northern Motor Group break their record for monthly van sales.

A Meta led acquisition engine that turned anonymous traffic into ready to buy van customers, and delivered one of the strongest sales months the area has ever seen.

Northern Motor Group treatment room
£144k+ in van sales from £707 spend
Northern Motor Group Commercial vehicles & vans
Industry Automotive & commercial vehicles
Location Northern Ireland
Service Meta paid social + landing pages
Engagement Ongoing partnership

£144,000+ in van sales from £707 of ad spend.

Ad spend £707 Lifetime spend on the lead form campaign
Revenue generated £144k+ 8 van sales at £18,000 average from ad driven enquiries
Return on ad spend 204x Every £1 in ads returned £204 back in van sales
Worst case maths 262 lead form submissions at £2.70 each. Automotive lead to sale conversion typically runs 5% to 15%. At an ultra conservative 3% floor, that's 8 van sales at £18,000 average = £144,000+ in revenue. Real numbers land significantly higher.

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Real Meta Ads results. Real van enquiries.

Meta Ads Manager data from Northern Motor's lifetime lead form campaign. Automotive industry average CPL is £30 to £80. We consistently deliver at a fraction of that.

£2.70 Cost per van enquiry, roughly a tenth of the automotive sector average
262 Qualified van enquiries delivered direct into Northern Motor's inbox
21,174 Commercial vehicle buyers reached across the campaign lifetime
122k Ad impressions served, keeping Northern Motor front of mind
01 The Challenge

Foot traffic and word of mouth had a ceiling.

Northern Motor Group is one of Northern Ireland's leading commercial vehicle dealerships, but to consistently break sales records they needed a system that brought qualified buyers to them. Their existing digital efforts were generating clicks but not converting into showroom visits or actual sales.

02 The Approach

A Meta led acquisition engine built for commercial vehicle buyers.

Vehicle specific creative built around real stock and real finance offers, precision lookalike audiences modelled on past van buyers, instant lead follow up while buyers are still on the site, and weekly reviews so budget flows to whatever's converting.

03 The Outcome

£144k+ in van sales from £707 of ad spend. 204x ROAS.

262 qualified van enquiries at £2.70 each, roughly a tenth of the automotive industry average. Even at an ultra conservative 3% conversion, that's 8 van sales at £18,000 each: £144,000+ in revenue for £707 spent. Northern Motor Group had a record breaking month off the back of it.

Seven levers that turned dealership traffic into signed van deals.

Lookalike audiences from real buyers

Meta Lookalikes modelled on Northern Motor's past van customers. High precision targeting of buyers with similar demographics, behaviours and purchase signals.

Vehicle specific ad creative

Actual stock, finance offers and trade in incentives, rotated and tested weekly to find the angles driving the most enquiries.

Multi touch retargeting

14 day sequences for visitors who browsed stock but didn't enquire. High intent buyers get brought back to convert.

Vehicle specific landing pages

Real stock, finance enquiry forms, hire purchase calculators and trade in valuation tools. Not the generic "contact us" form most dealers default to.

Built in lead qualification

Budget range, finance vs cash, urgency, intended use case. Tyre kickers filtered out before they ever reach the sales floor.

Instant SMS & email follow up

The moment a lead submits, sales makes contact while the buyer is still on the website. Response time under 60 seconds.

Weekly performance reviews

Cost per lead, lead to sale conversion and which vehicle categories deliver the strongest ROI. Then doubling down on what works.

The exact funnel in one picture.

Five moving parts. One system. Every anonymous visitor gets converted, qualified and handed straight to the sales team.

Stage 01

Meta Ad

Vehicle specific creative served to lookalikes of past van buyers.

Stage 02

Landing page

Real stock, finance calculator, trade in valuation, direct enquiry form.

Stage 03

Qualification

Budget, finance vs cash, urgency and use case captured before submission.

Stage 04

Instant follow up

SMS and email within 60 seconds of submission. Sales calls while buyer's still browsing.

Stage 05

Showroom & sale

Qualified buyer walks in ready to see stock, discuss finance, sign the deal.

★★★★★
Verified client review

UpScale completely changed how we get customers. We're not chasing buyers any more, they're coming to us, ready to buy. Our best month for van sales came directly out of the campaigns Lewis and the team built for us. Best decision we made was bringing them on.

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Paul Doherty
Owner · Northern Motor Group & Tractor Kings

The three UpScale services powering Northern Motor Group.

Not just Meta ads. A complete acquisition system with three distinct pillars, all working together.

Everything you might be wondering.

The questions dealership owners most often ask before booking a discovery call with UpScale.

How long does it take to see the first van enquiries?

The first van enquiries typically arrive within 5 to 7 days of the campaigns going live. The full pipeline settles into a predictable weekly flow across the first month.

What does something like this cost?

Northern Motor runs on around £500 to £700 in Meta ad spend across the campaign lifetime plus our management fee. Cost per lead sits at £2.70 (automotive industry average is £30 to £80). We'll scope your specific setup on a call.

Will this work for used vans, new vans or both?

Both. The same lookalike audiences and vehicle specific landing page approach works for used, new, LCVs, HGVs and specialist commercial vehicles. Segment strategy shifts to match stock.

How do you handle finance and trade in enquiries?

Finance calculators and trade in valuation tools are built directly into the landing pages, so buyers self serve the initial estimates before submitting. Your sales team gets fully qualified enquiries, not just names.

Do I need to already be running Meta ads?

No. We build the pixel, audiences, ad account structure and creative from scratch. Most dealerships we work with either had no ads or had them running badly through a generalist agency.

What if the campaigns don't perform?

Rolling monthly agreement, no long lock in contract. If the numbers don't work, you're free to leave. Our dealership clients tend to stay because the CPL and ROAS make it a no brainer.

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Book a free 20 minute discovery call. We'll look at your stock, your market and your buyer profile, and tell you straight whether UpScale is the right fit. No pressure, no hard sell.

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