Trading Statement

Inchcape PLC
09 October 2006

9 October 2006

                                  Inchcape plc

                 Strategy presentation, current trading update

Strategy Presentation
Inchcape plc ('Inchcape' or the 'Group'), the international automotive retail
group, will this afternoon, at 2.30pm, make a presentation to investors and
analysts on the business and its forward strategy. Copies of the presentation
will be available on the Company's website later today with an audio cast
available tomorrow morning.

Current Trading
At the presentation the Company will give the following trading update:

'Our unaudited management accounts show sales are up 10.2% (11.5% in constant
currency) on the prior year for the quarter to 30 September 2006. For the year
to date sales are up 8.9% (8.1% in constant currency) year on year. Like for
like sales were up 2.2% for the quarter and up 3.7% year to date in constant
currency compared to 2005.'

'Overall trading remains in line with our expectations.'


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For further information, please contact:

Group Communications, Inchcape plc
020 7546 0022

Hogarth Partnership Limited (John Olsen)
020 7357 9477


Notes to editors
Inchcape is a scale automotive retail group operating in Australia, Belgium,
Greece, Hong Kong, Singapore and the UK. The Group also has operations in a
number of other global markets. In addition to growing our core businesses, we
are looking to develop scale operations in new and emerging regions. We
represent leading automotive brands and operate either a retail, or a vertically
integrated retail model (i.e. exclusive distribution and retail), depending on
the market. Our current key manufacturer partners are Toyota/Lexus, Subaru, BMW,
the Premier Automotive Group of Ford, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, Audi and
Honda.

For further information, visit us at www.inchcape.com




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