Former asylum seeker grows €9m car dealership through social media efforts
Emmet RyanTuesday March 24, 2026
Nadia Adan helms a business with two garages, more than 500,000 followers on social media and €9m in revenue
Nadia Adan says selling a car on the basis of a TikTok video convinced her to set up a dealership. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
When Nadia Adan sits in a spotless Co Wicklow showroom next to a Ferrari 488 GTB, it’s a scene that underlines just how far she has come since arriving in Ireland almost three decades ago.
Adan, founder and owner of Ashford Motors, came to Ireland…