Vertu Van Centre in Hereford took the Gold Award at the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles annual performance awards. The dealership was the top performer in the network of 60 UK Van Centres and 30 Authorised Repairers. Volkswagen Van Centre Stoke took the silver award and Brian Currie Van Centre Milton Keynes was awarded the bronze accolade at the event. Recognising the ...
Read More »Strong performances acknowledged at Subaru Dealer Conference & Awards
Subaru (UK) and its dealer partners from across the UK gathered for its annual Dealer Conference & Awards, held in late April, in Harrogate. Multi-award-winning comedian, presenter, and actor Russell Kane hosted the event which saw Ayr-based S & S Services take home the Retailer of the Year Award. The dealership provided the highest levels of performance in all areas, ...
Read More »Lookers Leeds and Gateshead win Ford President awards
Two Lookers dealerships have won Ford President’s Awards in recognition of their customer experience and functional expertise. Lookers Ford Gateshead and Lookers Ford Leeds have received the accolade, with judges ranking dealerships on areas including surpassing sales goals, high levels of customer satisfaction and overall experience. Lookers Ford Leeds also won the award in 2022. Rob Dier, franchise director at ...
Read More »Kia EV9 achieves dual victory at 2024 World Car Awards
The KIA EV9 has won the 2024 World Car of the Year title as well as the 2024 World Electric Vehicle award. With this, EV9 has earned Kia its fourth and fifth wins at the World Car Awards since 2020. Ho Sung Song, president and CEO at Kia, said: “We are hugely honoured that the 2024 EV9 has been named ...
Read More »Williams win second consecutive National Marketing Award
Northwest-based automotive retailer Williams has won the National Marketing Award at the BMW Retailer of the Year awards at the Tate Britain, London. This marks the retailer’s second consecutive National Marketing Award win. Chris Woods, head of marketing of Williams, said: “Winning this award once was incredible, but to be recognised for two consecutive years is a real achievement for ...
Read More »Wessex Garages duo win brace of Nissan Ambassador awards
Two employees from Wessex Garages have won the Nissan Dealer Ambassador of the Quarter award for their work over the previous three months. The award, which acknowledges team members who consistently go above and beyond to provide customers with an exceptional experience, is presented to three Nissan employees per quarter and was given to Joseph Davies at Wessex Garages’ Nissan ...
Read More »THE WINNERS: Inspiring Automotive Women Awards
For the first time, nominations were made through the “Inspiring Automotive Women – Who Inspires You?” LinkedIn campaign that ran in July 2023, and was sponsored by Jardine Motors Group. There were 494 nominations for the awards, from companies within and beyond the Club members. The winners were selected on the basis that they closely met the following criteria: ...
Read More »Snows celebrates performance in Guild of Gold Lion awards
Snows Peugeot celebrated its performance in this year’s Guild of Gold Lion awards. The annual awards recognise exemplary levels of sales, customer satisfaction and business excellence across Peugeot’s 183-strong UK network. Snows Basingstoke received the Guild of Gold Lion award after placing in the top 25 of Peugeot’s best performing UK Retailers. The retailer’s Business Centre is recognised as the ...
Read More »Autoguard Warranties sponsors MT Independent Sales Manager Award
The Motor Trader Independent Dealer Awards take place this Wednesday, 9 October at the Rycoh Arena in Coventry. Autoguard Warranties has been announced as sponsor of the Independent Sales Manager of the Year Award “Helping independent vehicle dealers grow their business goes to the absolute core of what Autoguard Warranties is all about. “Autoguard Warranties also recognises that behind every ...
Read More »2019 Motor Trader Independent Dealer Awards shortlists revealed
We are delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2019 Motor Trader Independent Dealer Awards. All shortlists can be viewed here. If you have made the shortlist, huge congratulations. Winners will be announced at the awards evening on Wednesday, 9 October, 2019, at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry. Table packages always sell out fast, so book now to ensure you get ...
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