DANVERS, MA--February 28, 2012: American Honda Motor Co., Inc. has announced Honda North, a member of the International Cars, Ltd. family of dealerships, as a recipient of the President's Award for 2011. This annual award is presented to top-ranking Honda dealerships across the country, based on their achievement of excellence in all areas of operation -- customer service and satisfaction, sales, training, and facility. This is Honda's highest dealership honor, and the fifth time Honda North has earned this prestigious award.
“Our dealership in its entirety strives to uphold our customer-driven focus and maintain our long held tradition of top quality customer care. We look forward to continuing to share these values with the customers and the community we serve each day.”
More than 1,100 Honda automobile dealerships participated in the President's Award program, with 118 earning top honors for 2010. The program objectives are revised annually to address the current market environment and to encourage dealerships to continually strive to achieve higher levels of customer satisfaction.
"Honda North is honored to be named a 2011 winner of the Honda President's Award for the second year in a row, and as one of four dealerships awarded the title in Massachusetts," said Richard Collins, general manager of Honda North. "Our dealership in its entirety strives to uphold our customer-driven focus and maintain our long held tradition of top quality customer care. We look forward to continuing to share these values with the customers and the community we serve each day."
Honda North is one of only four dealerships in Massachusetts to be awarded the 2011 Honda President's Award, but the only dealership to have won the award two years in a row.
"Since 1995 the President's Award has been recognizing top dealers across the United States who seek excellence and customer satisfaction. They found those exact qualities in the team members of Honda North," said Mike Szabatura, District Sales Manager for Honda. "We are extremely proud of their accomplishments and invite you to experience for yourself the advantage of doing business with an award-winning Honda dealership."
Honda North carries the full line of Honda vehicles, including the all-new Honda Odyssey and the revolutionary CR-Z Sport Hybrid, along with two alternative-fuel vehicles -- the Civic Hybrid sedan, and the Insight Hybrid. For more information on these and all of Honda's award-winning vehicles, visit Honda.
About Honda North and International Cars, Ltd.: Honda North, located at the crossroads of Interstate 95 and US Route 1 in Danvers, is a member of the International Cars Ltd. family of dealerships. International Cars Ltd. is an employee owned company comprised of five New England area dealerships. In addition to Honda North, the New Hampshire locations include; Dover Auto World: with Honda and Chevrolet franchises, Dover Auto World Collision Center; Porsche of Stratham and Audi Stratham. The International Cars' team, company-wide, is one that values ownership, accountability, and the importance of high-level service and customer satisfaction.
International Cars is headquartered at Honda North in Danvers, MA and is the recipient of several industry awards, including the 2007 Governor's Highway Safety Association Peter K. O'Rourke Special Achievement Award and the Time Magazine 2006 Quality Dealer Award. Honda North is a four-time Honda President's Award winner, which is the most prestigious honor that Honda can grant to one of its dealerships. Dover Auto World in NH is a two-time President's Award winner. Audi Stratham is a 2009 recipient of the Magna Society Award from Audi of America for excellence in customer service and performance. Most recently, Porsche of Stratham was named a 2011 Porsche Premier Dealer, an award reserved for just 25 of the German automaker's 197 U.S. dealerships who consistently go above and beyond Porsche's high customer standards. International Cars has also earned several AACE (Annual Award for Communications Excellence) Awards through The National ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) Association.
The Employee Owners of International Cars, Ltd. take great pride in supporting charitable based initiatives that directly impact their local communities. This type of involvement is an integral part of the success of employee ownership. For more information on International Cars, please call Ebben Zall Group at 781-449-3244 or visit International Cars.
