South Yarra Volkswagen Crowned as 2010 Volkswagen Dealer Of The Year
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MULGRAVE, AUSTRALIA – January 31, 2011: Volkswagen Group Australia has officially announced the winner of the 2010 Volkswagen Dealer of the Year Awards at a gala event in Melbourne on Saturday.
Ms Anke Koeckler, Volkswagen Group Australia’s Managing Director presented Mr Francis Mohammed, Dealer Principlal of South Yarra Volkswagen, Victoria, with the award as National Dealer of the Year.
“South Yarra Volkswagen is a deserving winner as 2010 National Dealer of the Year with excellent performance and service across the board. But 2010 was also marked by the entire Volkswagen dealer network embracing the brand and taking it to new heights in Australia with an excellent all-time sales record. This result is the best proof of how professional and high achieving our dealer network team is and we can be very optimistic for the year ahead.”
A total of six awards including regional categories as well as the overall Commercial Vehicle Dealer of the Year and the National Dealer of the Year were announced.
The 6 trophies were handed over to:
Southern Region Dealer of
the Year – South Yarra Volkswagen, VIC
Central Region Dealer
of the Year – Lennock Volkswagen, ACT
Northern Region Dealer
of the Year – Wippells Volkswagen, QLD
Western Region Dealer
of the Year – Albany Volkswagen, WA
Rural Dealer of the Year
– Woodley Motors, NSW
Commercial Vehicle Dealer of the Year
– Burwin Volkswagen, VIC
As part of the gala event, Ms Anke Koeckler also announced a $100,000 donation on behalf of Volkswagen Group Australia to the Premier’s Disaster Relief Appeal to help those affected by the wide spread flooding in Queensland.
Volkswagen Group Australia congratulates all the winning dealers and their dealership staff.