Kia Australia has announced Victorian dealers Ferntree Gully Kia and Echuca Kia as the joint overall national winners of its 2022 Dealer of the Year awards.
It is the first time in the history of the Kia Dealer of the Year awards that two dealers have shared the major gong, while it’s also the first time a rural dealer, Echuca Kia, has claimed the major prize.
The criteria for selecting the winners included sales performance, after-sales performance, facilities, customer satisfaction and dealer business management.
The awards, which acknowledged the significant contribution of its strong dealer network towards the brand’s most successful year yet were presented by the new chief executive Damien Meredith at Kia Australia’s annual national dealer conference on Friday, May 26.
“The Kia Dealer Awards are a celebration of the expertise, dedication and professionalism shown by our dealer network in delivering the highest levels of care and satisfaction to all of our customers,” Meredith said.
“On behalf of everyone at Kia Australia, I’d like to thank the Dealer Network for the trust shown in every part of our relationship. Last year was our most successful year together, and the strong bond we have fostered with our network through the years became even closer.”
Accepting the award on behalf of the Ferntree Gully Kia team, managing director Cameron Doidge said the dealership is honoured to be awarded Kia Dealer of the Year for 2022, making this its fourth win in 10 years of operating the business.
“The dedication and commitment of our staff and our fantastic customer base is what drives us to excel every year,” Doidge said.
Echuca Kia dealer principal Duane Johns said the business is extremely honoured to receive this prestigious award, which couldn’t have come about without the dedication of staff members and the support of the Echuca-Moama community who have invested in the Kia brand.
“To be the only rural dealer yet in Kia’s history to receive the national award is quite an achievement,” Johns said.
The 2022 Kia dealer of the year winners are:
National DOTY Winner (Tied: Ferntree Gully Kia & Echuca Kia, VIC)
Western Region DOTY (Morley Kia, WA)
Central Region DOTY (Wayne Phillis Kia, SA)
Northern Region DOTY (Brendale Kia, QLD)
Eastern Region DOTY (Paul Wakeling Kia, NSW)
Southern Region DOTY (Tied: Ferntree Gully Kia & Echuca Kia, VIC)
Top Sales DOTY (Motorama Kia Moorooka, QLD)
Top Aftersales Operations DOTY (Mandurah Kia, QLD)
Previous Kia national dealer of the year winners:
2021 (Werribee Kia, VIC)
2020 (Motorama Kia Moorooka, QLD)
2019 (Peter Warren Kia, NSW)
2018 (Motorama Kia Moorooka, QLD)
2017 (Ferntree Gully Kia, VIC)
2016 (Ferntree Gully Kia, VIC)
2015 (Ferntree Gully Kia, VIC)
