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Welsh dealership wins national award
publication date: Feb 23, 2011
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author/source: Robin Roberts
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Two Welsh dealers are
among the UK's best in the Skoda network.
Škoda UK hosted its annual Retailer of the Year Awards at Zofin Palace in
Prague and BBC News Presenter Kate Silverton was there to present the much
deserved winners with their prestigious awards (above).
The top three retailers were named as Mitchell Škoda in Chester, Sinclair
Škoda in Swansea and Carrs Škoda in Indian Queens, who were congratulated and
thanked by Robert Hazelwood, Škoda UK Director.
Robert Hazelwood commented: "It's a real pleasure to have an evening where
we can recognise the network and it gives our management team the chance to
thank them all for their hard work throughout 2010. Our brand is growing
rapidly, thanks to our great range of high-quality, affordable cars and
excellent customer service and we are proud to have such fantastic retailers as
part of our group."
Hazelwood continues: "At Škoda we take a partnership approach to our retail
network to build strong, long-lasting relationships. We listen to all of our
130 retailers by holding regional dinners to gain feedback and we host this
annual event to reward their hard-work; after all, we have large growth targets
to meet and we can only do this with
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Globally, Škoda aims to increase its annual sales volume from 760,000 to
more than 1,000,000 within the next five years. The UK will play a major role
in Škoda's growth and is expected to account for more than 45,000 registrations
this year, more than 2% of the UK's new car market share.
Hazelwood concludes, "To achieve our ambitious targets we are investing
heavily in our marketing. We will soon be unveiling our exciting new
corporate identity and we were really pleased to announce at the event that our
latest TV advert for the Fabia vRS has been nominated twice at the British
Television Advertising Awards for Best Advert and Best Car Advert." | Other winners at the Retailer of the Year Awards were:
New vehicle sales:
Rainworth Škoda, Mansfield; Fleet sales: Capitol Škoda, Newport; Marketing and
PR: Mitchell Škoda, Chester
Training: David Ian Ltd, Morecambe; Facilities: Dennis Horton & Son Ltd,
Lincoln
Used vehicle sales: Alex Lawrie, Liverpoo; Aftersales performance: Beadles
Škoda, Maidstone; Škoda Finance: DM Keith Group, Yorkshire and Customer
satisfaction: Derek Slack Motors, Middlesborough. | | | | | Skoda Greenline2 range - See our first drive last Saturday
| | | | Alfa Romeo dealerships across the UK are enjoying a busy 11 days as they
launched The Red 11 Event, running from the 17-27 February.
The Red 11 Event - 11 being chosen as the number synonymous with Alfa Romeo,
having won the famous Mille Miglia endurance race 11 times - is an opportunity
for customers to get into the driving seat of the latest Alfa Romeo models,
including the executive Alfa 159, all-new Alfa Giulietta and sporty compact
Alfa MiTo.
In addition to tempting finance packages, visitors who order a new Alfa
during the 11 day promotion will receive an added bonus of a free ‘Alfa
lifestyle' inspired reward, befitting the marque's core brand values.
These
include, for the sporty individual, a stylish Alfa Romeo mountain bike, chic Mr
and Mrs Smith boutique hotel vouchers for the passionate driver, an iPod Touch
for the technology minded individual, and of course for the petrol-head, an
Alfa Romeo driving experience designed to demonstrate the racing DNA that's
present in every Alfa Romeo car. |
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