Volvo Car Australia has announced the winners of its annual Pinnacle Awards of Excellence for the top Volvo Cars dealers in Australia.
Volvo Cars South Yarra has been named Australia's top Volvo dealership for the first time, winning the Major Metropolitan Award at Volvo's annual Awards of Excellence dinner last Wednesday night. Volvo Cars Perth was the runner-up.
Volvo Cars Geelong took out the Metropolitan Award, with Volvo Cars Adelaide being named runner-up.
For the third year in a row Volvo Cars Southern Highlands was judged the best Rural dealership in Australia. Volvo Cars Central West was the runner-up.
"Volvo's Awards of Excellence are judged on a rigorous set of criteria, including outstanding customer service, sales and market share," said Nick Connor, Managing Director of Volvo Car Australia.
"Our 2018 award winners thoroughly deserve their success, and we are very pleased to be able to recognise the outstanding efforts of our best and most dedicated dealers."
Volvo Cars South Yarra Dealer Principal Sue Alford said: "As a family-owned business with over 20 years of Volvo experience, winning this award reinforces our belief in the Volvo brand, and our desire to deliver on the brand promise to our customers every day through an outstanding level of service. I want to thank all of our staff and our customers, who have made winning this award possible."
On winning the Metropolitan Award Jason Gorell, Dealer Principal of Volvo Cars Geelong said: "2018 was another great year for our dealership, and we are very excited and proud to be taking this award home with us. Our partnership with Volvo is highly valued and we foresee a bright future, particularly with the product range and with the brand direction in the years ahead."
David Mackay, Dealer Principal of Volvo Cars Southern Highlands commented: "Winning the Pinnacle Award of Excellence for the third year is a fantastic achievement for our business. As a proud Volvo dealer for over thirty years we have always been delighted to represent Volvo in the Southern Highlands. This award underlines the hard work by all of our staff as they continually strive for excellence in customer service."
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Volvo Car Group in 2017
For the 2017 financial year, Volvo Car Group recorded an operating profit of 14,061 MSEK (11,014 MSEK in 2016). Revenue over the period amounted to 210,912 MSEK (180,902 MSEK). For the full year 2017, global sales reached a record 571,577 cars, an increase of 7.0 per cent versus 2016. The results underline the comprehensive transformation of Volvo Cars' finances and operations in recent years, positioning the company for its next growth phase.
About Volvo Car Group
Volvo has been in operation since 1927. Today, Volvo Cars is one of the most well-known and respected car brands in the world with sales of 571,577 cars in 2017 in about 100 countries. Volvo Cars has been under the ownership of the Zhejiang Geely Holding (Geely Holding) of China since 2010. It formed part of the Swedish Volvo Group until 1999, when the company was bought by Ford Motor Company of the US. In 2010, Volvo Cars was acquired by Geely Holding.
In 2017, Volvo Cars employed on average approximately 38,000 (30,400) full-time employees. Volvo Cars head office, product development, marketing and administration functions are mainly located in Gothenburg, Sweden. Volvo Cars head office for China is located in Shanghai. The company's main car production plants are located in Gothenburg (Sweden), Ghent (Belgium), Chengdu and Daqing (China), while engines are manufactured in Skövde (Sweden) and Zhangjiakou (China) and
body components in Olofström (Sweden).