On the evening of Friday 12th January, the all-new Suzuki Swift Sport made its debut to Suzuki Australia Dealer Principals at a star studded event at Melbourne's South Wharf. Held at the Showtime Events Centre, the Dealer Principal Launch event hosted special guests including senior executives from Suzuki Japan, TV sporting personality Mark Berretta, TV personality and Suzuki ambassador Sherri-Lee Biggs, Australian Superbike Champion and Suzuki ambassador Josh Waters and Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy along with Storm players Tim Glasby, Jesse Bromwich, Dale Finucane and Christian Welch.
While the evening celebrated the launch of the all-new Swift Sport, it was also an opportunity to celebrate the 2017 year including the recognition of the best performing Suzuki Dealers in Australia.
The Suzuki Dealer Excellence Awards are based on Suzuki dealers total business performance with points awarded across key areas including facility standards, sales to target and sales rankings, market share, CSI for both sales and service, service retention, accessory sales per new vehicle and parts sales.
Congratulations to the following dealers who took out the top spots in 2017:
- Mandurah Suzuki – Western Australia
- Rockingham Suzuki – Western Australia
- Gardner Suzuki – Western Australia
- Suzuki in the City – South Australia
- South Side Suzuki – South Australia
- Kloster Suzuki – New South Wales
- Tynan Suzuki – New South Wales
- Peter Warren Suzuki – New South Wales
- Macarthur Suzuki – New South Wales
- Jackson Suzuki Hobart - Tasmania
- Jackson Suzuki Launceston - Tasmania
- Booran Suzuki - Victoria
Suzuki Australia General Manager for Automobiles, Mr Michael Pachota said "In an extremely challenging market environment, 2017 was still strong for Suzuki standing tall in the segments we compete in due to the outstanding efforts of our Dealer Network."
The most prestigious award, The 'Suzuki Dealer of the Year', was awarded to Mandurah Suzuki in Western Australia for the second year in a row as a result of their outstanding performance again in 2017.
"It was hard to separate the best of the best due to the fantastic performance of the Excellence Award winners this year. However, tipping the charts again, Mandurah Suzuki took the win as a result of their impeccable Sales, Parts and Service operations; ranking top positions across customer satisfaction and retention tables consistently in 2017 – making it clear, they are the Suzuki Dealer of the Year." said Pachota.