Volvo Car Australia has announced the winners of its annual Pinnacle Awards of Excellence
for the top Volvo Cars dealers in Australia.
For the second successive year Volvo Cars South Yarra has been named Australia's top
Volvo dealership, winning the Major Metropolitan Award at Volvo's annual Awards of
Excellence dinner. Volvo Cars Melbourne was runner-up.
Volvo Cars Geelong took out the Metropolitan Award for the second year in a row, with Volvo
Cars Adelaide being named runner-up.
For a record fourth year 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 recognise and reward our best of the best. Attaining the
Pinnacle Award requires the winner to meet a multifaceted set of criteria, including outstanding
customer service, sales and market share," said Nick Connor, Managing Director of Volvo Car
Australia.
"The success of Volvo Cars in Australia is highly dependent on our business partners
continued commitment to our customers, our brand and strategy led transformation."
"Our 2019 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: "To win the Volvo Pinnacle Award for
the two consecutive years is an incredible achievement for all of our staff. At Volvo Cars South
Yarra, we have an inbuilt belief in the Volvo brand."
"Our desire is to deliver on the Volvo brand promise to our customers every day through an
outstanding level of service. We are absolutely thrilled in wining this prestigious award in
addition to the number of individual awards attained by our staff. 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:
"2019 was another great year for our dealership and we are very excited to be receiving this
award yet again." "We feel proud of the transformation that Volvo Cars has enjoyed over the
last couple of years knowing that we had a part to play. We value our Volvo partnership and
strive to deliver on the Volvo values which is also demonstrated by the number of individual
awards won by our staff."
David Mackay, Dealer Principal of Volvo Cars Southern Highlands commented: "Winning the
Pinnacle Award of Excellence for the fourth year is a proud moment for our business."
"We have been a Volvo dealer for over thirty years and have always been delighted to
represent the brand in the Southern Highlands. Our partnership with Volvo is highly valued
which makes winning again even more rewarding. Our staff continually strive for excellence in
customer service which is also acknowledged by the number of individual awards. We will
celebrate this award with all of our staff and loyal customers."
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Volvo Car Group in 2019
For the 2019 financial year, Volvo Car Group recorded an operating profit of 14.3 BSEK (14.2 BSEK in 2018).
Revenue over the period amounted to 274.1 BSEK (252.7 BSEK). For the full year 2019, global sales reached a
record 705,452 (642,253) cars, an increase of 9.8 per cent versus 2018. 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 Cars was founded in 1927. Today, it is one of the most well-known and respected premium car brands in
the world with sales of 705,452 cars in 2019 in about 100 countries. Volvo Cars has been under the ownership of
the Zhejiang Geely Holding of China since 2010.
In 2019, Volvo Cars employed on average approximately 41,500 (41,500) full-time employees. Volvo Cars head
office, product development, marketing and administration functions are mainly located in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Volvo Cars head office for APAC is located in Shanghai. The company's main car production plants are located in
Gothenburg (Sweden), Ghent (Belgium), South Carolina (US), Chengdu and Daqing (China), while engines are
manufactured in Skövde (Sweden) and Zhangjiakou (China) and body components in Olofström (Sweden).
Under its new company purpose, Volvo Cars aims to provide customers with the Freedom to Move in a personal,
sustainable and safe way. This purpose is reflected into a number of business ambitions: for example, by the
middle of this decade it aims for half of its global sales to be fully electric cars and to generate half of its revenue
from its direct consumer business. Volvo Cars is also committed to an ongoing reduction of its carbon footprint,
with the ambition to be a climate-neutral company by 2040.