Volvo Car Australia has named its Pinnacle Awards of Excellence winners for the top retailers in Australia after a record-breaking sales performance in 2022.
For the fifth successive year Volvo Cars South Yarra was named Major Metro Retailer of The Year. Volvo Cars Penrith took out the Metro Retailer of the Year award for the third successive year, while Volvo Cars Central West picked up the Rural Retailer of the Year award.
Runner-up awards were presented to Volvo Cars Parramatta (Major Metro); Volvo Cars Five Dock (Major Metro second runner-up); and Volvo Cars Mosman (Metro).
"Volvo's Pinnacle Awards of Excellence are judged on a rigorous set of criteria, including outstanding customer experience, sales and developing and retaining outstanding staff," said Stephen Connor, Managing Director of Volvo Car Australia.
"Our retail network across Australia performed brilliantly in 2022. They played a massive role in delivering 10,715 vehicles nationally, which was the best result in the history of Volvo in Australia. They are fantastic partners.
"Volvo Cars South Yarra thoroughly deserve their record-breaking success. We are delighted to recognise the outstanding efforts of one of our best and most dedicated retailers for a record fifth successive time."
Volvo Cars South Yarra Principal Sue Alford said: "Winning this award for the fifth time 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 our staff and our customers, who have made winning this award possible."
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Volvo Cars in 2022
For the full year 2022, Volvo Car Group recorded an operating profit of SEK 22.3 billion. Revenue in 2022 amounted to SEK 330.1 billion, while global sales reached 615,121 cars.
About Volvo Car Group
Volvo Cars was founded in 1927. Today, it is one of the most well-known and respected car brands in the world with sales to customers in more than 100 countries. Volvo Cars is listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm exchange, where it is traded under the ticker "VOLCAR B".
Volvo Cars aims to provide customers with the Freedom to Move in a personal, sustainable, and safe way. This is reflected in its ambition to become a fully electric car maker by 2030 and in its commitment to an ongoing reduction of its carbon footprint, with the ambition to be a climate-neutral company by 2040.
As of December 2022, Volvo Cars employed approximately 43,200 full-time employees. Volvo Cars' head office, product development, marketing and administration functions are mainly located in Gothenburg, Sweden. Volvo Cars' production plants are located in Gothenburg, Ghent (Belgium), South Carolina (US), Chengdu, Daqing and Taizhou (China). The company also has R&D and design centres in Gothenburg, Camarillo (US) and Shanghai (China).