Audi celebrates top dealers
Ebbett Audi has been crowned the marque’s top dealer for 2021 at the annual Audi Excellence Awards.
The Hamilton business scooped the major prize and came away with a total of 11 gongs during a glittering awards night, which was hosted by comedian and TV star Dai Henwood.
Other big winners were Continental Cars Audi and Giltrap Audi, both based in Auckland, who collected a combined five awards between them
Dean Sheed, general manager of Audi New Zealand, says the Audi Excellence programme is about more than sales and aims to reward dealers and individuals that “deliver outstanding results across the metrics that we apply to customer service”.
“It is critically important that our customers are treated with the utmost care, and the challenges of 2021 provided an opportunity for our dealers and staff to really follow through on that focus,” explains Sheed.
“Congratulations to all of the winners for their outstanding performances in 2021. Especially, Andrew Unternahrer and the team at Ebbett Audi – it is a fabulous result for their hard work throughout what was a difficult year for everybody with omicron and global shortages.”
Audi Excellence Awards 2021
Twin Cup Service: Winner – Allan Wilson, Continental Cars; finalist – Annika Lourens, Ebbet Audi
Twin Cup Technical: Winer – Ben Allen, Ebbett Audi; finalist – Doane Hattingh, Ebbett Audi
Twin Cup Apprentice: Winner – Andrew Lewis, Archibalds Audi; finalist – Jayden Randall, Ebbett Audi
Apprentice of the Year: Winner – Andrew Lewis, Archibalds Audi; Jancent Panotes – Giltrap Audi
Technician of the Year: Winner – Ben Allen, Ebbett Audi; finalist – Doane Hattingh, Ebbett Audi
Service Adviser of the Year: Winner – Annika Lourens, Ebbett Audi; finalist – Allan Wilson, Continental Cars
Service Manager of the Year: Winner – Richard Wren, Ebbett Audi; finalist – Richard Scott, Giltrap Audi
Warranty Adviser of the Year: Winner – Glen Cameron, Ebbett Audi; finalist – Archibalds Audi
Parts Manager of the Year: Winner – Mark Ferguson, Farmer Audi; finalist – Bruce Norris, Southern Motor Group
Business Manager of the Year: Winner – Rod Williams, Giltrap Audi; finalist – Luzzane Tome, Ebbett Audi
Metro Sales Specialist of the Year: Winner – Cameron Gemmell, Giltrap Audi; finalist – Kerry Hoffman, Continental Cars
Non-Metro Sales Specialist of the Year: Winner – James Jones, Ebbett Audi; finalist – Shaun Marburg, Farmer Audi
Metro e-tron Sales Specialist of the Year: Winner – Gary Cutfield, Giltrap Audi; finalist – Cameron Gemmell, Giltrap Audi
Non-Metro e-tron Sales Specialist of the Year: Winner – Chris Loader, Ebbett Audi; finalist – Shaun Marburg, Farmer Audi
Sales Manager of the Year: Winner – Jason Young, Ebbett Audi; finalist – Iain Cheyne, Euro City
Used Car Sales Manager of the Year: Winner – Jason Young, Ebbett Audi; finalist – Blair Woolford, Farmer Audi
Marketing Manager of the Year: Winner – Kim Gibb, Continental Cars; finalist – Ebbett Audi
Customer Satisfaction – Dealer of the Year: Winner – Ebbett Audi, finalist – Queenstown Motor Group
Audi Overall – Dealer of the Year: Winner – Ebbett Audi, finalists – Farmer Audi, Continental Cars
