Farmer Audi big winner at marque’s annual awards
Audi’s dealer network celebrated its best performers of the past year at the 10th Annual Audi Excellence Awards.
The annual event recognises outstanding achievements in sales, parts, finance, service, marketing and customer satisfaction across nine Audi dealerships nationwide.
The team from Farmer Audi in Mount Maunganui, pictured, took away the coveted overall Dealer of the Year title, alongside several individual awards at the event on February 21.
Michael Farmer, group managing director of Farmer Auto village says: “We are exceptionally proud to be named Audi Dealer of the Year for 2019, it represents the team’s cohesive goals to achieve the highest level of service and professionalism within all aspects of the business.”
Canterbury customers awarded their Christchurch dealership, Archibald’s Audi, the win in the Customer Satisfaction – Dealer the Year category.
Audi Excellence Awards 2019 winners
Category: winner; finalists
Dealer of the Year: Farmer Audi; Giltrap Audi, Ebbett Audi
Customer Satisfaction – Dealer of the Year: Archibald’s Audi; Farmer Audi
Sales Manager of the Year: Hamish Taylor, Giltrap Audi; Blair Woolford, Farmer Audi
Metro Sales Specialist of the Year: Kerry Hoffman, Continental Cars Audi; Brendan Penman, Giltrap Audi
Non-Metro Sales Specialist of the Year: Shaun Marburg, Farmer Audi; James Jones, Ebbett Audi
Sport Sales Specialist of the Year: Kerry Hoffman, Continental Cars Audi; Shaun Marburg, Farmer Audi
Service Manager of the Year: Bevan Sheppard, Farmer Audi; Craig Grange, Archibald’s Audi
Service Adviser of the Year: Emma Schuyl, Archibald’s Audi; Jason McCrorie, Continental Cars Audi
Apprentice of the Year: Ben Aldred, Ebbett Audi; Reuben Griffiths, Giltrap Audi
Technician of the Year: David Milner, Giltrap Audi; Chris Boulton, Archibalds Audi
Parts Manager of the Year: Mark Ferguson, Farmer Audi; Shawn Cawood, Giltrap Audi
Business Manager of the Year: Rod Williams, Giltrap Audi; Allen Wang, Archibald’s Audi
2019 Marketing Award: Samantha Headifen, Farmer Audi; Lou McCreedy, Armstrong Prestige
