Renault announces Dealer Of The Year Award winners

2022 saw the 27^th year of the NADA awards across the various automotive brands in the country.   

The NADA (national automobile dealer’s association) dealer satisfaction index survey (dsi) measures dealer’s satisfaction with various automotive brands, forming a vital link between dealers and manufacturers.   

The survey is a good gauge of the strength of the relationships that oems have with their respective dealer networks. 


we are pleased to announce that Renault SA received a gold award within the passenger/ lcv category at this year’s award ceremony. the results achieved are very encouraging as they denote a steady improvement in our results since 2018, with the overall 2022 results being 2.1% higher than 2021, marking our highest score to date.

we pride ourselves in achieving results above the industry norms in many of the indicators, most particularly ‘dealer friendly’, ‘customer friendly’ and ‘investor friendly’.   

with the dealers  being our “initial customer”, we strive to strengthen our relationships with our dealer network by endeavoring to meet their needs and expectations.   

we would like to thank our dealers for demonstrating their confidence in the Renault brand, and will continue to improve our services to maintain & ideally exceed the status quo going-forward.    

Renault dealerships from across the country were honoured at this year’s Dealer of the Year Awards for 2022 recently.The prestigious Maslow Hotel in Menlyn Pretoria, provided the perfect backdrop for the glamorous event.2022 was a phenomenal year for Renault South Africa, with record-breaking sales and exceptional milestones achieved. It was a momentous occasion to acknowledge and applaud the outstanding contributions of our top performers.A heartfelt congratulations to all the winners across the various categories.These remarkable individuals and teams have gone above and beyond to achieve excellence in the automotive industry, setting new standards for success. The overall winners certainly deserve a special mention.

 Sales and Aftersales Awards:

 Sales Executive Winners

• Kresan Chettiar – Gateway (Large Dealer)

• Victor Mosuwe – Rustenburg (Medium Dealer)

• Chris Botha – Bethlehem (Small Dealer)

•  Donne Marais – Graaff-Reinet (Micro Dealer)

Sales Manager Winners

• Vikesh Mothilal – Springfield (Large Dealer)

• Nikesh Davids – Gateway (Large Dealer)

• Kayson Naidoo – Ballito (Medium Dealer)

• Hughwinn Saaiman – Stellenbosch (Small Dealer)

• Giel Nieuwoudt – Lichtenburg (Micro Dealer) 

Service Advisor Winners 

• Dinah Ndamase – Menlyn (Large Dealer)

• Esther Sunjith – Germiston (Medium Dealer)

• Lesley Viviers – Amanzimtoti (Small Dealer)

• John Marais – Kokstad (Micro Dealer)   

 Service Manager Winners

• Emile Stanz – Melrose Arch (Large Dealer)

• Cindy Holtzhausen – Germiston (Medium Dealer)

• Trivas Moodley – Amanzimtoti (Small Dealer)

•  Nicole Du Plooy – Hermanus (Micro Dealer)   

 Parts Manager Winners

• Wayne Perumall – Gateway (Large Dealer)

• Sias Voges – Germiston (Medium Dealer)

• Jerris Hamann – Springs (Small Dealer)

• Koza Bhongolethu – Makhanda (Micro Dealer)

 Cotech Winner

• Denzil Tomlinson - Springfield 

 Pre-owned Sales Manager Winner

•  Mohamed Ravgee - Springs

 With exemplary service levels at the core of our business goals, noteworthy achievements in these categories contributed significantly to our end results.

 Group Awards:

• Motus Automotive Retail Group -  Highest New Vehicle Sales

• Motus Automotive Retail Group -  Best Overall Quality Achievement

• Hey Carter Dealerships -  Most consistent overall Performance

• Kelston Motor Group -  Overall Group of the Year

• Eastvaal Motor Group -  Most Improved Target Achievement

• BB Motor Group -  Overall Most Improved

Kelston Motor Group took an important trophy home when it was awarded the Overall Group of the Year. Motus Automotive Retail Group took the honours for the Highest New Vehicle Sales as well as for Best Overall Quality Achievement. The Hey Carter Group walked away with the title for the Most Consistent Overall Performance while the Eastvaal Motor Group was awarded the Most Improved Target Achievement title. The BB Motor Group was recognised as the Overall Most Improved.   

DOTY Category Awards

• Makhanda (Micra Category)

• Hillcrest (Small Category)

• Ballito (Medium Category)

• Gateway (Large Category)     

The top title in the category for large dealerships went to Bidvest McCarthy Renault Gateway with the medium winner CMH Renault Ballito, while the category for small dealership was scooped by the third KwaZulu-Natal dealership, namely Alpine Renault Hillcrest with the micro category winner being Kelston Makhanda Renault.Looking at the total number of awards across the categories of Dealer of the Year, Sales Manager, Sales Executive, Pre-owned and Aftersales (Service Manager and Parts Manager), KwaZulu-Natal had a significant and impressive record with picking up 12 of the 28 top spots available, which deserves special acknowledgement and congratulations.The remarkable performance of all the finalists and ultimate winners is valued, with ongoing success inspired within the Dealer network going forward. 



 

Group 1 Renault The Glen won the Large Category Here are Albrecht Grundel (Renault VP Aftersales), George Stegmann (DP), Shumani Tshifularo (Renault CEO) and Zian van Heerden (Renault VP Sales & Operations)

Renault Bruma won the Medium Category Here are Albrecht Grundel (Renault VP Aftersales), Muhammed Asvat (Parts Manager Bruma Rena

AutoCity Group Renault Heidelberg won the Small Category Here are Albrecht Grundel (Renault VP Aftersales), Albert Grobler Jnr (DP), Shumani Tshifularo Renault CEO) and Zian van Heerden (Renault VP Sales & Operations)

Kelston Renault Queenstown won the Micro Category Seen here are Albrecht Grundel (Renault VP Aftersales), Shumani Tshifularo (Renault CEO), Johan van der Merwe (DP) and Zian van Heerden (Renault VP Sales & Operations)
 

Several other noteworthy Independent Motor Group awards were presented at the gala event:
 

• The BB Auto Group received notable recognition, in the form Best Overall Achievement.
• The Motus Automotive Retail Group took the honours for the Retailer of the Year, as well as for Most Improved Group.
• The McCarthy Group walked away with the title for the Most Consistent Performer.
• The Eastvaal Motor Group was presented with the Most Improved Sales Market Penetration title; and
• The Prestige Group received the Most Consistent Sales and Quality title.
   

A number of Individuals were recognised for their commendable contributions to the Renault brand, including:

• Renault Rustenburg, Medium-First Place, Victor Mosuwe - Sales Executive.
• Renault Centurion, Large-First Place, Dakalo Ndou - Sales Executive.
• Renault Rustenburg, Medium-First Place, Mackdonald Moche - Sales Manager.
• Renault Menlyn, Large-First Place, Christo Blake - Parts Manager.
• Renault Melrose Arch, Large-First Place, Tania Coetzee - Pre-Owned Sales Manager.
• Renault Bronkhorstspruit, Micro-First Place, Isaac Masombuka - Parts Manager.
• Renault Bronkhorstspruit, Micro-First Place, Annerie Wilken - Service Manager.
• Renault Clearwater, Large-First Place, Lesley-Ann Viviers - Service Advisor.
   

The Renault Dealer of The Year Awards ceremony was undoubtedly an auspicious occasion, with the Havana theme lending itself to celebrating the winners in Cuban style.
 

The Renault brand honours all the winners for their remarkable performance, and the inspiration they provided driving the Dealer Network to greater heights for the ensuing year.