Nissan Australia’s Jeff Bennett and David Burlew
October 11, 2012
The South Burnett is now officially the home of one of Australia’s top eight Nissan dealerships.
Huston Nissan in Kingaroy was presented with a Global Nissan Award by the Nissan Motor Company today in recognition of its outstanding performance.
Mr David Burlew, Executive General Manager of Nissan Australia’s Network Performance Business Unit, flew from Dandenong in Victoria to present the award to the Huston team in Kingaroy.
He was accompanied to Kingaroy by State Manager Jeff Bennett.
The award recognises exceptional performance across all facets of a Nissan dealership’s operations.
It is the second major award Huston Nissan has won in the past few months.
In June, Huston’s was awarded Platinum Nissan Dealership status after passing a gruelling series of tests that examined every facet of the business’s operations, from marketing through to after-sales service.
These tests are so rigorous there are only four Platinum Dealerships between northern NSW and Cape York.
Today’s award is a step higher, into what Mr Burlew described as “an exclusive worldwide club”.
There are just eight Nissan dealerships in Australia at the Global Nissan Award level and Huston Nissan is one of only two in Queensland.
Mr Burlew said winning a Nissan Global Award was recognition of hard work and evidence of high-level team performance.
In fact, Nissan Australia CEO William Peffer Jnr has described it as joining a very exclusive circle of excellence.
Mark Huston, who accepted the Award on behalf of his team, said he was thrilled Nissan had recognised his staff’s great work.
“Success in our industry requires dedication, hard work and a strong focus on customers. This award recognises each of these important elements,” Mr Huston said.
He said Nissan had continued to go “from strength to strength” in Australia.
“Nissan has recorded some its highest retail sales this year, including an all-time September sales record as a full importer,” Mr Huston said.
“According to VFACTS, while the Australian new car industry has grown by around 9 per cent year to date, Nissan has almost doubled this with a 16 per cent rise.”
He said Nissan expected to fuel their sales climb with a series of new model releases over the next 18 months.
“The company will be introducing more than a dozen new and updated models to its Australian new vehicle catalogue,” Mr Huston said.
“When they do, we’ll be making them available to our South Burnett customers as quickly as possible.”
