TEN Mitsubishi dealers from across Australia have been honoured with the company’s highest accolade, the Distinguished Dealer Award, following a year of strong performance throughout the Mitsubishi Motors Australia Limited (MMAL) network.

A mix of veteran winners and dealerships were among this year’s winners, including Wanneroo Mitsubishi in WA that received its eighth Distinguished Dealer Award (DDA).

Metropolitan DDA winners for 2025 were Southern Mitsubishi; Wanneroo Mitsubishi (WA); Agostino Mitsubishi (SA); Eastside Mitsubishi (Vic); and Portside Mitsubishi (SA).

In the provincial category, DDA winners are Wide Bay Mitsubishi (QLD); Rockingham Mitsubishi (WA); and Ross Gray Mitsubishi (QLD). In the rural category, the winners are Lindenberg and Co (QLD); and Mareeba Mitsubishi (QLD).

MMAL CEO Shaun Westcott

Queensland had the most winners of the national Mitsubishi dealers, followed by South Australia, Western Australia and a lone Victorian. There were no winners from New South Wales, Tasmania or the Northern Territory.

Other than WA’s Wanneroo Mitsubishi, no 2024 winners repeated their achievement in 2025.

MMAL CEO Shaun Westcott joined senior and executive leaders in capital cities across Australia to personally congratulate this year’s DDA recipients.

“We are proud to celebrate excellence amongst our national dealership network through the Distinguished Dealer Award, an accolade only achieved by the best of the best across the business,” he said.

“These awards spur our dealers to achieve ever-higher standards across all facets of dealership operations as we seek to continually exceed customer expectations.

“This year is no different as we recognise a group of consistently high performers, while rewarding new and returning awardees. This demonstrates our shared commitment to continually providing a greater customer experience, and we are excited to see what our dealer network will achieve in 2026 and beyond.”

The Distinguished Dealer Award, established in 1981, is the highest accolade available to both metropolitan and regional Mitsubishi dealers.

It celebrates success across sales, aftersales, and customer experience at a dealership.

MMAL views the award as a true representation of the hard work and effort by dealership staff as part of a team throughout the previous year.

Distinguished Dealer Award 2025 Winners

Metro

Southern Mitsubishi, SA: This marks Southern Mitsubishi’s fifth Distinguished Dealer Award, having also swept all three Diamond awards this year. Southern Mitsubishi forms part of the Australian Motors Group, which has now won 12 consecutive Distinguished Dealer awards across its SA sites.

Southern Mitsubishi – Dealer principal Chris Matern

Wanneroo Mitsubishi, WA: Wanneroo Mitsubishi has claimed its eighth Diamond Dealer victory, marking the team’s fourth consecutive win over the last six years.

Wanneroo Mitsubishi – Dealer principal Gary Turnbull

Agostino Mawson Lakes Mitsubishi, SA: 2025 marks the Mawson Lakes dealership’s inaugural victory, having moved into a new flagship premises early last year. This is the second Distinguished Dealer Award for the Agostino group.

Agostino Mitsubishi Mawson Lakes – Dealer principal Chris Geraghty

Eastside Mitsubishi, VIC: A standout leader in the Aftersales Diamond Award category, Eastside Mitsubishi claimed its third overall Distinguished Dealer trophy and second within six years.

Eastside Mitsubishi – Dealer principal Brett Jefferson (Brett was absent at the Event so General Manager Robert Gerada accepted the award on the night on behalf of the DP therefore features in the photo)

Portside Mitsubishi, SA: Success proves to be a family affair at Portside Mitsubishi with dealer principal Blake Campaniello following in his father Gary’s footsteps to capture their first Distinguished Dealer Award since 2008. The father and son duo have now both achieved this honour.

Portside Mitsubishi – Dealer principal Blake Campaniello

Provincial

Wide Bay Mitsubishi, QLD: Wide Bay Mitsubishi has secured its third Distinguished Dealer Award alongside a clean sweep of all three Diamond awards in the hotly contested Provincial Dealer category.

Wide Bay Mitsubishi – Dealer principal Jason Wiegmink

Rockingham Mitsubishi, WA: Rockingham Mitsubishi made a triumphant return to the list of award recipients, securing their second overall gong and first since 2015. It follows a clean sweep of this year’s Diamond Awards within the Provincial Dealer category.

Rockingham Mitsubishi – Dealer principal Craig Jackson

Ross Gray Mitsubishi, QLD: The Bundaberg-based dealer celebrated its second Distinguished Dealer Award within three years and fifth overall win.

Ross Gray Mitsubishi – Dealer principal Ross Gray (Ross was absent at the Event so General Sales Manager John Blaine accepted the award on the night on behalf of the DP and therefore features in the photo)

Rural

Lindenberg & Co Pty Ltd, QLD: Lindenberg & Co’s Distinguished Dealer Award marks its second victory, having last brought home the trophy to rural Southern Queensland in 2006.

Lindenberg Mitsubishi – Dealer principal Mark Lindenberg

Mareeba Mitsubishi, QLD: Mareeba Mitsubishi swept up all Diamond awards this year, leading to its third Distinguished Dealer victory. It marks Mareeba’s second top award within six years.

Mareeba Mitsubishi – Dealer principal David Mete