WITHIN Nissan Australia’s Elite Dealer Excellence Awards program is a higher honour called the Nissan Elite Global Awards that is bestowed on those dealers who are judged “the very best of the best” measured on a global stage.

Rules of the competition stipulate only one Nissan Elite Global Award nationally for each of the metropolitan, provincial and rural Nissan markets.

Three Nissan dealers attained the 2023 coveted accolade: Lakeside Nissan, South Australia, winner of the Metropolitan Global Dealer Award; North Jacklin Nissan, Queensland, winner of the Provincial Global Dealer Award; and Gatton Auto, also in Queensland, winner of the Rural Global Dealer Award.

In conjunction with the presentation of these esteemed accolades, Nissan Australia announced its Elite Dealer Excellence Awards, honouring those dealers which have exhibited the highest business standards and results across all aspects of their operations.

Nissan Australia describes the selection of these recipients as a highly competitive and customer-centric process and the dealerships awarded across three categories “are truly the best dealerships in the Nissan Australia network for the FY23 period”.

Elite Dealer Excellence Award winners in Category A were: Lakeside Nissan (SA); Ferntree Gully Nissan (VIC); Essendon Nissan (VIC); North Jacklin Nissan (QLD); Ipswich Nissan (QLD); Werribee Nissan (VIC); Gosford Nissan (NSW); Dandenong Nissan (VIC); Ringwood Nissan (VIC); Pennant Hills Nissan (NSW); Brookvale Nissan (NSW) Springwood Nissan (QLD); Lennock Motors (ACT), Northern Nissan (VIC); and Moorooka Nissan (QLD).

Elite Dealer Excellence Award winners in Category B were: Adelaide Hills Nissan (SA); Lismore Nissan (NSW); Yarra Valley Nissan (VIC); Gladstone Nissan (QLD); Southern Vales Nissan (SA), Caboolture Nissan (QLD); Peter Stevens Nissan (VIC); Rockingham Nissan (WA), Bendigo Nissan (VIC); Westco Motors (QLD); McRae Nissan (VIC); and Sunshine Coast Nissan (QLD).

Pennant Hills Nissan Team

Elite Dealer Excellence Award winners in Category C were: Gatton Auto (QLD); Frank Spice Auto Repairs (NSW); Lieschke Nissan (NSW); Warragul Nissan (VIC); Dalby Nissan (QLD); Augusta Nissan (SA); Muswellbrook Nissan (NSW); and Duttons Nissan (SA).

Commenting on winning FY23 Elite awards at two of his dealerships– Pennant Hills Nissan and Brookvale Nissan – owner and director of CKD Automotive Chad Davies said he was “thrilled to announce Pennant Hills Nissan and Brookvale Nissan dealerships have been recognised and awarded by the Nissan Elite FY23 program as Best Dealerships in their category”.

“Each year, Nissan celebrates a handful of top-performing authorised dealers across Australia through its Nissan Elite Dealer Excellence Award. It’s a Nissan network-wide program that recognises high performance across all departments.

Brookvale Nissan Team

“To achieve these accolades our dealerships had to deliver sustained excellence and successfully meet the most stringent standards across key business areas of their operations, including Sales Effectiveness, Aftersales, and Customer Experience.

“Winning this prestigious award is the ultimate recognition from Nissan, our peers, and ultimately our customers.

“Our success is both a team and an individual accomplishment, achieved under the leadership of our Dealer Principals Chris Daly and Christian Fischer, with the support of our extraordinary dealership staff.

“It’s a timely recognition of everyone’s hard work and great motivation for us all to continue performing at high levels and maintain our well-deserved reputation.

“CKDA is incredibly proud of both our Pennant Hills Nissan and Brookvale Nissan teams and would like to congratulate them all on a terrific year.

Adelaide Hills Motor Group managing director Greg Ambrose-Pearce congratulated Adelaide Hills Nissan staff for achieving Elite Dealer Status saying “congratulations to the team and their efforts through the year an amazing continued achievement”.

Nissan Australia congratulated all award winners for their efforts.