MAHINDRA Australia has recognised its top-performing dealers at the company’s Dealer of the Year awards held at the Carousel on Albert Park Lake in Melbourne.

The July 3 event saw 17 awards presented across categories including vehicle sales, customer experience and parts, with three dealerships taking home the top dealer excellence awards.

Magic Mahindra in Western Australia, Adelaide City Mahindra in South Australia and Werribee Mahindra in Victoria were named as the dealer excellence program overall winners.

Mahindra Australia managing director Sachin Arolkar said the awards recognised exceptional efforts by dealerships and individuals who had exceeded expectations in sales, customer service and aftersales support.

Mahindra Dealer Network for DOTY at Albert Park Melbourne

“These awards celebrate the dedication and hard work of our dealer partners who have been instrumental in Mahindra’s growth in Australia over the past 20 years,” Mr Arolkar said.

The vehicle sales metro category saw five winners: Adelaide City (accepted by dealer principal Mark Papillo), Magic Mahindra (Richard Bennett), Werribee Mahindra (Lee Matenga), Heartland Mahindra Blacktown (Lee Pitcock) and Mantello Mahindra (Craig Bransgrove).

Provincial sales awards went to Rockingham Mahindra (Ian David), Toowoomba Mahindra (Russell Hughes) and Mahindra Gold Coast (Morry Pickering).

Customer experience metro awards were presented to Dandenong Mahindra (Lee Matenga) and Brighton Mahindra (Edmond Coco), with Rockingham Mahindra (Ian David) winning the provincial award.

Parts awards in the metro category went to Magic Mahindra (Richard Bennett) and Adelaide City (Mark Papillo), while Toowoomba Mahindra (Russell Hughes) took the provincial parts award.

Dale Gersekowski and Russell Hughes of Toowoomba Mahindra with Ankit Taneja and Sachin Arolkar of Mahindra Australia

The awards dinner coincided with Mahindra’s 20th anniversary in Australia, during which time the company has expanded to more than 70 locations nationwide.

Recent showroom openings include Heartland Mahindra Chullora and Penrith in Sydney, Adelaide City Mahindra, and Mantello Mahindra Roxburgh Park, Ringwood Mahindra and Werribee Mahindra in Melbourne.