The awards are divided into ‘Light’ along with ‘Medium and Heavy’ categories, while also differentiating regional and metropolitan dealerships.
In the these categories, Dealer of the Year – Light was taken out by IVECO Sydney, who’s dealer principal, Daniel Glynn accepted the award.
Taking two slices of the awards pie was Dealer of the Year for the Medium and Heavy categories awarded to Adelaide IVECO. The dual awards were presented to IVECO Trucks Australia general manager, Michelle Papalia, on Adelaide IVECO’s behalf.
From left: Daniel Glynn (IVECO Sydney dealer principal); Sean Lynch (Newcastle IVECO dealer principal); Michael Gerace (STM Trucks & Machinery dealer principal); Michelle Papalia (Adelaide IVECO general manager) and Michael May (IVECO Trucks Australia managing director).
Rounding out the awards was Newcastle IVECO, which was announced Dealer of the Year – Regional, an accolade that was received by dealer principal, Sean Lynch.
Commenting on the awards, IVECO Trucks Australia managing director, Michael May, said the Dealer of the Year competition was keenly contested by the network, with IVECO customers being the real winners of the program.
“Dealer of the Year is formal recognition of 12 months’ hard work and dedication in further elevating the IVECO brand and achieving positive outcomes across all areas of our business,” said Mr May.
“By promoting excellence, we’re strengthening IVECO’s standing as a company that truck and van owners want to associate and engage with, ultimately trusting us to deliver their transport solutions.
“It’s not just about having the correct vehicles for the application but backing customers with a suite of support products to make ownership easy and hassle free – it should be a holistic experience.
“I would like to congratulate all our worthy award recipients on their excellent efforts.”
The event also recognised several individual awards winners across sales and customer service categories.
2022 IVECO Dealer of the Year awards:
- IVECO Group Dealer of the Year: STM Machinery & Trucks
- IVECO Group Dealer of the Year Runner Up: Brisbane IVECO
- Dealer of the Year Light: IVECO Sydney
- Dealer of the Year Light Runner Up: IVECO Brisbane
- Dealer of the Year Medium & Heavy: Adelaide IVECO
- Dealer of the Year Medium & Heavy Runner Up: AV Trucks
- Dealer of the Year Regional: Newcastle IVECO
- Dealer of the Year Regional Runner Up: Black Truck Sales
2022 IVECO Customer Service Awards:
- Service Manager of the Year (Regional): Grant Adams, Widelands Group
- Service Manager of the Year: Guiseppe Cominci, Adelaide IVECO
- Parts Manager of the Year (Regional): Julien Carroll, Total Ag Solutions
- Parts Manager of the Year: Gary Humbert, AV Trucks
- Parts & Service Dealer of the Year Dedicated: Ross Nucifora, RSC Diesels
2022 IVECO Sales Excellence Awards:
- Outstanding Sales Performer of the Year Light: Antonio Al-Chalouhi, IVECO Sydney
- Outstanding Sales Performer of the Year Light Runner Up: Paul Martin, IVECO Brisbane
- Outstanding Sales Performer of the Year Medium & Heavy: Jeffrey Gough
- Outstanding Sales Performer of the Year Medium & Heavy Runner Up: Hayden Ramsay
- Sales Manager of the Year Regional: Jarrod Butler, Newcastle IVECO
- Sales Manager of the Year Regional Runner Up: Bruno Gerace, STM Trucks & Machinery
- Sales Manager of the Year: Andrew Stotz, Adtrans Truck Centre
- Sales Manager of the Year Runner Up: Brian Vernon, AV Trucks
Michael May, managing director, IVECO Trucks Australia
By Peter Barnwell
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