Howards Motor Group has been named as the best Citroen retailer in the UK as the brand revealed multiple winners at its latest CUBE Awards.
The CUBE Awards were held on Thursday May 11 at Horwood House Hotel in Buckinghamshire, hosted by comedian Suzi Ruffell.
This year, the awards acknowledge the best-performing retailers across numerous categories, as well as highlighting the top sales executives and retailers who have most improved their performance over the past 12 months.
The evening concluded with CitroĆ«n naming its āOverall Retailer of the Yearā for 2022, which was Howards Taunton.
Howards won three awards on the night in total, including Large Retailer League by Howards Taunton, Howards Weston-super-Mare won the best Medium Retailer League category and then Taunton won the overall prize, while Weston came in third place for that particular category.
Chris Lee, group managing director of Howards Motor Group, said: āThe awards represent the exceptional efforts and dedication of Tony Lippe, our CitroĆ«n franchise director.
āThese awards also recognise every member of the team that works within these businesses to strive for an exceptional customer experience and relationship with Citroen UK.
āThe recognition means a lot to every member of our business and will be used as a platform for continuous improvement in everything that we do.ā
“…The retail network demonstrated great drive andĀ resilience,”Ā Greg Taylor, CitroĆ«n UKĀ managing director
As part of the CUBE (CitroĆ«n United By Excellence) programme, retailers are grouped into āTeamsā based on their size, allowing those with comparable opportunities to compete against other retailers across the country.
Greg Taylor, CitroĆ«n UKās managing director, said: ā2022 was another year of challenge for manufacturers, but our retail network continued to offer our customers exceptional service and demonstrated great drive and resilience.Ā
āIt is this excellent CitroĆ«n spirit we acknowledge with these awards. Congratulations to Howards CitroĆ«n in Taunton for a tremendous year, and to all of our fantastic retailers.ā
The awards recognise the best retailers across a variety of āLeaguesā, including a New Retailer League, Small Retailer League, Medium Retailer League, and Large Retailer League ā with winners named across each category.
The event also recognised the best performers in Aftersales and Customer Satisfaction, as well as āBest Retail Sales Executiveā ā with Mark Haworth from Chorley Group Bolton, taking the top honour.
The winners across each category are listed below:
New Retailer of the Year ā Drive Stockton on Tees
Best Sales CSI ā Chorley Group Blackpool
Best Aftersales CSI ā Elim CitroĆ«n
Retail LEV Award ā Stellantis & You Sale
Most Improved Retailer ā Hawkins Motors Truro
Small Retailer League ā Drivers of Prestatyn
Medium Retailer League ā Howards Weston Super Mare
Large Retailer League ā Howards Taunton
Best Retail Sales Executive ā Mark Haworth, Chorley Group Bolton
Overall Retailer of the Year ā Howards Taunton
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