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- Industry News
- 5 November 2026
Absa Vehicle and Asset Finance has announced their winners of the 2019 Golden Partner programme for Franchised Dealers.
Absa Vehicle and Asset Finance has announced the winners of the 2019 Golden Partner programme in the Franchised Small, Medium, Large and Mega Dealer categories.
"In light of COVID-19 we have opted to announce the winners digitally, but in early 2021 we'll invite you and celebrate this occasion like we normally do," says Faisal Mkhize, Managing Executive: Absa Vehicle and Asset Finance.
"If we reflect on the Awards that we are doing today, it's based on the 2019 financial year performance. As a business we have shown a very strong performance during that period and in fact we have outperformed the market."
Faisal thanked all the participating dealers for their hard work and tenacity and committed Absa Vehicle and Asset Finance to supporting all dealers in the year ahead as the industry emerges from the lockdown.
The privilege of announcing the winners fell to Charl Potgieter, Golden Partner Programme Executive at Absa Vehicle and Asset Finance.
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