Human Auto does it again at Ford DOTY

Ford South Africa recently held its annual Dealer of the Year Award ceremony where dealerships, groups and staff were rewarded for their successes. The ceremony was a virtual event.

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The Free State- and Northern Cape-based Human Auto Group scooped up the Group Dealer of the Year 2021 for the second time with their Bloemfontein dealership also awarded Dealership of the Year and winner of category A for large dealerships.

A second Human Auto dealership, Human Auto Welkom, was the runner-up in category B (medium dealerships).

The Dealer of the Year awards consider performance across the full spectrum – performance within sales, aftersales, Ford Credit, Ford Protect, PBT and Dealer Standards.

Dealer of the Year

Winner

Runner up

Category A

Des Williams - Human Auto Bloemfontein

Ben Pillay - Lazarus Ford

Category B

Faldien Gallie - Halfway Ford Kuils River

Peet Venter - Action Ford Roodepoort

Category C

Chilton Penery - Halfway Ford Waterfall

Pierre Beukes - Human Auto Welkom

Category D

Stephen Theodosiou - Eastern Cape Motors PE

Ben van den Berg - Supreme Auto Vryburg

Category E

Karen Moller - Rola Ford Robertson

Kenneth Oldwage - Action Ford Malmesbury

National Dealer of the Year

Des Williams - Human Auto Bloemfontein

Group Dealer of the Year

Pine Pienaar - Human Auto Group

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