Honda Hatfield drives away with top prize
- Dealer News
- 20 September 2024
From Cheetah country through Blue Bull territory into Stormers’ land. That is the story of Henri Roux, born Namibian and the newly appointed Dealer Principal at Motus Toyota Capegate in Kraaifontein.
According to folklore, there’s a myth in the auto industry that a dealership getting awarded the manufacturer’s Dealer of the Year (DOTY) title will never be able to simultaneously achieve this feat in the Sewells-MSXI NADA Business of the Year awards in the same year,
Rola Motor City has turned to experiential marketing with the creation of an impressive off road track next to its facility in Somerset West.
When it comes to motorbiking, the expression “Bob’s your uncle” may as well refer to Roy Bowman, known as “uncle Roy” to all bikers with the unique job titles of brand ambassador and stock controller at BMW Motorrad in SMG’s flagship showrooms in Umhlanga.
Drive-ins are back, and Angela Whittle of The Event Express in Durban invites dealers to reward buyers of new vehicles with a trip to the drive-in, where they can enjoy the freedom their new wheels bring via old-school entertainment that meets all new social distancing norms.
The toughest part of motorsport is to find sponsors, then a partner.
From a man of the cloth to a man selling cars, Charles Kuhn believes in finding his customers the best deal.
Truck dealer Motus Isuzu Isando in Gauteng has been helping farmers in need all over South Africa.
Sicelo Nyandeni, (34) Dealer Principal for both Halfway Hyundai and Halfway Mazda in Port Shepstone, radiates energy even when standing still. He walked a hard road to become principal of two modern dealerships as well as the director of Halfway Group’s Fleet Services company and he can rightfully call himself “a self-made man”.
Dealerfloor has taken up a challenge by Paolo Gouveia, head mechanic of Toyota Gazoo’s multiple SA rally champion team, Guy Botterill and Simon Vacy-Lyle, to join the Natal Rally Club’s (NRC) “picnic runs”.
Kurt Volmink, mechanic during the week and champion drifter on weekends in Msunduzi, said the weirdest damage seen in his workshop was bullet holes in the dashboard of a Gusheshe. “We worked on that Beemer with great care!” he laughs.
Margie Wheelwright at Halfway Toyota Howick has been working for the group “on and off” for 23 years and is a firm believer that involvement in local events forms the best basis on which to build other marketing campaigns.
In the days of many stories about emigrating business people, it is rare to find someone who had done that many years ago, became successful overseas, but then decided to return – for better business opportunities.
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I always do like seeing other people dance in their cars. It's one of the things that makes me happy.
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