Asian brands, EVs dominate 2025 Best Buy Awards
The 2025 Best By Awards, announced by Kelley Blue Book, reflect the rapidly shifting landscape of the automotive market not only in the USA, but also elsewhere.
- Industry News
- 17 April 2025
Hatfield VW Rivonia - a 2019 Absa Golden Dealer Award winner - recently published their own rendition of the popular Jerusalema dance.
The dealership says its able to strike the perfect balance between work and play, profit and pleasure, content employees and satisfied customers.
According to Dealer Principal, Mike Kaftel, nothing made him prouder when all of these factors culminated in their own production of the Jerusalema dance that took the world by storm.
“By being creative, and using technology, we were able to reach more than 80 000 prospective customers, and still growing. This video is what we as a dealership and co-workers are all about,” he told Dealerfloor.
Have a look here: https://www.facebook.com/hatfieldvwrivonia/videos/3232427083541232/
The 2025 Best By Awards, announced by Kelley Blue Book, reflect the rapidly shifting landscape of the automotive market not only in the USA, but also elsewhere.
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