Kia dealers across the UK attended the carmaker’s network conference held in ACC Liverpool this month.
The Korean brand awarded the Dealer of the Year Award to SG Petch (York) while Dealer Excellence Awards went to Tates (Pyecombe) and West End Garage.
The sales Excellence Award also went to Tates (Pycombe) and the aftersales accolade to TMS (Hinckley).
The family-Like Care Award was won by Drayton Motors (Louth) and the GoElectric Award by Marsh (Exeter).
Paul Philpott, president and CEO Kia Motors (UK) and directors gave presentations and presented the awards to the winners. In addition 25 dealers were given a Customer Experience Award
Philpott said: “I am hugely proud of everything our dealers have achieved this year. 2019 has been one of our most challenging years, yet we have still managed to achieve another year of record sales.
“As we move into 2020, we expect the year to be just as challenging, but even more exciting. From changes in our EV line-up to significant investments in Kia as a brand, I am confident that our dealers will continue to maintain their exceptional work.”
Kia had a good year in 2019 with new car registrations of 97,323, up 1.6% year on year with market share of 4.2% (2019: 4.05%). The brand has also performed strongly in successive NFDA Dealer Attitude Surveys.
Companies House shows the UK distribution business performing strongly with pre-tax profits of £12.6m on £1.5bn turnover in full year 2018.