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Hyundai snaps up prestigious Motor Trader Awards
Hyundai scoops Training Award and Most Improved Dealership Award
Commended for training innovation and a remarkable business turnaround
Demonstration of Hyundais commitment to uality across its business
High !ycombe" #uly $%" %&$' Hyundai has taken top honours in two categories at
the Motor Trader Industry Awards %&$'( The companys innovative Dealer )rincipal
*eadership Development )rogramme was +udged as the winner in the Training Award
category" and Hyundai Torbay won the award for Most Improved Dealership(
Motor Trader Awards +udges praised the Dealer )rincipal *eadership Development
)rogramme for being designed around comments made by Dealer )rincipals( Its
personal nature also won favour with the +udges" who acknowledged the benefit of
having outcomes that are not measured against e,ternally imposed targets( About
the Most Improved Dealership" they commented that Hyundai Torbay was now
punching above its weight thanks to the whole-scale re-motivation of staff and
business" and embracing non-franchised aftersales work(
.ditor of Motor Trader" Curtis Hutchinson" commented/ 0This years Motor Trader
Training Award shortlist showed best practice among dealers and franchises" but
Hyundais bespoke Dealer )rincipal *eadership Development )rogramme was
singled out as the overall winner( 1eing aimed at successful dealership bosses"
designed to further improve what they did and spread good practice rather than
firefight and provide remedial action for struggling businesses" won particular praise
from the +udging panel(
0Hyundai Torbays remarkable transformation from a business in decline to a high-
achieving success story makes it a deserving winner of the Most Improved
Dealership of the 2ear Award( 3trong local sales" helped by Hyundai Torbays
decision to embrace specialist and non-franchise repair work have resulted in healthy
financials that mark this out as an impressive turnaround business which is punching
above its weight(4
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Tony !hitehorn" C.5 of Hyundai Motor 67" added/ 0Hyundai has been working hard
to improve its offering across its dealer network" reflecting the uality of our cars
through the service provided to customers( The Hyundai Dealer )rincipal *eadership
Development )rogramme aids dealership bosses in creating a better environment for
staff and customers and were e,tremely pleased that it has picked up the top pri8e(
0Hyundai Torbays achievements cant be underestimated( !inning the Most
Improved Dealership award is a testament to the efforts of everyone within the
business who has gone to huge efforts to turn the dealership into a successful
Hyundai retailer providing a high-uality e,perience to customers(4
The Dealer )rincipal *eadership Development )rogramme utilises the Hyundai
Academy in High !ycombe a purpose-built facility to cater for training across
Hyundai 67s operations from +unior technicians to top e,ecutives( 5pened in #uly
%&$$" the Hyundai Academy provides space for up to 9& delegates per day and
houses a number of training rooms euipped with state-of-the-art technology(
Hyundai Torbay turned its business from a loss-making entity with demoralised staff
and out-dated business practice into the most successful Hyundai dealership in its
region( An open-door management policy" modern business practice and ensuring all
staff have their voices heard has re-motivated the entire operation" the result being a
profitable business and high levels of customer satisfaction(
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About Hyundai Motor.stablished in $:;9" Hyundai Motor Co( has grown into the Hyundai Motor (> million vehiclesglobally in %&$%( Hyundai Motor" which employs over ?&"&&& workers worldwide" offers a full line-up of productsincluding small to large passenger vehicles" 36@s and commercial vehicles(
urther information about Hyundai Motor and its products is available at www(hyundai(com
About Hyundai Motor Europe
The company designs" engineers and manufactures cars in .urope" specifically for .uropean consumers( In%&$%" Hyundai achieved .uropean sales of >>>"&&& units" taking a new-car market share of '(B( Almost :B of
the vehicles Hyundai sells in the region are designed" engineered and tested in .urope( And more than 9& arebuilt at its two local factories C8ech =epublic and TurkeyE" including Few
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for .uropes %&$' Car of the 2ear award and has won $> awards throughout the region( Hyundai sells cars in %?.uropean countries across %"B&& outlets(
About Hyundai Motor UK
Hyundai is the first 7orean car manufacturer to make it in to the top ten best-selling manufacturers in the 67" an$$ place improvement since %&&?.All passenger cars come with Hyundais industry-leading B 2ear Triple Carepackage( urther information about Hyundai and its products is available at www(hyundai(co(uk
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