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BMW Group celebrates exceptional achievements at the Retailer of the Year 2022 Awards
19.01.2023 Press Release
• BMW Group UK applauds BMW & MINI retailers for outstanding 2022 achievements at annual awards • Westerly Exeter and Cotswold Cheltenham crowned BMW and MINI Retailer of the Year respectively • Awards recognise retailers across categories including Sales, Marketing and Sustainability
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BMW Group UK kickstarted 2023 by recognising the hard work and
dedication of its BMW and MINI retailers across its network. The
awards acknowledge exceptional retailer talent and dedication across
both brands’ retail networks, celebrating those that provided an
industry-leading experience for their customers across the UK.
Winners were selected across a range of categories including
Sales, Marketing, Used Cars and Sustainability, before an overall
Retailer of the Year was awarded for each brand.
Celebrated for their efforts, Lloyd Carlisle took home the award
for ‘Aftersales’, Rybrook Wolverhampton for ‘BMW Financial Services’
and Bowker Group for ‘Sustainability’. First winning the highly
coveted ‘BMW Sales’ award, Westerly Exeter then went on to take home
the overall ‘BMW Retailer of the Year’ title for 2022.
Reflecting upon the achievements of retailers over the past 12
months Chris Brownridge, Chief Executive Officer, BMW Group UK said,
“Last year our Retail Network delivered best-in-class customer service
whilst successfully launching a range of innovative new models.
“I'm incredibly proud of all our retailers as their agility and
passion for our brands means that BMW starts 2023 as the
fastest-growing brand for pure electric vehicles in the UK and every
fourth MINI Hatch registered is a MINI Electric. Tonight, we say thank
you to each team for their hard work and dedication and we are
delighted to celebrate their achievements with them.”
Simon Emery, Head of Business, Westerly BMW Exeter said, “I am
incredibly proud of the Westerly Exeter team for winning both the BMW
Retailer of the Year award and the BMW Sales Retailer of the Year
award. This really is down to all their hard work, dedication and
passion for the job they do each and every day.
My entire BMW sales team set out their ultimate team goal of
achieving the BMW Sales Retailer of the Year award following last
year’s virtual event. I know how much time and effort was put into
2022 by the entire team and I could not be happier for them."
Continuing the success, Soper won the very first ‘MINI App’
award, with Prentice Portadown taking home the win for ‘Customer
Service’ and Stephen James Woolwich for ‘Best Improvement’. Overall
‘MINI Retailer of the Year 2022’ was awarded to Cotswold Cheltenham,
who were also top performers for ‘Used Cars’.
Speaking at the awards, Federico Izzo, Director, MINI UK
commented, “While dealing with turbulent times, our incredible retail
network handed over 45,000 vehicles to customers in 2022. I'm
extremely proud of our MINI retailer teams; their resilience
throughout the last 12 months has created a solid foundation as we
begin a very exciting year for the MINI brand. Congratulations to all
our winners this evening.”
On receiving the awards, Paul Neale, Managing Director, Cotswold
Motor Group, “I am incredibly proud of the team at Cotswold MINI
Cheltenham for winning MINI Used Car Retailer of the Year and also for
winning the overall MINI Retailer of the Year Award. It is great
recognition for the whole team, who have passionately delivered the
very best service for our customers, whilst consistently performing at
the very highest level. To be awarded MINI Retailer of the Year for
2022 is incredibly special for all the team.”
BMW WINNERS:
Category | Winner |
BMW Retailer of the Year | Westerly Exeter |
BMW Sales | Westerly Exeter |
Born Electric | Arden Tunbridge Wells |
Used Cars | Sytner Sheffield |
Aftersales | Lloyd Carlisle |
Marketing | Williams Group |
Customer Service | Stephen James Bromley |
BMW Financial Services | Rybrook Wolverhampton |
Sustainability | Bowker Group (MA-4) |
Newcomer | "Andrew Robinson, Lloyd South Lakes" |
Head of Business | "Dan Leeds, Group 1 Farnborough" |
MINI WINNERS:
Category | Winner |
Retailer of the Year | Cotswold Cheltenham |
Retail Sales | Dick Lovett Bristol |
Marketing | Lloyd |
Customer Service | Prentice Portadown |
Electric | Barretts Ashford |
MINI Financial Services | Sytner Leicester |
MINI App | Soper |
Used Cars | Cotswold Cheltenham |
Aftersales | North Oxford Garage |
Best Improvement | Stephen James Woolwich |
Ends
The BMW Group
With its four brands BMW, MINI, Rolls-Royce and BMW
Motorrad, the BMW Group is the world’s leading premium manufacturer of
automobiles and motorcycles and also provides premium financial and
mobility services. The BMW Group production network comprises 31
production and assembly facilities in 15 countries; the company has a
global sales network in more than 140 countries.
In 2021, the BMW Group sold over 2.5 million passenger vehicles
and more than 194,000 motorcycles worldwide. The profit before tax in
the financial year 2020 was € 5.222 billion on revenues amounting to €
98.990 billion. As of 31 December 2020, the BMW Group had a workforce
of 120,726 employees.
The success of the BMW Group has always been based on long-term
thinking and responsible action. The company set the course for the
future at an early stage and consistently makes sustainability and
efficient resource management central to its strategic direction, from
the supply chain through production to the end of the use phase of all products.
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