The team at ŠKODA New Zealand hosted their annual dealer of the years awards & Champions Dinner on February 20th at Okahu Bay in Auckland. This year they welcomed special guests Petr Šolc, Head of Overseass Sales for ŠKODA Auto and Ondřej Švásta, ŠKODA Auto Sales Manager for New Zealand and Australia.
This is the second ŠKODA Dealer of the Year Awards Night in New Zealand. This year, 12 awards were presented for finalists and winners across seven categories across sales, service, parts, marketing and business management.
Photography for the event was done by Logan West.
Full List of Finalists & Awards
| Finalist, Service Manager of the Year: | Shayne Harris, Euro City ŠKODA |
| Service Manager of the Year: | Bevan Sheppard, Farmer ŠKODA |
| Finalist, Sales Manager of the Year: | Chris Pile, Gazley ŠKODA |
| Sales Manager of the Year: | Michael van den Engel, Ebbett ŠKODA |
| Finalist, Sales Specialist of the Year: | Simon Jackson, Manawatu ŠKODA |
| Sales Specialist of the Year: | Edward Baddeley, Ebbett ŠKODA |
| Marketing Campaign of the Year: | Gazley ŠKODA |
| Marketing Event of the Year: | Miles Continental ŠKODA |
| Service Advisor of the Year: | Giltrap ŠKODA |
| Finalist, Service Advisor of the Year: | Jeff Price, Farmer ŠKODA |
| Finalist, Parts Manager of the Year: | Warren Martin, Ebbett ŠKODA |
| Parts Manager of the Year: | Mark Ferguson, Farmer ŠKODA |
| Finalist, Business Manager of the Year: | Sacha Hall, Gazley ŠKODA |
| Business Manager of the Year: | Sebastian Skjolden, Ebbett ŠKODA |
| ŠKODA New Zealand Dealer of the Year: | Ebbett ŠKODA |
