Skoda Director, Lucie Kuhn, and Head of Product and Marketing, Kieran Merrigan, recently hosted the national network for the 2025 Skoda Dealer of the Year (DOTY) awards.
It was an evening to celebrate outstanding dealer success across the country, and in categories that span financial services, sales and service. Included was an opportunity for dealers in attendance to get a sneak peek at new Skoda product arriving this year.
Bayside Skoda in Victoria had the triple accolade of receiving the overall National Dealer of the Year title, as well as Metro Dealer of the Year and one of five Skoda Excellence Awards.
Other recipients of a Skoda Excellence Award were Brisbane City Skoda, Sydney City Skoda, Eastside Skoda, and John Oxley Skoda.
Rex Gorell Skoda in Victoria and Allan Mackay Skoda in New South Wales took home the Provincial Dealer of the Year and Rural Dealer of the Year awards respectively.
Flying the flag again for Victoria was Kevin Dennis Skoda who was awarded Financial Services Dealer of the Year.
John Papadopoulos of Bayside Skoda received special recognition as Sales Manager of the Year while Dominic Paulo of Kevin Dennis Skoda similarly received a nod for being the Service Manager of the Year. Skoda Australia thanks both individuals for their significant efforts.
Kuhn expressed her recognition of and gratitude to recipients of the DOTY awards, as well as the wider Skoda dealer network.
“Skoda’s dealership network is our valued partners in the ongoing story of Skoda in Australia,” Kuhn says.
“We are encouraged by the opportunity presented by the combination of their passion and expertise, alongside the influx of European-engineered, attractively-priced new products coming in 2025.”
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