Ebbett Pukekohe Kia bestowed with prestigious International award

Pukekohe Kia, part of the Ebbett Group of dealerships, has been recognised as a ‘Global Best Dealer’ in the annual Kia awards and has been bestowed with the title of Platinum Prestige Dealer.

The awards are presented by Kia Global who assess all dealerships worldwide against a set of performance criteria, from which the top 5% are presented the prestigious Platinum Prestige Dealer award.

There are 7,000 Kia dealerships around the world, meaning Pukekohe Kia is one of only 350 dealerships to attain this impressive achievement - and the first New Zealand dealership to do so since 2019.

“The Platinum Prestige Dealer Award is reserved for the absolute best of the best, we couldn’t be prouder of the team at Pukekohe Kia, specifically their commitment to excellence and ability to elevate the dealership to this extraordinary level of performance,” said Managing Director of Kia New Zealand, Todd McDonald.

“To be presented with the recognition means a dealership excels across all metrics, which include outstanding achievements in Sales Volume and Growth, Business Management and Customer Satisfaction.

“I know Ross and his team have been working incredibly hard at achieving this recognition and this award is not only testament to their efforts, but also the strength, trust and credibility of the Kia marque as an innovator and leader in the industry.”

Ross Sheppard, Managing Director of Pukekohe Kia, said “While we are a small operation in the grand scheme of things, we epitomise a family-focused business, one with a strong connection to the community and also the surrounding rural area.

“We pride ourselves on creating customers for life and strive to do the best for people as they experience all touchpoints of our business, from the new car buying stage through to aftersales and servicing needs and requirements.”

Director chairman of the Ebbett Group, Ben van den Engel, said “It's an amazing honour to be presented this global award and a tribute to Ross and the team at Kia Pukekohe for the amazing job that they are doing.  Our group vision statement is  ‘Customers for Life’ and Ross, together with his team, are living the vision and it’s certainly very pleasing they have been recognised for this achievement.”

As part of the award, Mr Sheppard will be representing Kia Pukekohe at a special function in Melbourne with other Platinum Prestige Dealer winners from around the world.

Kia, as the Major Partner of the Australia Open 25, will also provide Mr Sheppard the opportunity to attend games courtside at the tennis Grand Slam event of the Asia-Pacific region, together with senior Kia Management.