Unitrans Automotive received Renault's Franchise Award for Best Performing Group.
At the gala awards evening held at Montecasino in Fourways north of Johannesburg, a triumphant Jurie Venter, dealer principal at Renault Welkom said: "I committed to winning in 2011 and my team and I worked really hard to make this win a reality." Customer sales and service has always been a dedicated focus and over the years, the dealership has sustained its reputation as being quality-driven. "In 2009 and 2010 we were proud to receive Renault's Global Quality Award," says Venter. "It's a team effort and I am surrounded by the very best."
Bernie du Plessis, divisional chief executive of Unitrans Automotive was on hand to accept the Best Performing Franchise Group Award from Xavier Gobille, managing director of Renault SA. Du Plessis has a longstanding association with the Renault brand having worked for the company as regional manager until 1981. Unitrans Automotive currently operates the Renault Kempton Park, Benoni and Clearwater dealerships in Gauteng.
"Renault South Africa has much to be proud of," said Gobille. "Our dealer network has never been as extensive or as satisfied as was independently borne out by the results of the 2011 National Automobile Dealers' Association survey which saw Renault awarded gold. Coming second out of a total of 37 motor manufacturers, just 0.1% behind the front-runner, was a considerable achievement."
