Dealer of The Year 2019: Opel CEO Michael Lohscheller Awards 33 Dealers from 20 Markets

• Top performances: prizes for the best international Opel and Vauxhall dealers
• Success factors: customer satisfaction, sales targets, profitability

Top performers: Best international Opel/Vauxhall dealers received the 2019 Dealer Of The Year award at prize-giving during the international press launch of the new Opel Corsa in Split, Croatia.

Opel honoured the winners of the Dealer of The Year competition at a prize-giving last weekend in Croatia. German brand is currently presenting the new Opel Corsa to the international press in a multi-day event on the Croatian Adriatic coast. Out of more than 1,650 Opel and Vauxhall dealers in 20 markets, Opel CEO Michael Lohscheller presented awards to the 29 best dealers, the three best dealer groups and the best importer.

Impressed by Opel/Vauxhall dealers: Opel CEO Michael Lohscheller, Xavier Duchemin (Managing Director Sales, Marketing and Aftersales) and Pierre-Antoine Cartier (Director European Retail Network Development) at the 2019 Dealer Of The Year prize-giving.

“Winning dealers and their employees deliver extraordinary achievements every day” said Opel CEO Michael Lohscheller at the prize-giving in Split. “They are the ones connecting with our customers, they are the ambassadors for our innovative automobiles. That is precisely why customer satisfaction is such an important criterion of this award. Such achievements are only possible with a highly motivated team. This team spirit is typical of Opel – and our customers know it.”

All-new Opel Corsa at International press launch of the in Split, Croatia

Winners of the Dealer of The Year award are decided by several criteria. Success factors include customer satisfaction, sales figures and profitability. Strong performances in all areas are necessary in order to win the coveted Dealer of The Year award.

Comfortable Opel Corsa Elegance and sporty Corsa GS Line in Split, Croatia

2019 Dealer of The Year winners:

Dealers:

Van Mossel Leyssen - Belgium

Autohaus Hirsch oHG - Germany

Autohaus Buschmann - Germany

AAC Sigg GmbH - Germany

Laakkonen Varkaus - Finland

ETS Tariol - France

Garage Esch - France

Garage Muller - France

Maxx Motors - Greece

Aston Melton Mowbray - United Kingdom (Vauxhall)

Drive Bury St Edmunds - United Kingdom (Vauxhall)

Bristol Street Motors Sunderland - United Kingdom (Vauxhall)

Auto Vighini - Italy

Nardi’s Car - Italy

AZ Veicoli - Italy

Mitrovi  d.o.o. - Croatia

Autocentrum van Vliet - Netherlands

Autohaus Brantner - Austria

Mikołajczak - Poland

Sotermáquinas - Portugal

Exclusiv Motors - Romania

Garage Wenger AG - Switzerland

MGM International - Slovakia

Gipuzkoa Autoak - Spain

Marcos Motor - Spain

Talleres Benavent - Spain

Auta S.R.O. - Czech Republic

Arden - Turkey

Opel Duna - Hungary

Dealer group:

Tressol Chabrier - France

Drive Motor Retail Limited - United Kingdom (Vauxhall)

Van Mossel Automotive Groep - Netherlands

Importer:

Société Marocaine de l’Automobile Allemande - Morocco

!NEW! Award Ceremony: Opel Group CEO Dr. Neumann Accepts the AUTOBEST 2015 Award for the New Corsa

• Large gala in Zagreb: Festive evening with international guests
• Second win in a row: New Opel Corsa repeats the success of its predecessor
• “Best Buy Car of Europe for 2015”: New Corsa convinces jury from 15 countries

Visit to Zagreb: Opel Group CEO Dr. Karl-Thomas Neumann and the new, award-winning Corsa in front of the Croatian National Theater.

Yesterday evening was entirely dedicated to the new Opel Corsa. Opel Group CEO Dr. Karl-Thomas Neumann accepted the prestigious AUTOBEST 2015 award in the Croatian capital of Zagreb. The new small car from Rüsselsheim saw off the competition posed by the Hyundai i20, Skoda Fabia and Citroën C4 Cactus mainly because of its outstanding price-performance ratio and reaped the title of “Best Buy Car of Europe for 2015”.

AUTOBEST gala: Jury chairman Dan Vardie with Opel Group CEO Dr. Karl-Thomas Neumann at the award ceremony in the Croatian capital of Zagreb. 

“We at Opel are extremely proud to receive the highly prestigious AUTOBEST 2015 award for our new Corsa. I would like to thank the jury on behalf of the entire team. Our customers obviously agree too. 120,000 orders for the new Corsa since its world premiere in Paris last October are further proof that we will continue the Corsa’s success story with this fifth generation after having already sold 12.4 million Corsa in the last 32 years,” said Opel Group CEO Dr. Neumann at the gala in Zagreb.

Great honor: Opel Group CEO Dr. Karl-Thomas Neumann received the “Best Buy Car of Europe for 2015“ award from AUTOBEST President Ilia Seliktar (right) for the new Opel Corsa. Actress and singer Mila Elegovic hosted the event.

Speaking on behalf of the entire jury, made up of members from 15 central and eastern European countries, jury chairman Dan Vardie added: “The new Corsa proved to be a great small car. All the jury members noticed the arguments that made the new Opel `The Best Buy Car of Europe in 2015`.”

Prominent guests from media and politics attended the gala in Zagreb hosted by actress and singer Mila Elegovic.

Three angels for Corsa: The delightful Opel brand ambassadors Mila Elegovic, Aleksandra Dojcinovic and Renata Sopek (from left to right) present the “Best Buy Car of Europe for 2015“ in Zagreb - New Opel Corsa.

The AUTOBEST award is extremely popular and highly respected in a market comprising around 300 million people. The Corsa is one of the most important cars for Opel with its sales accounting for around one quarter of the brand’s overall sales. The fourth generation Corsa D, which also received the AUTOBEST award, was responsible for almost three million sales between 2006 and 2014. The new Corsa is a cornerstone of Opel’s current product offensive. Opel will bring 27 new cars and 17 new engines to market by 2018.