Kuala Lumpur, 24 March 2016 - Auto Bavaria, the country's longest serving and largest BMW Authorised dealership group today celebrated successful wins in the BMW Excellence Club award in the Diamond category at the BMW Dealer Awards Night 2015.
The awards ceremony, organised by BMW Group Malaysia recognises the efforts of the premium automaker’s network of dealerships and individuals in the country for their contribution in achieving its business performance for the year 2015 where BMW Group Malaysia surpassed its targets for the year 2015 for all of its Malaysian business units for the brands BMW, MINI and BMW Motorrad.
Auto Bavaria has always been a strong contender in the BMW Dealer Awards. Last year, the premium automotive dealer group won 19 out of the 49 awards. This year, the number of awards received increased to 27 out of the 57 awards handed out and the group managed to defend its championship title in the Diamond category for the fifth consecutive year.
Jeffrey Gan, Managing Director of Auto Bavaria Group, said “We at Auto Bavaria feel enormously privileged to be recognised so conclusively this year. These awards are a testament to what Auto Bavaria has achieved through hard work and dedication.”
“One of the keys to our success is our people. We have a number of employees who have been with the company for over 20 years and their specialist knowledge and vast experience is really hard to find elsewhere. It has been a wonderful achievement, we have travelled leaps and bounds together, but I believe the best is yet to come.” added Gan.
Every Auto Bavaria branch is staffed with passionate professionals dedicated to providing world-class sales and aftersales service that exceed expectations. “At Auto Bavaria, we are committed to making your BMW experience extend beyond your purchase. In benchmarking ourselves against the best BMW dealers in the world, we make customer satisfaction the top priority in our organisation via internal human resource re-engineering and re-training programme aiming to raise the group’s service standard to a new benchmark. At Auto Bavaria, we aim to be your preferred BMW authorised dealer and we are proud to be associated with the awards.” said Gan.
List of Awards Received by Auto Bavaria during BMW Dealer Awards Night 2015:
Best Overall CSI Score 2015 – Auto Bavaria Sungai Besi
BMW Excellence Club Award (Diamond Category)
- Champion – Auto Bavaria Glenmarie
- 1st Runner Up – Auto Bavaria Kuala Lumpur
- 2nd Runner Up – Auto Bavaria Sungai Besi
BMW Excellence Club Award (Platinum Category)
- 1st Runner Up – Auto Bavaria Penang
BMW Vision Club 2015, Head of Sales (Diamond Category)
- Joe Lee
BMW Vision Club 2015, Sales Advisor (Diamond Category)
- Mandy Tang
- Ros Faizan Mohd Yusof
- Chong Kean Tuck
- Joey Thin Pooi Pooi
- Jasmine Yeong Swee Lai
BMW Vision Club 2015, Sales Advisor (Platinum Category)
- Lim Kar Ean
- Wong Kim Kooi
MINI Issigonis Club Award 2015
- MINI Top Dealership (JCW Category)
Auto Bavaria Glenmarie – Low Yuan Lung
- MINI Top Dealership (Cooper S Category)
Auto Bavaria Kuala Lumpur – Choong Chin Seong
- MINI Top Sales Manager (JCW Category)
Auto Bavaria Glenmarie – Pearly Yam
- MINI Top Sales Advisor (JCW Category)
Auto Bavaira Glenmarie – Belinda Ong
- MINI Top Sales Advisor (Cooper S)
Auto Bavaria Kuala Lumpur – Noor Shuhada
BMW Aftersales Dealer Award:
Head of Aftersales
- Azman Shariff – Head of After Sales, Auto Bavaria Sungai Besi
Customer Service Officer
- Rajkanthan A/L Veerasingam – Customer Service Officer, Auto Bavaria Sungai Besi
Mechanics
- Jayabalan A/L Rengasamy – Technical Supervisor, Auto Bavaria Glenmarie
Open Category
- Fauziah binti Misfar – Senior Warranty Supervisor, Auto Bavaria Glenmarie
- Ahmad Faizal – Parts Supervisor, Auto Bavaria Kuala Lumpur
- Mohd Farhan bin Hussainar – Team Leader Fast Lane, Auto Bavaria Kuala Lumpur
- Annissa Tasya binti Tukiman – Head of Customer Service, Auto Bavaria Sungai Besi
Established in 1988, today, Auto Bavaria's network infrastructure comprises five branches carrying BMW, MINI, BMW Motorrad and BMW i brand across Malaysia namely Glenmarie, Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Johor Bahru.
Having introduced the country’s very first BMW i showroom and service centre at its Kuala Lumpur branch along Jalan Tun Razak in November 2015,the new BMW i dealership is a platform to enable BMW enthusiasts and fans to get closer to the most progressive sports car in the world, the all-new BMW i8. The New Auto Bavaria BMW i Dealership is located at Level 1, 362, Jalan Tun Razak, 50400 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan. Tel – 03-2056 4288; Fax –03-2056 4270.
By winning these awards, Auto Bavaria once again has proven their commitment in bringing the best out of their dealerships to serve their customers better. Foreseeing a challenging year ahead, Auto Bavaria is committed to retain the championship title for the seventh time next year by continuing to be the preferred BMW Authorisbed Dealer. For more information, please visit www.autobavaria.com.
For further information, please contact:
Saida Yasmin Shaharil
Executive – Marketing Head Office
Auto Bavaria – A division of Sime Darby Auto Bavaria Sdn. Bhd.
Tel: 03-5566 3806
Email: saida.yasmin@autobavaria.com.my
About Auto Bavaria
Established in 1988, Auto Bavaria, a division of Sime Darby Auto Bavaria Sdn Bhd, is the biggest retail and service organisation for BMW, MINI and Motorrad in Malaysia. Over the years, we have successfully built BMW into one of the most desirable luxury automotive brands in the country. Today, Auto Bavaria's nationwide network infrastructure comprises five branches, namely Glenmarie, Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Johor Bahru. Auto Bavaria Glenmarie and Penang also houses the BMW Motorrad and MINI showroom. In addition, our BMW Premium Selection centre is in Glenmarie and Kuala Lumpur.
Every Auto Bavaria branch is staffed with passionate professionals dedicated to providing world-class sales and aftersales service that exceed expectations. In benchmarking ourselves against the best BMW dealers in the world, we make customer satisfaction the top priority at Auto Bavaria. We record possibly the highest man-hours in training annually in the local automotive industry to keep our staff on top of the latest innovations and technologies and constantly review processes to improve efficiency. At Auto Bavaria, we are committed to making your BMW experience extend beyond your purchase.