Highly Commended award for EV Excellence goes to Howards Kia WSM in 2024 Kia Dealer Awards
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  • 16 January 2025
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    Highly Commended award for EV Excellence goes to Howards Kia WSM in 2024 Kia Dealer Awards

    Howards Kia Weston Super Mare has been awarded Highly Commended in EV Excellence at the 2024 Kia Dealer Excellence Awards, announced during the annual Kia National Dealer Conference in Liverpool.
  • Best in the business: Highly Commended award for EV Excellence goes to Howards Kia Weston Super Mare in 2024 Kia Dealer Excellence Awards

  • Announced at the Kia National Dealer Conference in Liverpool on Tuesday 14 January 2025


Attended by more than 1,000 Kia dealer staff and employees, the conference opened with a new mantra for the coming year: ‘Take the Lead’. This phrase encapsulates what Kia and its dealerships have already achieved, as well as what they must continue to do to embrace the opportunities 2025 brings and meet the UK’s wider transition towards electric vehicles.

 

Taking the lead, Howards Kia Weston Super Mare was one of the stars of the show, earning a coveted Highly Commended in the EV Excellence category.

 

The annual Kia Dealer Excellence Awards celebrate performance across the extensive network of 190 UK Kia dealerships. Award recipients earned praise for their extraordinary dedication across their businesses in the past 12 months, with the prestigious ‘Dealer of the Year’ Award going to the top dealership, with second and third place each receiving a ‘Dealer Excellence Award’ trophy. New this year is the ‘EV Excellence Award’ to better reflect the market’s adoption of electric vehicles, alongside the ‘Sales Excellence Award’, ‘After Sales Excellence Award’ and ‘Customer Experience Award’. For each category, there is one winner and a further nine Highly Commended dealerships.

 

Chris Lee, Managing Director at Howards Motor Group, commented: “We are incredibly proud of our team at Howards Kia Weston Super Mare for receiving this recognition in the EV Excellence category. As a business, we’re dedicated to leading the way in delivering outstanding customer experiences and embracing innovation, particularly in the EV space. This award reflects the hard work and expertise of our team, who go above and beyond to ensure our customers are supported in their transition to electric vehicles. We look forward to continuing to drive forward with Kia as a leading partner in the EV revolution.”

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