Around 160 guests from the industry, associations and trade were welcomed by "kfz-betrieb" editor-in-chief Wolfgang Michel. "After the 2009 environmental bonus year, we were very excited to see what the applicant situation would be like at the start of 2010. However, the top companies also impressed with many creative sales ideas in the year of the environmental bonus," summarized Michel.
Over 230 companies took part in the cross-brand "kfz-betrieb" sales award, which was announced throughout Germany.
In the year of the environmental bonus, many dealerships increased their sales performance not only in the new car business, but also in the used car business. The average return on sales for the car dealerships presented in 2009 was 2.5 percent, with a peak of over 6 percent.
The top 10 companies in this year's "kfz-betrieb" sales awards are:
1st place: Autohaus Sessner GmbH, Kitzingen (VW, Audi)
2nd place: Overdreef GmbH, Duisburg (BMW)
3rd place: Auto- & Motorradhaus Schmidt GmbH, Lutherstadt Eisleben (Honda)
3rd place: Daimler AG, Aachen branch, Aachen (Mercedes)
5th place: Autohaus Lars Thormann Team GmbH, Stendal (Skoda)
6th place: Fiat Automobile Vertriebs GmbH, Hamburg (Fiat)
7th place: Autohaus Weller GmbH & Co. KG, Bietigheim-Bissingen (Opel, Hyundai, Volvo, Saab, Ford)
8th place: Autohaus Rainer Seyfarth, Gotha (VW)
9th place: Automobil-Forum Stegmaier & Büeck GmbH, Crailsheim (Ford, Toyota)
10th place: Autohaus Bernhard Jung e.K., Siegelsbach (Skoda)
The competition is independent, cross-brand and Germany-wide. The criteria for selecting the top dealerships were the quality of the vehicle presentation, the commitment of the sales staff, marketing ideas for new and used cars, the interfaces to the service business and the operating result.
"kfz-betrieb" is the most widely read trade magazine in the automotive industry and has been informing the automotive trade and service sector for 99 years. "kfz-betrieb" is the official organ of the German Motor Trade (ZDK), the professional lobby for around 39,000 car dealerships and workshops. Daily news from the entire automotive industry is available at www.kfz-betrieb.de and in the daily newsletter. The parent company Vogel Business Media is one of the leading German providers of specialist information with around 100 trade journals and 60 websites as well as numerous international activities. Its headquarters are in Würzburg.
