Hino Australia has recognised its top dealers in 2024 at its annual Dealer of the Year Awards on the Gold Coast.
In a first for both dealerships, the prestigious Metropolitan Dealer of the Year was awarded to Sydney’s City Hino, while Tas Hino won the regional equivalent.
“Each year, our Dealer of the Year awards allow us to recognise the efforts of all Hino dealerships and their teams and also highlight the success of the top dealer groups,” said Richard Emery, President and CEO of Hino Australia.
“For the Tas Hino team, this award is reflective of their vision, investment and perseverance, particularly over the last two years since Ed Jones and his business partners bought the Tasmanian Hino dealer franchises.
“City Hino is a deserving recipient of the Metropolitan award – this title reinforces the team’s hard work, and also the multi-million dollar investment from Suttons Group at the Arndell Park dealership,” he said.
Collecting the Metropolitan Dealer of the Year Award, Daniel Glynn, General Manager of City Hino said it was an honour to receive the award in light of the calibre of other Hino dealerships.
“This is a tribute to our team at City Hino which turns up every day as if it’s match day and are always prepared to go above and beyond for our customers,” he said.
“We are also very grateful for the support we have received from other Hino dealers and Hino Australia.”
The City Hino team also won the Parts Excellence Award (Metro) and, for the second consecutive year, took home the Hino Financial Services Excellence Award.
Troy Wood, Dealer Principal of Tas Hino accepted the award on behalf of his team.
“At last year’s awards ceremony, we won one award and were inspired by the other dealerships who won more – we made a commitment to ourselves that we wanted to be even better,” he said.
“We made a massive investment in our people, ensuring that we have the right people in the right positions, and we owe a great deal of gratitude to our people for the transition we have gone through over the last 18 months.”
He also acknowledged the collaborative and supportive nature of the Hino dealer network and the Hino Australia team.
Turnbull Hino claimed the Sales Excellence (Regional) and Customer Experience (Regional) awards.
CMI Hino Adelaide won the Sales Excellence (Metro) award for the second consecutive year.
It was a clean sweep of the Service Excellence awards for Sci-Fleet Hino with its Brisbane dealership winning the Metropolitan trophy and its Gold Coast franchise taking home the Regional equivalent.
In its 35th year as a Hino dealership, Sci-Fleet Brisbane also demonstrated its dedication to customers winning the Customer Experience Award (Metro).
Mildura business Johnson’s Truck & Coach Services was crowned the winner of the Parts Excellence Award (Regional).
The prestigious President’s Award was won by Sydney’s City Hino, Tas Hino, Wodonga’s Jacob Hino, Johnson’s Truck & Coach Service (Mildura), CMI Hino Adelaide and Sci Fleet Brisbane – for the latter two, it was their fourth consecutive year.
For the second year in a row, Adtrans Hino’s Stewart Scoon was awarded the Salesperson of the Year.
The 2024 Hino Dealer of the Year awards were held at the Langham on the Gold Coast on Saturday 22nd February.
2024 Hino Dealer of the Year Results
Metropolitan Dealer of the Year:
City Hino, Sydney, NSW
Regional Dealer of the Year:
Tas Hino, Tasmania
Hino Financial Services Excellence Award:
City Hino, Sydney, NSW
President’s Award:
CMI Hino Adelaide, SA
Sci-Fleet Hino Brisbane, QLD
City Hino, Sydney, NSW
Tas Hino, TAS
Jacob Hino, Wodonga, VIC
Johnson’s Truck & Coach Service, Mildura, VIC
Customer Experience Award:
Metropolitan – Sci Fleet Hino, Brisbane, QLD
Regional – Turnbull Hino, Sale, VIC
Salesperson of the Year
Stewart Scoon – Adtrans Hino, Sydney, NSW
Sales Excellence (Metro):
GOLD – CMI Hino Adelaide, SA
SILVER – City Hino, Sydney, NSW
BRONZE – Adtrans Hino, Sydney, NSW
Sales Excellence (Regional):
GOLD – Turnbull Hino, Sale, VIC
SILVER – Jacob Hino, Wodonga, VIC
BRONZE – Newcastle Hino, NSW
Parts Excellence (Metro):
GOLD – City Hino, Sydney, NSW
SILVER – Sci Fleet Hino Brisbane, QLD
BRONZE – WA Hino, Perth WA
Parts Excellence (Regional):
GOLD – Johnson’s Truck & Coach Service, Mildura, VIC
SILVER – Southside Truck Centre, Coffs Harbour, NSW
BRONZE – Tas Hino, TAS
Service Excellence (Metro):
GOLD – Sci Fleet Hino, Brisbane, QLD
SILVER – CMI Hino Melbourne, VIC
BRONZE – Prestige Hino, VIC
Service Excellence (Regional):
GOLD – Sci Fleet Hino, Gold Coast, QLD
SILVER – Turnbull Hino, Sale, VIC
BRONZE – Jacob Hino, Wodonga, VIC
