Automotive industry celebrated
Drive your lifestyle
Schalk van Greunen of Indongo Auto trading as (t/a) Indongo Toyota Okahandja was named the top salesperson in both the new and used vehicles categories at the Bank Windhoek Vehicle and Asset Finance (VAF) Selekt Sales Awards ceremony hosted in Windhoek last week.Danie Slabbert of Simon Motors t/a Mariental Toyota won second place in the new vehicles category, while Jaco Nel of Pupkewitz Toyota Windhoek was named the third-best salesperson. The second and third spots in the salesperson used vehicles category went to Marius Coetzee of Windhoek Carzone Auto Sales and Fritz Reynecke of Pupkewitz Toyota Windhoek.
The owner dealership award for all regions categories went to Zimmerman Garage, followed by Redco Motors t/a Gobabis Toyota and Windhoek Carzone Auto Sales.
Giving feedback on the bank's service, Van Greunen said that he appreciates good service, which makes the process of approval efficient. “Thank you to Bank Windhoek for the excellent service over the years,” he said. Marius Coetzee, owner of Windhoek Carzone Auto Sales, echoed Van Greunen’s sentiments, saying he is confident that the used vehicles market is in demand and that positive prospects are on the horizon.
Silver lining
During her keynote address, Bank Windhoek’s Head of Specialist Finance, Saara Shivute, said that Bank Windhoek knows that stock availability challenges were experienced occasionally, be it new or pre-owned vehicles. “However, the silver lining to this is the increase of 15.9% in new vehicle sales during 2022 compared with the number of new vehicles sold in 2021, despite the impact of increased repo rates over the same period,” she said.
Shivute also used the occasion to unveil Bank Windhoek’s annual VAF marketing campaign. Themed 'Drive your lifestyle', Shivute said the campaign targets existing and new customers, offering market-related motoring deals for new and used vehicles driven by the Bank’s excellent customer service and exciting competition elements.
Shivute thanked the automotive industry for assisting Bank Windhoek to maintain its leadership position in vehicle financing. “We are proud of having partnered with you to help the motoring public find their dream cars. I sincerely hope we will continue to do so well into the future,” she concluded.
Winners
Below is the complete list of winners, which was determined by the total number of deals referred to and concluded by Bank Windhoek's Vehicle and Asset Finance Branch:
Top finance and insurance consultant
Chandre Morkel - Indongo Auto t/a Indongo Toyota Windhoek
Yolande Cloete - Indongo Auto t/a Indongo Toyota Windhoek
Jason Engelbrecht - Metje and Ziegler Limited
Zuraya Isaaks - Novel Motor Company
Helen van Wyk - Novel Motor Company.
New vehicles - mega franchise dealer award - all regions
Gold: Pupkewitz Motor Division
Silver: Indongo Auto t/a Indongo Toyota
Bronze: Metje and Ziegler Limited
Franchise dealer award - Windhoek - new vehicles
Gold: Indongo Auto t/a Indongo Toyota Windhoek
Silver: Pupkewitz Toyota Windhoek
Bronze: Novel Motor Company
Franchise dealer award - Windhoek - used vehicles
Gold: Novel Motor Company (Pty) Ltd
Silver: Pupkewitz Toyota Windhoek
Bronze: Indongo Auto t/a Indongo Toyota
Franchise dealer award - rural Namibia - new vehicles
Gold: Simon Motors (Mariental) t/a Mariental Toyota
Silver: Indongo Auto t/a Indongo Toyota Okahandja
Bronze: Indongo Auto t/a Indongo Toyota Otjiwarongo
Franchise dealer award - rural Namibia - used vehicles
Gold: Indongo Auto t/a Indongo Toyota Okahandja
Silver: Pupkewitz Von Baums
Bronze: Bidvest Namibia Automotive Otjiwarongo (Pty) Ltd t/a Jan Gey Auto.