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April
2018
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14:44
Europe/Amsterdam

Toyota Motor Europe rewards the best Retailers for their commitment to customer excellence.

Gleneagles, Scotland – April, 2018 – Toyota Motor Europe marked the occasion of the 2018 Ichiban Award set against the backdrop of the beautiful Scottish Highlands, in Perthshire.

Ichiban in Japanese means ‘Number One’ and the Award is reserved for Retailers across Europe who best capture the hearts and minds of all of their customers.

In addition to three ten time repeat winners, this year also saw 18 first time achievers demonstrating what it takes to be the ‘Best Retailer in Town’.

During the ceremony President and CEO of Toyota Motor Europe, Dr Johan van Zyl, recognised all Retailers assembled for their outstanding achievement. He stressed the importance of creating a personalised experience for each and every customer who is interested in our brand.

Over 2,500 European Retailers compete for the honour to be one of 45 Ichiban winners each year, demonstrating a unique approach and a commitment to a Customer First mind set.

CountryWinning RetailerWinning Owner
AustriaAutohaus Mitterbauer GmbHHr. Ing. Markus Mitterbauer
BelgiumGarage Boone - EvergemRoland Boone
BosniaSLADABONI d.o.o.Slavko Jotanović
BulgariaNikom - Ruse Ltd, Ruse, BulgariaNikolay Valchanov
CroatiaRotus Novosel d.o.oMr. Tomislav Novosel
CzechToyota Tsusho Praha, s.r.o.Mr. Pavel Vávra, CEO
DenmarkSTS Biler A/S, HolstebroEjgild Christensen 
EstoniaAmserv TäheMr Marek Pärli
FinlandSalon Passeliauto OyAntero Jokinen
FranceAUTO DAUPHINE Monsieur Stéphane BALAGNA
FranceFG AUTOMOBILES Douai Monsieur Frédéric GROSSO
FranceGARGES AUTO SPORT Monsieur Salvatore SORRENTINO
GermanyAutohaus Rosenheinrich GmbHJana Rosenheinrich
GermanySzabo GmbHTimo Szabo
GermanyAutohaus Heisel GmbH, Am Kreisel der B 51Gerd Heisel
GreeceΕ. ΓΙΑΝΝΙΤΣΑΣ ΑΒΕΕEvangelos Giannitsas 
HungaryKoto Autóház KftLászló Tóth 
IrelandSwinford Motors LtdPat Kelly
IsraelTOYOTA ZAMIR LTDOri Bakal
ItalyAutolame Alessandro Palli 
ItalyR.Motors Iolanda Riolo
ItalyFuji Auto Enzo Mattiauda
KazakhstanToyota Center Kostanai Farrukh Makhmudov 
LatviaWESS Motors BerģiMr Jevgenijs Senkovs
LithuaniaAutotojaMr Vytautas Naujalis
NetherlandsGebr. Van Gent VeenendaalDiderik van Gent
NorwayToyota Sogn ASTor Arne Ness
PolandTOYOTA Jacek KnedlerMr. Jacek Knedler
PortugalMacedo & MacedoMr. Manuel Macedo 
RomaniaToyota Buzau (ROL CAR MOTORS)Ionel Vlanghe
RussiaTC KemerovoIlya Pimenov
RussiaTC TogliattiAleksandr Kurylian
RussiaTC VologdaPavel Kunitsin
SerbiaToyota Center Belgrade (Toyota Centar Beograd)Veljko Stojanović
SlovakiaAutoklub, a.s.Mr. Peter Maňák
SloveniaCenter Jereb d.o.o.Andrej Jereb
SpainComauto SurNEMESIO MATIAS
SpainCasacuberta AutomobilsMARIA DOLORS CASACUBERTA
SpainMarescar MotorCARLOS SOLANO
SwedenBIL & MOTOR I VETLANDA ABMr. Morgan Johansson, MD
TurkeyBakırcılar - AntalyaEsat Bakırcı
UKRMB NorthallertonRobert Douglas Bennett
UKBurrows BarnsleySteve Burrows
UKOakmereJonathan Richard Alan Jarratt
UkraineToyota Lviv DiamantOleksandr Horbachov