27
June
2025
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10:00
Europe/Amsterdam

Toyota celebrates Europe’s top retailers with 2025 Ichiban awards in Bologna

Summary
  • 46 retailers from all over Europe honoured with the 2025 Toyota Ichiban award 
  • 6 retailers receive the exclusive ‘Going Beyond’ distinction for exceptional commitment 
  • Ceremony held in Bologna, Italy, celebrating excellence in the heart of Motor Valley

Bologna, 27 June 2025 - Toyota Motor Europe has recognised 46 outstanding retailers with the 2025 Ichiban award. These retailers stood out among more than 2,500 across Europe for their dedication to delivering exceptional customer experience. Six retailers received the ‘Going Beyond’ award, a special distinction for those who consistently exceed expectations.

The winners of the Ichiban Award have earned this honour through consistency, care and a deep understanding of what matters to people. They remind us that great customer experience is built one person, one handshake at a time, that going beyond is not an exception, but a habit. The next chapter of Toyota in Europe is being written right now – and these retailers are the co-authors on this exciting journey, delivering on changing customer needs and developing trusted, lasting relationships.

Yoshihiro Nakata, President & CEO of Toyota Motor Europe

The award ceremony, held from 24 to 26 of June in Bologna, Italy, brought the winners together in the heart of Motor Valley, a region steeped in automotive heritage. This year’s theme drew inspiration from the track, where precision, discipline and teamwork define success. The high-performing teams recognised today have shown an exceptional ability to work together and excel under pressure. It is this collective effort that has enabled these retailers to earn the prestigious Ichiban award.

The Ichiban award is more than a trophy. It is a mark of trust earned through action. For Toyota, it reflects a simple truth: when retailers succeed, customers stay.

Ichiban award winners
CountryRetailer
Bosnia and HerzegovinaAUTO NUIĆ d.o.o.
CroatiaToyota Centar Zagreb d.o.o.
SerbiaGOTA CAR D.O.O. NOVI SAD
SloveniaToyota Center Ljubljana d.o.o.
AustriaGady Handelsgesellschaft m.b.H.
BulgariaТойота Тиксим ЕООД
EstoniaElke Rakvere
LatviaWESS Motors Berģi
LithuaniaTokvila
BelgiumDe Bruyn Vilvoorde
GeorgiaToyota Center Tegeta LLC
HungaryKoto Autóház
Czech RepublicC&K člen skupiny AUTO UH a.s., Vídeňská - Brno
SlovakiaAUTOKLUB, a. s.
DenmarkSTS Biler A/S, Holstebro
FinlandSalon Passeliauto Oy
FranceJNB AUTO
FG AUTOMOBILES BETHUNE
GCA CHERBOURG
GermanyAutohaus Bach GmbH & Co. KG
Szabo GmbH
Autohaus Hofmann GmbH
GreeceΠΑΠΑΚΑΛΙΑΤΗΣ ΑΕ
IrelandBrian Geary Car Sales Limited
IsraelRechev Netanya LTD
ItalyFerri Auto
Fuji Auto
E.N.A.
KazakhstanТойота Сити Алматы
NetherlandsToyota Van Ekris Mijdrecht
NorwayToyota Sandefjord
PolandToyota Jaworski Auto Bydgoszcz
Toyota Jaworski Auto Włocławek
Toyota Dobrygowski Lubin
PortugalTerauto 
RomaniaPROFI AUTO
SpainBREOGAN MOTOR
TOYOTA OURENSE
GAMBOA ECOAUTO
SwedenErlings Bil, Uddevalla
TurkeyToyota Plaza Onatça
Toyota Plaza Boranlar
United KingdomHelensburgh Toyota
RRG Bury
RRG Rochdale
UkraineТойота Центр Вінниця «Преміум Мотор»

 

Going Beyond award winners
CategoryCountryRetailer
TransformationSwedenErlings Bil, Uddevalla
Brand & CommunicationGeorgiaToyota Center Tegeta LLC
Employee LoyaltyIsraelRechev Netanya LTD
Contribution to SocietyRomaniaPROFI AUTO
Employee EngagementUKHelensburgh Toyota
SustainabilityFranceGCA
Note to editors:

Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA (TME) oversees the wholesale sales and marketing of Toyota, GR (Gazoo Racing) and Lexus vehicles and parts and accessories, as well as Toyota’s European manufacturing and engineering operations. Toyota directly employs over 26,000 people and has invested over EUR 12 billion in Europe since 1990. Its eight European manufacturing plants are located in Portugal, the UK, France, Poland, Czech Republic and Turkey. Today, there are approximately 14.7 million Toyota and Lexus vehicles on European roads, whose drivers are supported by a network of 28 National Marketing and Sales Companies and around 2,800 retail sales outlets in 53 countries (EU, UK, EFTA countries , Israel, Turkey and other Eastern European countries). In 2024, TME sold 1,217,132 vehicles in Europe for a 7.1% market share. For more information, visit www.toyota-europe.com.

Toyota believes that when people are free to move, anything is possible. In the pursuit of "Mobility for All", Toyota aims to create safer, more connected, inclusive and sustainable mobility to achieve its mission of producing “Happiness for All”. In Europe, TME launched the KINTO mobility brand which offers a range of mobility services in 20 countries, and is growing its business-to-business sales of zero-emission fuel cell products and engineering support. Contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, Toyota is working to achieve carbon neutrality in its entire business across Europe. A historic leader in CO2 reduction in Europe, TME aims to achieve 100% CO2 reduction in all new vehicles in Western Europe by 2035 and will continue to offer a full range of electrified powertrains to customers across the region with its hybrid, plug-in hybrid, battery and fuel cell electric vehicles.