Toyota Lanka holds its 5th Dealer Convention
July 7, 2011 02:07 pm
Toyota Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. held its 5th Dealer Convention and award ceremony followed by a gala evening dinner at the Union Ballroom at the Hilton Residencies recently. Toyota Lanka is a fully owned subsidiary of the Toyota Tsusho Corporation, which is a member of the world-renown Toyota Group of Japan, and is the premier service integrator of the local auto industry. It represents world-class Toyota and Hino products as well as Toyota Genuine lubricants, etc. in Sri Lanka and is the first company in the local automobile business to integrate Sales, Spare parts & Service (3S) under one roof.
Contributions of Toyota Lanka’s island wide dealer network towards the Company’s growth over the years have been significant. Every year the company holds a Dealer Convention and awards ceremony to felicitate good performance from the dealers and the tradition continues, for the 5th consecutive time, with this year’s event. It is the ultimate form of recognition for Toyota Lanka’s dealers that puts them under the spotlight and is organized jointly by the Service, Spare Parts and Lubricant divisions of the company.
Speaking at the event, Mr. Yoshiaki Kato, Managing Director of Toyota Lanka stated, “This annual event is an embodiment of the performance of our dealers island-wide. This is the way we appreciate the hard work and dedication of all our dealers who believe in Toyota Lanka and encourages their customers to believe in the Toyota brand name as well.” Mr. Manohara Athokorala, Chief Operating Officer of Toyota Lanka also addressed the gathering and further added that since its founding, the company has come a long way and has made major achievements which would not be possible if not for the hard work and efforts of its dealers. He also stressed that dealer performance is key as Toyota Lanka continues to grow year on year with further expansions of dealerships and showrooms across the country.
Also present at the event were special invitees Mr. Kentaro Kotera from Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan and Mr. Peter Liew of Toyota Tsusho Singapore Pte Ltd. along with a host of other dignitaries and invitees.
Auto World Ltd, Kurunegala took the top spot by becoming the winner of the Parts & Service Dealer Category (2S) while Kundasale Auto Service (Pvt) Ltd. of Kandy took the runner up position. S.M Lanka Trading (Pvt) Ltd, Ratnapura was crowned the winner of the Parts Dealer Category with Wimal Motors of Moratuwa bagging the runner up spot.
Toyota Lanka salutes their performance and efforts to help retain its position as the country’s top automobile integrator.
Caption: The award winners with the team from Toyota at Toyota Lanka’s 5th Dealer Convention