Rolls-Royce Motor Cars North America Announces Annual Dealer Award Results

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., March 4, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Rolls-Royce Motor Cars North America announced today the results of the company's Dealer Awards for 2015. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Dallas garnered top honors for the second time in three years as North American Dealer of the Year. The Dallas dealership also received accolades for the work of Malcolm Gage, named Sales Manager of the Year for the NA Region. This award is based on a mix of retail sales targets, Bespoke content targets as well as Provenance and Prospect targets.

In addition to Dallas claiming the North American title, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars recognized three additional retail partners for world-class performance in specific categories.

Pedro Mota, president of Rolls-Royce North America, commented "Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Dallas demonstrates that our retail partners can consistently deliver high client satisfaction, even as we grow at a record pace. The criteria for this recognition are extremely high, and it is exceptional to see a dealer receive the award two out of three consecutive years. I'm also impressed that our North American partners have taken global honors in key areas of Sales Performance, Provenance and overall improvement.  This is a clear sign that the Rolls-Royce Motor Car brand is maturing in the North American market."

"It is very rewarding to be named the recipient of the Rolls-Royce North American Dealer of the Year Award for the second time in three years," stated Heath Strayhan, general manager of Rolls-Royce Motorcars Dallas. "I am humbled to work with a team whose work ethic is driven by Park Place Dealership's core convictions. This is a team with high integrity who are passionate about providing the highest level of service to our clients. At Park Place, we define excellence as hundreds of little things done right. That's what we strive for every day."

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Westlake achieved the Global Sales award based on effortless delivery and outperforming in sales for the year; an outstanding performance in the Los Angeles metropolitan region, the second largest market for Rolls-Royce Motor Cars globally.

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Gold Coast took honors as the top Provenance Dealer in terms of performance. With more than 5,000 owners alone in North America, the client relationship managers at Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Gold Coast have excelled at finding "the next owner" for a growing family of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars globally and in North America.

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Miami was recognized as the Most Improved Dealer, an impressive feat for a retail partner in one of the top North American markets for the company.  The performance is complemented by an all-new facility that opened in downtown Miami in 2015.  The new Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Miami showroom is one of the largest in North America, preparing the market for growth with the current and planned expansion of the family including Dawn this year and an all-new new vehicle in 2018.

The successful dealers were presented with specially commissioned awards at the company's annual World Dealer Conference held last week in Berlin. The awards, featuring a contemporary take on the iconic Spirit of Ecstasy, were conceived by the Rolls‑Royce Bespoke Design Team at the Home of Rolls‑Royce at Goodwood, West Sussex.

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars celebrated its second highest sales in the marque's 112-year history in 2015, with 3,785 hand-built motor cars commissioned by customers. Rolls‑Royce motor cars were sold in almost 50 countries worldwide through a global network of 130 dealerships. As part of the marque's commitment to long-term sustainable growth, Rolls-Royce announced five new dealerships during the year, with further expansion planned for 2016.

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