{"id":50348,"date":"2020-06-18T08:25:45","date_gmt":"2020-06-18T06:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/vw-dealerships-receive-stellar-accolade-20200617-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T00:49:09","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T22:49:09","slug":"vw-dealerships-receive-stellar-accolade-20200617-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/vw-dealerships-receive-stellar-accolade-20200617-2\/","title":{"rendered":"VW dealerships receive stellar accolade"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_9f0b55df\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/8878\/78c6e3fbe64d4d949915d9a3288e95fb.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/8878\/d7cf6592cae746ea8caff5e503a1a53a.jpg\" title=\"Peter McNaughton, Director, Kelston Motor Group; Mike McNaughton, Managing Director, Kelston Motor Group; Sally McNaughton, Director, Kelston Motor Group; Thomas Schaefer, CEO, Volkswagen South Africa; Mike Glendinning, Sales and Marketing Director, Volkswagen South Africa                                   Photo:SUPPLIED\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Peter McNaughton, Director, Kelston Motor Group; Mike McNaughton, Managing Director, Kelston Motor Group; Sally McNaughton, Director, Kelston Motor Group; Thomas Schaefer, CEO, Volkswagen South Africa; Mike Glendinning, Sales and Marketing Director, Volkswagen South Africa                                   Photo:SUPPLIED<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>EVERY year Volkswagen honours its top achieving dealerships at the exclusive Grand Prix Awards. Last Thursday, for the first time ever, these awards ceremonies, which took place in two locations, were streamed live to the dealer network throughout the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Kelston Volkswagen Group of dealerships was inducted once again into the Club of Excellence, winning the prestige Dealer Group of the Year Award in their category. Kelston Volkswagen has dealerships located in Uitenhage, Queenstown and Grahamstown \u2013 all of which share in this momentous achievement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thomas Schaefer, CEO, Mike Glendinning, Sales and Marketing Director and Gerhard Pretorius, Head of After Sales, Volkswagen South Africa were at the Kelston Volkswagen Uitenhage Dealership to hand over the award and congratulations in person. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe appreciate our customers more than before. 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