Kind words by head honcho of Hyundai about us - Pebley Beach Hyundai voted best garage in the South West
The following press release has been sent out by Hyundai UK about Pebley Beach -
Hyundai dealership makes prestigious Motor Codes' top 20 shortlist for 'Garage of the Year' competition.
Motor Codes is the Trading Standards-approved scheme for trusted garages, holding 230,000 customer reviews online
Achievement underlines Hyundai's commitment to delivering outstanding customer satisfaction
High Wycombe, [DATE] July 2014 - Pebley Beach Hyundai, which has dealerships in Swindon and Cirencester, is one of the UK's best garages, according to a Trading Standards-approved 'Garage of the Year' customer satisfaction survey run by Motor Codes.
Voted for by the public, the Garage of the Year competition ranked the Pebley Beach Hyundai franchise top in the South West region and inside the nationwide Top 20 from a list of 8,000 registered garages.
The month-long competition generated more than 13,000 online reviews from customers who were asked to choose their 10 favourite independent and 10 favourite franchised main dealer garages.
The overall Garage of the Year - the 'best of the best' - will be announced at a prestigious ceremony later this month. Details of the regional winners, as well as a garage finder that lists all Motor Codes garages together with customer ratings and reviews, can be found at www.motorcodes.co.uk.
Dom Threlfall, Dealer Principle at Pebley Beach Hyundai, said: "The Motor Codes' online garage finder holds over 230,000 online reviews from customers, and this feedback helps consumers find trustworthy garages. Featuring so highly is a real honour for everyone at Pebley Beach. Both our Swindon and Cirencester facilities strive to provide exceptional quality of service that befits the quality of Hyundai's latest product line-up."
Tony Whitehorn, President and CEO, Hyundai Motor UK, commented: "Pebley Beach is regularly recognised by industry leaders for high levels of customer satisfaction. Earlier this year it was acknowledged by the AM Awards in the category of 'Excellence in Aftersales', and it continues to act as an example of garage best practice, strengthening Hyundai's expansive network of UK dealerships."
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About Motor Codes
Motor Codes operates Trading Standards Institute-approved codes of practice that raise and maintain standards in the service and repair, warranty and new car sectors. The New Car Code covers over 99% of all new cars sold in the UK and regulates the advertising, sale, warranty, replacement parts availability and complaint handling processes for new cars.
The Service and Repair Code helps motorists to identify responsible garages, offers a structured complaints procedure and promotes good customer service. There are currently around 8,000 approved Motor Codes businesses across all parts of the UK, main dealers and independent garages. Millions of motorists benefit from the code's protection and standards, in addition to the free advice line and dispute resolution service.
The Vehicle Warranty Products Code represents about 50% of the industry's major providers that administer over 3,000,000 products. It covers a wide range of automotive warranty and insurance products, providing protection, advice and raising standards. Further Motor Codes information is available at www.motorcodes.co.uk
About Hyundai Motor
Established in 1967, Hyundai Motor Co. has grown into the Hyundai Motor Group, with more than two dozen auto-related subsidiaries and affiliates. Hyundai Motor - which has seven manufacturing bases outside of South Korea including Brazil, China, the Czech Republic, India, Russia, Turkey and the U.S. - sold 4.7 million vehicles globally in 2013. Hyundai Motor, which employs over 90,000 worldwide, offers a full line-up of products including small to large passenger vehicles, SUVs and commercial vehicles.
About Hyundai Motor UK
Hyundai has sold vehicles in the UK since 1982. In 2005, Hyundai opened its own UK subsidiary, Hyundai Motor UK Ltd, based in High Wycombe. Since 2008, the company has risen from 21st to one of the top ten car manufacturers in the UK and last year sold a record 77,500 vehicles. Hyundai Motor UK employs over 3000 people through its UK operations and dealer network.
Hyundai offers a full range of vehicles from the award-winning New Generation i10 city car through to the capable Santa Fe SUV and iLoad LCV. All passenger cars come with Hyundai's industry-leading 5 Year Unlimited Mileage Warranty package. Further information about Hyundai and its products is available at www.hyundai.co.uk.
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