Randburg’s Suzuki Strijdom Park was crowned South Africa’s top Suzuki dealership at the annual Suzuki Dealer Conference and Awards.
Designed to recognise the country’s highest-performing Suzuki dealerships and the people behind their achievements, the annual awards programme celebrates excellence across sales, service and parts operations. As the brand’s highest dealer honour, it remains a key benchmark that motivates dealerships to perform at their best throughout the financial year.
This year’s event was hosted under the theme Mission Suzuki, a concept built around the idea of collaboration driving shared achievement. Drawing inspiration from the teams at NASA’s Johnson Space Centre that guided some of history’s most ambitious spaceflight programmes, Suzuki Auto South Africa adopted the role of mission control, supporting dealerships as they push toward new milestones in sales growth and customer satisfaction.
“Every great mission depends on having the right people behind it, and this event is our way of recognising the individuals and teams who continue to raise the bar for the Suzuki brand,” says Henno Havenga, General Manager of Auto Sales and Marketing at Suzuki Auto South Africa.
“The milestones we achieved in 2025, from record monthly sales volumes to growing our market share beyond 14.8% and securing our position as South Africa’s second-best-selling vehicle manufacturer, would not have been possible without the passion and commitment demonstrated by our dealer network across the country.”
Platinum and Elite dealers:
Suzuki’s Platinum Award recipients were among the first to be recognised, with the honour reserved for dealerships that consistently perform strongly across key business areas, from customer service and parts availability to vehicle sales support and finance and insurance services.
Suzuki Alberton, Suzuki Bassonia, Suzuki Bedfordview, Suzuki Bloemfontein, Suzuki Boksburg, Suzuki Cape Town, Suzuki Clearwater, Suzuki Durban Central, Suzuki Edenvale, Suzuki Fourways, Suzuki Gezina, Suzuki Hermanus, Suzuki Hillcrest, Suzuki JHB South, Suzuki Kimberley, Suzuki Klerksdorp, Suzuki Montana, Suzuki Mossel Bay, Suzuki N1 City, Suzuki Nelspruit, Suzuki Paarl, Suzuki Polokwane, Suzuki Potchefstroom, Suzuki Queenstown, Suzuki Rivonia, Suzuki Rosebank, Suzuki Silver Lakes, Suzuki Stellenbosch, Suzuki Tableview, Suzuki Tygervalley, Suzuki Upington and Suzuki Vredenburg.
While Platinum status reflects exceptional performance, Suzuki’s Elite Award winners represent the next level of achievement. These dealerships have distinguished themselves by consistently delivering outstanding results across all sales and service categories.
Suzuki Brits, Suzuki Helderberg, Suzuki Kenilworth, Suzuki Kyalami and Suzuki Strijdom Park.
Top performing individuals:
Beyond recognising dealership performance, Suzuki also honours individuals who have excelled in their respective roles across various service categories.
Sudhir Moonilall of Suzuki Pinetown was honoured as Technician of the Year, while Deon Lombard of Suzuki Northcliff took home the title of Parts Manager of the Year.
Stephan Snyman of Suzuki Stellenbosch was named Sales Manager of the Year and Timothy Potgieter of Suzuki Hillcrest earned the award for Sales Executive of the Year.
Vischal Maharaj of Suzuki Umhlanga rounded out the list, receiving recognition as Service Manager of the Year.
Highest sales:
Prior to naming its Dealers of the Year, Suzuki Auto South Africa recognised the dealerships and dealer groups that delivered the strongest sales performances across its network.
The top three dealerships by sales volume were Suzuki Rosebank in third place, Suzuki Bassonia in second and Suzuki Fourways in first.
Among dealer groups, the IPOP Group – which includes standout performers like Suzuki Bassonia – emerged as the top-selling group overall.
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Dealers of the Year:
Suzuki Upington was named Rural Dealer of the Year. Suzuki Brits earned the title of Small Dealer of the Year, while Suzuki Kenilworth was recognised as the top performer in the Medium category. Suzuki Strijdom Park claimed the award for Large Dealer of the Year.
After much anticipation, Suzuki Strijdom Park once again returned to the stage to receive the evening’s highest honour, being named Suzuki’s 2025 Dealer of the Year.
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