Hap Seng Star Balakong Wins Mercedes-Benz Malaysia’s Inaugural Dealer Of The Year

Mercedes-Benz Malaysia recently held its inaugural Dealer of The Year awards aimed at recognising the best and brightest among its 33 dedicated dealerships nationwide, recognising excellence in five key performance measurements during 2017. 

Speaking at the award presentation ceremony, Mercedes-Benz Malaysia, President and CEO, Dr Claus Weidner said, “As the leading premium automotive brand in Malaysia, we have been setting the benchmark in defining automotive excellence - especially in crafting a unique and unrivalled customer experience.  To this end, we are continuously enhancing customer touchpoints, and currently offer the largest network coverage in the premium segment.”

A total of six awards were presented for best performance in various customer-focused categories.

The most coveted award, the Mercedes-Benz Malaysia Dealer of the Year 2017, was presented to Hap Seng Star Sdn Bhd Balakong dealership – achieving the overall highest scores in all aspects of sales, after-sales, customer satisfaction index, customer loyalty index, business excellence and financial services.

“We are honoured and pleased to receive the inaugural Dealer of the Year award from Mercedes-Benz Malaysia. Our Mercedes-Benz Hap Seng Star Balakong Autohaus is truly deserving of this accolade, having committed to delivering exceptional standards in all aspects of the business. Hap Seng Star is, and has always been, dedicated to putting the customer at the centre of our activities and we commend our colleagues at Hap Seng Star Balakong for their combined efforts in achieving this award,” said Chief Operating Officer of Hap Seng Consolidated Berhad and Chief Executive of Hap Seng Consolidated Berhad Automotive Division, Harald Behrend.

The winners of the five categories are as follows: 

• Best Performance in Sales – Asbenz Motors Shd Bhd
• Best Performance in After-Sales – Cycle & Carriage Bintang Bhd Johor Bahru
• Best Performance in Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) and Customer Loyalty Index (CLI) – Cycle & Carriage Bintang Northern Sdn Bhd (Juru and Bukit Tengah)
• Best Performance in Business Excellence – Hap Seng Star Sdn Bhd Kinrara
• Best Performance in Financial Services – Hap Seng Stad Sdn Bhd Jalan Ipoh

“With these awards, we recognise the commitment, dedication and passion of our dealer partners to support our promise of delivering the Best Products and the Best Customer Experience. On behalf of Mercedes-Benz Malaysia, I congratulate all our dealer partners for their commitment in living up to the three-pointed star’s The Best or Nothing motto. And a special congratulations to all award recipients on their remarkable achievements in 2017,” concluded Dr Weidner.

To date, Mercedes-Benz Malaysia has 33 dedicated dealerships nationwide, the largest premium automotive dealer network in the country.