A local car dealership has celebrated after scooping a much-coveted award.

South West Nissan, which operates a dealership in Chelston in Wellington, has been awarded the 'Global Award' by the car manufacturer.

The business won the contest, which saw entrants from across the world, after being praised for its 'excellent customer service.'

The dealership is no stranger to the award - having previously beat out other Nissan garages to the top spot in 2015 and 2017.

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Csaba Vincze, Nissan’s Network Development and Customer Quality Director, presented South West Nissan’s Global Award to Matthew Holcombe, Group Managing Director, and Craig Jolly, Aftersales Director.

Mr Vincze said: ‘‘Many congratulations to South West Nissan on this well-deserved accolade. I have three things to thank them for. Number one is the attention they pay to their customers – an excellent level of customer service is our ultimate goal.

‘‘The second is the investment the company has made in its sites. This not only helps attract more customers, but also provides a very good working environment for colleagues. And the third is simply a consistently high level of performance. Very well done to all concerned.’’

Matthew Holcombe said: ‘‘Naturally, we are delighted to receive this award. We see it as recognition of the hard work of everyone at South West Nissan. All three of our dealerships have extensive repeat client databases and we genuinely care for our customers, forming long-term relationships with many of them. 

‘‘We’re passionate about customer care, passionate about representing Nissan and it’s wonderful that our efforts have been recognised in this way.’’