Papé Kenworth received the 2015 Kenworth Dealer of the Year Award for the United States and Canada at the Kenworth Dealer Meeting held recently in San Diego, California. The distinction marks the first time Papé Kenworth was chosen for the coveted award. “Papé Kenworth’s success is driven by great Kenworth heavy and medium duty trucks and our employees’ daily, determined focus to take excellent care of customers in our new truck, parts and service operations in Oregon, California and Washington dealerships,” said Dave Laird, president of Papé Kenworth. “This prestigious award offers a tremendous source of pride for Papé Kenworth and our employees. We especially thank our customers for their continued support.”
“Papé Kenworth had truly outstanding performance in 2015 with strong market share in heavy and medium duty trucks; excellent Kenworth T680, T880 and PACCAR MX-13 engine sales; and the highest dealer excellence score in the strong Kenworth dealer network,” said Preston Feight, Kenworth general manager and PACCAR vice president. “Congratulations to The World’s Best Dealer for 2015.”
In the past nine years, Papé Kenworth has excelled with four Kenworth Gold Awards and five Silver Awards. The winner was chosen from among more than 360 Kenworth dealer locations in the United States and Canada. Papé Kenworth operates Central California locations in Bakersfield, French Camp (Stockton), Fresno, and Santa Maria; Oregon locations in Aurora, Central Point (Medford), Coburg (Eugene), Klamath Falls, Portland, Redmond, Roseburg and Tangent; and a Washington state location in Kelso. The company’s headquarters is located in Eugene, Oregon. Kenworth also presented Gold and Silver awards, and the PACCAR MX Engine, Medium Duty, Parts and Service, and TRP Dealer of the Year awards.
Papé Kenworth was selected as Kenworth Dealer of the Year from among Kenworth’s five Gold Award winners for 2015. Other Gold Award winners are: MHC Kenworth – Colorado, MHC Kenworth – Georgia, Wisconsin Kenworth, and Worldwide Kenworth of South Carolina. The Gold Award is presented to a select handful of Kenworth dealers each year that achieved excellent results. MHC Kenworth – Colorado retailed nearly 1,400 new Kenworth trucks in 2015, and achieved excellent market share in heavy and medium duty trucks and PACCAR MX engines. The dealer has now earned six Kenworth Gold and four Silver Awards in the past 10 years. MHC Kenworth – Georgia captured its first Kenworth Gold Award. The dealer retailed more than 2,500 new Kenworth trucks to more than double its 2015 goal, achieved a significant heavy duty market share, grew its PacLease fleet, and surpassed its parts goal while providing excellent customer support. Wisconsin Kenworth earned its fifth Gold Award over the past 10 years. The dealer sold more than 2,300 new Kenworth trucks, had excellent heavy duty and PACCAR Financial share, and ranked high among Kenworth dealers in PACCAR engines sold, facilities excellence and increased hours of service. Worldwide Kenworth of South Carolina also earned its first Kenworth Gold Award. The dealer retailed more than 500 Kenworth heavy and medium duty trucks, achieved impressive heavy duty and PACCAR Financial retail market share, exceeded truck and parts sales goals, and had all its engine technicians fully trained on the PACCAR MX engine series.
Papé Kenworth, the 2015 Kenworth Dealer of the Year, also received the 2015 Kenworth PACCAR MX Engine Dealer of the Year Award. The engine award honors the Kenworth dealer that fully engages customers, sells all the benefits of spec’ing a PACCAR MX-13 engine, and truly meets each customer’s service needs. As a result, Papé Kenworth sold more than 800 Kenworth Class 8 trucks equipped with the PACCAR MX-13 engine last year. The dealership also excelled at providing outstanding customer service with highly trained PACCAR MX technicians working extended service hours both during the weekday and on weekends.
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