
MINI has awarded its national ‘Rookie of the Year’ accolade to Simon Stolting, for his role as MINI sales manager at JCT600 in Bradford.
In their inaugural year, the awards, proved popular with MINI dealerships throughout the UK. The Rookie award was open to new MINI sales managers nationwide and recognises exceptional sales achievements.
Simon was chosen because of his contribution to the success of the JCT600 Sticker Lane MINI dealership where he has been sales manager since April last year. It had an impressive year with retail sales 197 per cent ahead of target in the last quarter of 2010, making it one of the top performing dealerships in the country.
Simon, 34, of Bradford joined JCT600 in 2007 in a sales role at its BMW dealership in the town. He was then promoted to business manager of Chevrolet Bradford before moving to Mercedes-Benz of Sheffield. He has now returned to BMW Bradford as sales manager.
The winners were presented with their awards during a national MINI conference and awards ceremony at the MINI headquarters in Oxford, attended by the 148 dealerships throughout the country.
Jochen Goller, Director MINI UK, commented: “We have introduced the awards to recognise and reward the outstanding work carried out by dealerships and individuals for the MINI brand and, of course, our customers. The Rookie category saw some fierce competition and it’s encouraging to see so much young talent coming through the industry.”
Richard Hargraves, JCT600 brand director for MINI, said: “Simon is an exceptional sales manager who consistently goes that extra mile to provide exceptional customer service. This is an impressive achievement at such a young age and we look forward to continuing to support Simon as his career with JCT600 continues to develop.” JCT600, which is the only authorised MINI dealer for the Bradford area, was also nominated for a second MINI award in recognition of its outstanding performance over the last year.
For more information or for details on any of the models in the MINI range, please contact JCT600 on 0844 844 3156 or click here to go to the MINI brand page. As well as new and used car sales, the dealership also offers servicing including MOTs, parts and accessories.