Hino Australia has crowned its best dealers for the year in an awards ceremony held in Sydney.
The dealer awards included the metropolitan, regional dealers of the year as well as recognitions in sales, parts and service excellence.
The metropolitan dealer of the year for Hino in 2025 is CMI Hino Adelaide in South Australia, who took home the award for a sixth team.
“CMI Hino Adelaide has again demonstrated a consistently high level of performance, and this recognition reflects the team’s focus on quality, professionalism and customer satisfaction,” Hino Australia president and CEO Richard Emery says.
CMI Hino Adelaide general manager Nathan Chatfield paid tribute to the strength and collaborative nature of the Hino dealer network when accepting the award on behalf of his dealership.
“Additionally, this award, and the others we have received tonight, are testament to the strength of our CMI Adelaide Hino team – 2025 was one of the most difficult years we have faced, and we have shown how much we can achieve working together,” he says.
“I’m exceptionally proud of all of the CMI Hino Adelaide team.”
The dealer also delivered a clean sweep of the sales, parts and service excellence awards on the metro side and also received a President’s Award for the fifth consecutive year.
The regional dealer of the year was Newcastle Hino in NSW, taking home the award for the fifth time.
“Newcastle Hino’s Regional Dealer of the Year award highlights the strength of its operations, especially in the sales area, and the dedication of its team to delivering strong outcomes for their customers,” Emery says.
Newcastle Hino dealer principal Sean Lynch thanked the Hino dealer network and his team.
“We’re part of an outstanding dealer network here in Australia – over the past few years, we’ve supported one another, shared ideas and pushed each other to be better. This collaboration makes awards like this even more meaningful,” he says.
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“To my team back at Newcastle Hino — this belongs to you. You don’t win dealer of the year without an exceptional team, and I am incredibly fortunate to lead one.
“You work hard, you work together, and you show up every day with professionalism and pride. I’m so proud of what we’ve achieved.”
Newcastle Hino further reinforced its strong performance with the sales excellence regional award and a President’s Award.
In other awards, City Hino NSW’s Christian Geadah was named salesperson of the year, while President’s Awards also went to Sci-Fleet Hino Gold Coast, Jacob Hino, Prestige Hino and Sci-Fleet Hino Brisbane.
Customer experience awards were presented to CMI Hino Melbourne and Canberra Hino, while a service excellence award was claimed by Southside Hino and Northeast Hino won the parts excellence regional award.
Prestige Hino in Victoria won the Hino Financial Services excellence award.
“Each year, the dealer of the year awards provide an opportunity to acknowledge the collective efforts of our dealer network, particularly those that have delivered outstanding results whether it be in sales, parts, service or customer satisfaction,” Emery says.
“Hino Australia’s nationwide network of over 60 dealerships delivers a customer-first approach to sales and aftersales, supporting both new and existing customers.”
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