{"id":30343,"date":"2025-09-19T10:38:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T10:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bodyshop.ie\/?p=30343"},"modified":"2025-09-19T10:38:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T10:38:12","slug":"lexus-galway-becomes-first-irish-retailer-to-win-lexus-europe-kiwami-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bodyshop.ie\/index.php\/lexus-galway-becomes-first-irish-retailer-to-win-lexus-europe-kiwami-award\/30343","title":{"rendered":"Lexus Galway becomes first Irish retailer to win Lexus Europe Kiwami Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lexus Galway has claimed the honour of the becoming the first Irish retailer to win the Lexus Europe Kiwami Award, which recognises excellence in business and customer service.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Since their introduction in 2016, the Kiwami (outstanding excellence) Awards have highlighted the dedication and innovation of the Lexus dealer network across Europe.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autotrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/kiwami2025_logo-whiteonblack.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"546\" height=\"548\" class=\" wp-image-76071 aligncenter\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Lexus said each winner embodies its philosophy of &#8220;making luxury personal&#8221;, with retailer staff demonstrating &#8220;exceptional attention to detail &#8211; not only in how they prepare for every customer interaction, but in every aspect of their day-to-day operations&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>This year, just 19 out of an eligible 340 European dealers were recognised by Lexus as top-performing retailers, with Lexus Galway representing Ireland for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>Tony Burke, dealer principal of Lexus Galway, attended the 2025 Kiwami Awards ceremony held last weekend in Budapest, Hungary, where he was honoured with the award on behalf of the <span>Ballybrit-based dealership.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_76072\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76072\" style=\"width: 802px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autotrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2.kiwami2025-awardceremony-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"802\" height=\"535\" class=\" wp-image-76072\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-76072\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lexus Galway dealer principal, Tony Burke, pictured centre in grey tux.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Andre Schmidt, head of Lexus Europe, said the Kiwami Awards are &#8220;a testament to the passion and dedication of our retailer partners&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Each winner has demonstrated not only outstanding business performance, but also a deep commitment to delivering a one-of-a-kind personalised hospitality that defines Lexus,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lexus Galway has claimed the honour of the becoming the first Irish retailer to win the Lexus Europe Kiwami Award, which recognises excellence in business and customer service.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2077,"featured_media":30345,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[403,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-irish-news","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - 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