Auto Insights Newsletter | June 2024
Star Reacher winners shine
Lightstone Auto launched the Star Reacher F&I Awards three years ago with the aim of recognising and rewarding F&I managers in the auto industry. It is available exclusively to Lightstone users and clients through our signature Lightstone Signio platform.
The programme measures F&I managers’ performance across five key focus areas that encourage industry excellence, continuous learning and digital adoption. Every quarter, winners in each category are awarded for their achievements and this culminates in an annual award ceremony where performance over a 12-month period is recognised.
Recently Lightstone announced the annual winners for the 2023 / 2024 Lightstone Star Reacher F&I Awards. The prize-giving ceremony was an exclusive affair filled with celebration as finalists gathered to hear the results.
Congratulating the ten winners, Paul Marshall, Managing Director at Lightstone Auto said, “Motor Dealers are at the centre of our Auto business and we will remain committed to building a sustainable motor retail environment. We also believe that without F&Is, sustainability would be negatively impacted, and our commitment is to work with each and every dealer and F&I to ensure the continued health of this important function.”
Congratulations to all our five-star winners and runners-up
Front row (from left to right): Sasha-Lee Webster, Alet van Wyk, Chandré Glover and Chanté Raftopoulos. Back row (from left to right): Charles Laine, Alta van der Linde, Ria Hattingh, Hermione Voges and Ruane Pretorius. Inset: Dominique de Ridder
Winner per category and Dealership
Alta van der Linde
CML Group T/A Chery Phalaborwa
Hermione Voges
Westvaal VW Mahikeng
Ria Hattingh
Westvaal Mokopane
Ruane Pretorius
Westvaal Polokwane
Charles Laine
Mit Mak Motors
Winner per category and Dealership
Chanté Raftopoulos
King of Cars North Rand Road
Alet van Wyk
Westvaal Lichtenburg
Sasha-Lee Webster
Westvaal Welkom
Dominique de Ridder
Audi Centre West Rand
Chandré Glover
We Buy Cars Johannesburg South
All the annual winners were also winners in our Quarter 4 competition and received their prizes at the event too!
The winners will be jetting off on an exclusive trip with their partners and each of the runners-up received sizable shopping vouchers.
Special mention
Charles Laine from Mit Mak Motors, Ruane Pretorius from Westvaal Polokwane and Hermione Voges from Westvaal VW Mahikeng were also recognised for their outstanding achievements as they have been winners in their categories for two consecutive years.
Front row (from left to right): Sasha-Lee Webster, Alet van Wyk, Chandré Glover and Chanté Raftopoulos. Back row (from left to right): Charles Laine, Alta van der Linde, Ria Hattingh, Hermione Voges and Ruane Pretorius. Inset: Dominique de Ridder
Congratulations to all the winners and runners-up! Thank you to all the dealer principals who supported their F&I Managers throughout this journey.
Only a few days left to register
To be part of the 2024/2025 programme, get your dealer principal’s approval to participate and go to My Profile on Signio to register. Registrations for the next annual competition close on 30 June 2024.
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