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Kenworth Hands Out Dealer Awards

Papé Kenworth received the 2015 Kenworth Dealer of the Year Award for the U.S. and Canada at the Kenworth Dealer Meeting held recently in San Diego, Calif.

by Staff
February 22, 2016
Kenworth Hands Out Dealer Awards

Papé Kenworth was awarded the 2015 Kenworth Dealer of the Year Award at the awards banquet. Photo: Kenworth

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Papé Kenworth was awarded the 2015 Kenworth Dealer of the Year Award at the awards banquet. Photo: Kenworth

Papé Kenworth received the 2015 Kenworth Dealer of the Year Award for the U.S. and Canada at the Kenworth Dealer Meeting held recently in San, Diego, Calif.

Papé Kenworth has been a well-recognized dealer for the past nine years, receiving four Kenworth Gold awards and five Silver Awards in that period. The Eugene, Ore.-based dealer operates several locations in Central California, Oregon, and Washington.

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Papé also won the award for Kenworth Paccar MX Engine Dealer of the Year selling more than 800 trucks in last year that were equipped with the Paccar MX-13 engine. The dealership was also recognized for its customer service and knowledgeable Paccar MX Technician staff.

“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.

At the Dealer Meeting, Kenworth also handed out other dealer awards for Medium Duty Dealer of the Year, Parts and Service Dealer of the Year, TRP Dealer of the Year and various Gold and Silver Awards winners.

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MHC Kenworth-Kansas City was named the Kenworth Medium-Duty Dealer of the Year for third time in a decade. The dealer expanded its medium-duty retail sales by nearly 80% and surpassed its 2015 sales goal by more than double.

Inland Kenworth was the Kenworth’s Parts and Service Dealer of the Year. The dealer ranked near the top of all three key categories including facilities and parts operations, high assistance level to customers referred by the Kenworth Customer Center, parts sales and customer satisfaction scores.

Truckworx Kenworth was named the TRP Dealer of the Year for growing it sales of TRP all-makes parts by 20% in 2015. The TRP dealer award recognizes the dealer that provides the best support for TRP parts and service among all Kenworth dealers.

Kenworth has more than 360 dealer locations in the United States and Canada.

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