Mercedes-Benz Canada celebrates its 2018 Star Dealers

Mercedes-Benz Canada has named its 2018 Star Dealers: the top 11 dealers from across its national network of 59 retail operations. The designation recognizes authorized Mercedes-Benz dealerships who demonstrated outstanding performance in new and pre-owned sales, service and parts, as well as robust customer service satisfaction, over the course of the 2017 calendar year.

Since it was first introduced in 1999, the highly esteemed Star Dealer designation has served as an opportunity for Mercedes-Benz Canada to publicly thank the dealers who have made such an important contribution to the company's success.

The award-winning dealers are as follows (listed from east to west):


Benoît Theetge

Mercedes-Benz St-Nicolas

Saint-Nicolas, Québec

Jean-François Hamel

Mercedes-Benz Blainville

Mirabel, Québec

Peter Santos

Mercedes-Benz Peterborough

Peterborough, Ontario

Neal Bodack and Giuseppe Zanchin

Mercedes-Benz Durham

Whitby, Ontario

Van Malkhassian

MBC Markham

Markham, Ontario

Thomas Hiscox

MBC Thornhill

Thornhill, Ontario

Jonathan Eltes

Mercedes-Benz Brampton

Brampton, Ontario

Ken Szekely

Mercedes-Benz Burlington

Burlington, Ontario

Terry Leach

Mercedes-Benz Regina

Regina, Saskatchewan

Ajay Dilawri

Mercedes-Benz Langley

Langley, British Columbia

Vaughan Urquhart

MBC North Vancouver

Vancouver, British Columbia

"In 2017, each dealership across the network contributed to the success that allowed us to remain the number one luxury manufacturer in Canada for the fourth consecutive year," says Brian Fulton, President and CEO of Mercedes-Benz Canada. "In the end, though, exceptional performance set 11 dealerships apart: they rose to the challenge, and raised the bar in the process. I would like to congratulate them for going above and beyond in all aspects of their business."

About Mercedes-Benz Canada
Mercedes-Benz Canada is responsible for the sales, marketing and service of Mercedes-Benz and Mercedes-AMG passenger vehicles, Mercedes-Benz Vans and smart. Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Mercedes-Benz Canada Inc. employs approximately 1,700 people in 21 locations across Canada. Through a nationwide network of 11 Mercedes-Benz owned retail operations and 48 authorized dealerships, Mercedes-Benz Canada sold 52,298 vehicles in 2017. This represents the best year ever for the company and has positioned Mercedes-Benz as the top luxury manufacturer in Canada for the fourth consecutive year.

For more information, please contact:

JoAnne Caza                416-847-7550             joanne.caza@mercedes-benz.ca
Sinead Brown               416-847-7588             sinead.brown@mercedes-benz.ca

Further information from Mercedes-Benz Canada is available at www.media.mercedes-benz.ca.