The Bowater Toyota team strike gold at recent Toyota Dealer Awards, for the 5th time!

The successful Parts Team from Bowater Toyota. Kieron Reilly (Manager), Gorden Palmer (Richmond), Emma King-Turner (Nelson), Gary Fitzgerald (Motueka) and Barry Roach (Nelson).

It has been quite an amazing year for the very busy Parts Department at Bowater Toyota covering the top of the south and beyond. They have seen unprecented growth over this time, and  have realised some excellent opportunities in a very competitive environment. But mostly they have been extemely busy making sure that all that need Toyota Genuine Parts get them on time and for a great price. 

This service, and their excellence is not limited to just the Nelson and Tasman area. The team have been able to help customers all over the country as their networks, and skills, mean that they are able to source parts that others find more difficult.This has meant the Bowater Toyota Parts Department has built up an even bigger network, and greater abilities to help even more customers.

All of this hard work has been rewarded with the presentation at the recent Toyota Dealers Awards of the 2013 Toyota Parts Excellence Cup, recognising the outstanding effort the team have put in to be able to support their customers like no others in the country!

Martin Carrington from Waimea Estates serves Peter Millward (CEO Nelson Provincial Museum) at our recent Opening Function last month. 

Next Tuesday evening, the 25th March, Bowater Honda are hosting the Nelson Tasman Chamber of Commerce BNZ Partners After 5 meeting. If you are a business owner in the region this is the kind of networking you need to be involved in. A quiet yet professional forum where you can get to know other business owners in a relaxed atmosphere whilst enjoying some of our hospitality and the ambience of our new showroom in Achilles Ave.

You will be treated to some great opportunites to meet other business people that you might not ordinarily encounter on your daily activites, and be treated to some thought provoking short speeches that will hopefully enlighten and inspire.

Part of the evening will be based around a conversation regarding the exciting developments at the Brook Waimarama Sanctuary, one of the many fantastic local community projects that the Bowater Motor Group lends a helping hand too.

But what is this about a car?

The Hyundai Shell World Rally Team has celebrated a landmark result in the gruelling Rally Mexico recently with lead driver Thierry Neuville scoring a maiden podium for the team.
 
Aussie Chris Atkinson also secured a points finish in his first competitive outing in the Hyundai i20 WRC, fighting his way back to a commendable seventh place after overcoming technical difficulties early in the rally.

Thierry Neuville with his co-driver Nicolas Gilsoul were on scintillating form over the  weekend after initially struggling with the gravel terrain and high altitude on the first full day. The Belgium put in a string of competitive stage times on Saturday to edge his way into a podium position by the end of the day before continuing his fine form into Sunday’s final stages to consolidate the result and pick up 15 drivers’ points.

The result wasn’t without its moments of drama, as the #7 Hyundai i20 WRC developed a radiator leak at the conclusion of the final stage. Neuville and Gilsoul were able to fix the leak in the road section and make it safely back to the service park enabling the drivers and the team to celebrate their well-earned podium result.