Representatives of Ayala-owned Honda Cars Makati, Inc. (HCMI) have once again proven the team’s expertise in the Body Repair and Paint arena after bagging major awards in the recently concluded 7th Body and Paint National Customer Service Skills Competition at Honda Cars Philippines, Inc. in Santa Rosa, Laguna.

Competing against 33 dealerships nationwide in four contest categories, namely, the Body Repair Category, Paint Repair Category, Service Advisor Category, and the Paintless Dent Repair Category, Richard Gigante of Honda Cars Shaw emerged as champion in the Service Advisor Category. Joining him in the limelight is Marlon Teria of Honda Cars Alabang who placed as the 2nd runner-up in the same category.

Meanwhile, HCMI’s BRP team continues to soar as Nick Dalit of Honda Cars Makati commanded a strong victory and bagged the championship in the Paintless Dent Repair Category. Landing on 3rd place in the same category is Melvin Campo of Honda Cars Pasig.

Aimed at providing a venue for the continuous skills enhancement of Body and Paint In-house technicians of Honda Cars dealerships nationwide, the Body and Paint National Customer Service Skills Competition of HCPI was first held in 2002 and is being conducted once every two years.

Since 1994, when the National Technicians’ Contest was first organized by HCPI focusing on mechanical repairs at the time, HCMI has consistently been a strong contender in the said competition, bringing home championships year in and year out. To date, Ayala-owned HCMI takes pride in having 5 major international skills and knowledge awards from the Honda Asia Oceania Competition, 14 Body Repair and Paint awards, and 42 Mechanical Awards both in the NTC. The team has been consistent in delivering outstanding performances in the NTC for the past two decades brought about by the various training programs which are all geared toward providing the highest level of service quality and customer service.

Honda Cars Makati, Inc., with its branches in Makati, Pasig, Alabang, Shaw, Global City, and soon in Manila Bay, is a member of the Ayala group of companies. It also has dealerships in Cebu, Mandaue, Cagayan De Oro, Negros Occidental and Iloilo, under its subsidiary Honda Cars Cebu, Inc. (HCCI).