SKOWHEGAN — Hight Ford has been recognized with the highest award given by Ford Motor Company for the fifth time in eight years. The dealership has received the Ford Motor Company President’s Award in 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021 and now for 2023.
The President’s Award is one of Ford’s most prestigious awards, recognizing dealers who have achieved the highest levels of customer satisfaction and sales performance. According to Ford Motor Company, the President’s Award is a “Celebration of Excellence.” For Ford dealerships, excellence is achieved in many ways: by reaching or exceeding sales goals, by scoring high in customer satisfaction and by maintaining an unwavering focus on success.
“We are proud to have Hight Ford representing the Ford brand in Maine. The team at Hight Ford worked hard to meet the sales and customer satisfaction standards necessary to be a member of the elite group of dealerships who win the President’s Award,” said Ann McDonough, New England Regional Manager, Ford Motor Company.
Hight Ford stands out as only one of two dealers in Maine to be recognized in 2023, and one of only 12 Ford dealers in New England. Nationally, only 10% of Ford dealers won the President’s Award in 2023. “Ultimately the awards highlight our dealership’s greatest asset — its people. Our staff are family and treat customers as such. Although we care about customer service more than awards, the recognition proves that doing what’s right can be rewarded,” said Hight.
The Hight Family of Dealerships operates the oldest family-owned dealership in New England. Starting in 1911, Walter Hight began selling Model T Fords in Skowhegan, and continued through four generations, two world wars and two pandemics. As a result of the company’s resilient growth, the Hight Family now consists of four dealerships: they added Buick in 1918, Chevrolet in 1926, Pontiac and GMC in 1992, Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in 2006, and returned to Ford in 2008.
In 2011 the National Automobile Dealers Association awarded Hight Family of Dealerships the Century Award — given to dealers that have owned and operated business in the industry continuously under one family for 100 years. Since 1947, only 68 dealers have earned the century award, and Hight is the only Century Award winner in New England.
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