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Shortline manufacturer Bourgault and outdoor equipment manufacturer Scag also honored.

June 13, 2017

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The winners of the 2017 Dealer’s Choice Awards have been announced by the Equipment Dealers Association. These awards are presented to the highest rated manufacturer in each of EDA’s four manufacturer membership categories as determined by data collected in the 2017 Dealer-Manufacturer Relations Survey.

Recipients of the 2017 Dealer’s Choice Awards:

  • Full-Line Manufacturer: John Deere

  • Tractor Manufacturer: LS Tractor

  • Shortline Manufacturer: Bourgault

  • Outdoor Power Equipment Manufacturer: Scag

This is the third consecutive Dealer’s Choice Award for both John Deere and LS Tractor in their respective categories.  Scag has received the Dealer’s Choice Award twice and Bourgault is a first time recipient.

EDA also recognizes manufacturers who receive exceptional overall ratings with the Gold Level Award. The 2017 Gold Level Award recipients: 

  • Full-Line Manufacturer: Kubota

  • Tractor Manufacturer: Branson Tractor

  • Shortline Manufacturers: Bush Hog, Claas, Degelman, Great Plains, H&S Manufacturing, Highline Manufacturing, Krone NA, Kuhn NA, Landoll, Land Pride, MacDon, Meyer Manufacturing, Rhino, Unverferth, Vermeer, Woods

  • Outdoor Power Equipment Manufacturers: ECHO, Exmark, Ferris, Grasshopper, Gravely, Hustler, Shindaiwa, Stihl, Toro, Walker, Wright Manufacturing

There are 29 Gold Level Award recipients this year, compared to 27 in 2016 and this is the first year EDA has had a Gold Level Award recipient in the Full-Line category. Rhino, one of the Gold Level Award recipients, is also the Most Improved this year, achieving the greatest percentage increase in overall ratings from 2016 among all manufacturers.

Source: Equipment Dealers Association

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