Victoria and Tasmania's finest automotive businesses and top apprentices were revealed Saturday, 28 June. 22 elite businesses, business leaders and apprentices have been announced as leaders in their field at the 2025 Automotive Industry Awards. Established in 2016, the premier awards celebrate the Victorian and Tasmanian automotive industry.
Victorian Automotive Chamber of Commerce (VACC) CEO Peter Jones said the awards demonstrate member and apprentice commitment to quality and customer service.
"It is a huge accolade to be named the best in Victoria and Tasmania. These winners go above and beyond and have proved themselves more than worthy of these titles," Jones said.
Categories crowned at the 2025 Automotive Industry Awards include Best Small and Best Large Business, Employer of the Year, Employee of the Year, and Apprentice of the Year.
Additionally, Outstanding First, Second and Third Year Apprentice, Outstanding Trainee, and the VACC and TACC Progressive Excellence Awards, were announced, recognising the next generation of the automotive industry.
An independent judge evaluated entries based on business management, workplace practices, customer service and environmental impacts. To ensure only the finest of VACC and TACC's 5,000 members would be crowned, finalists were also randomly audited to ensure transparency and equity.
Winners were announced at the 2025 Automotive Industry Awards (AIA), a formal evening that combined industry awards and apprentice graduation festivities. Attendees heard from the master of ceremonies, Shane Jacobson, and a string of entertainers at the Palladium at Crown, Melbourne. Congratulations to the collision repairers who took home trophies
Best Large Automotive Business - Regional
• Complete Body Craft, Rutherglen
Best Small Automotive Business - Tasmania
• Kate Presnell Bodyworks, Invermay
TACC Apprentice Development Award
• FT Guy Bodyworks Pty Ltd, Launceston
See the complete list of 2025 Automotive Industry Awards winners
VACC develops the future workforce, employing 560 apprentices and trainees through its group apprenticeship scheme, and maintains memberships with the Motor Trades Association of Australia and Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and contributes to the national policy debate through these leading industry associations.