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CarGurus Recognizes CERTIFIED BENZ & BEEMER with 2025 Top Dealer Award

The 11th annual program honors dealerships raising the bar for customer experience

August 6, 2025  Scottsdale, Arizona

Certified Benz & Beemer today announced that it has been named a 2025 Top Dealer by CarGurus (Nasdaq: CARG), the No. 1 visited digital auto platform for shopping, buying, and selling new and used vehicles. The annual program, now in its 11th year, spotlights the top dealerships that consistently deliver exceptional customer service, value, and trust while embracing digital retail tools that enhance the shopper experience. Dealership Name earned honors in the award category name(s). “For over a decade, the CarGurus Top Dealer Awards have recognized dealerships that lead with a customer-first approach, leveraging data and market intelligence to build trust and confidence throughout the shopping journey,” said Sam Zales, CarGurus President and Chief Operating Officer. “We’re proud to showcase dealers, such as Certified Benz & Beemer, who are meeting shoppers where they are and delivering standout experiences across the online to in-store experience.”

The 2025 Top Dealer Awards provide unbiased validation of a dealer’s commitment to customer service. Selections are informed by verified customer reviews and analysis of vehicle listings data in the CarGurus platform. CarGurus Top Dealer Award categories include:

● Top Rated Dealer recognizes dealers with a proven track record of customer satisfaction. Winning dealerships have maintained a minimum average rating of 4.5 out of 5, with at least five new reviews in 2024.

● Top Value Dealer honors dealerships offering consistently fair and competitive pricing. CarGurus awards the top 100 dealers with the highest percentage of 2024 inventory rated as a “Good” or “Great” deal, based on its trusted deal rating algorithm.

● Top Digital Dealer celebrates U.S. dealerships that prioritize a seamless and efficient digital retail experience, answering consumer demand to handle more steps online. This award spotlights the top 100 dealers with the highest share of 2024 inventory available for online transactions and robust consumer engagement across key actions like financing and deposits.

“At Certified Benz & Beemer, delivering outstanding customer service is at the core of everything we do, and we’re proud that this recognition from CarGurus reflects that mission,” said Jack Schnieder, Owner of Certified Benz & Beemer. “This award speaks to our team’s dedication to building trust and guiding our customers with care through every step. We sincerely thank our customers for their continued support.”

CERTIFIED BENZ & BEEMER NAMED A CARFAX TOP-RATED DEALER SIXTH YEAR IN A ROW

CARFAX is proud to present Certified Benz & Beemer as a 2024 CARFAX Top-Rated Dealer! This marks the sixth year in a row this dealership has been recognized with this award. Every year, CARFAX honors dealerships across the nation for their exceptional service based on our verified customer reviews. The average rating for the 2024 CARFAX Top-Rated Dealers was an impressive 4.6 out of 5 stars based on verified consumer reviews. 

“We aim to provide each of our customers with exceptional service and are very proud to again be recognized as a Top-Rated Dealer by CARFAX” said Jack Schneider, Owner of Certified Benz & Beemer.

“We applaud the dealers who have exceeded expectations and have established a strong foundation of trust and transparency with their customers” said Gregg Cleary, Chief Revenue Officer at CARFAX. “With 7.8 million verified ratings and reviews, our Top-Rated distinction is awarded based on customer feedback. We strive to support consumers with their big purchase and want to provide continued help in their servicing needs, connecting them to the nation’s most trusted and highly regarded dealers.”

CERTIFIED BENZ & BEEMER HONORED AS TOP 5 FINALIST FOR ARIZONA INDEPENDENT AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION'S 2024 QUALITY DEALER OF THE YEAR AWARD

Scottsdale, AZ - 9/14/2024 - We are thrilled to announce that our owner, Jack Schneider, has been named one of the top 5 finalists for the Arizona Independent Automobile Dealers Association (AIADA) 2024 Quality Dealer of the Year award! This recognition highlights Jack’s dedication to offering high-quality vehicles at fair prices and providing a family-like experience to every customer.

CAR GURUS NAMES CERTIFIED BENZ & BEEMER AS A 2024 CAR GURUS TOP DEALER

CAR GURUS announced that Certified Benz & Beemer in Scottsdale, Arizona, has again been named a CAR GURUS TOP DEALER—this time for 2024. This award is earned by less than 10% of the dealerships that work with CAR GURUS!

“We are honored to again to have CAR GURUS name Certified Benz & Beemer as one of its top dealers for 2024”, said Jack Schneider, Owner of Certified Benz & Beemer. “CAR GURUS is an important part of our business plan so we are very pleased to get such positive feedback from them as well as from our customers.”

CERTIFIED BENZ & BEEMER NAMED AS ONE OF THE TOP 25 USED VEHICLE ONLY RETAILERS IN THE USA

In its May 20, 2024 edition, Automotive News announced it top 25 Used Vehicle-Only Automotive retailers in the USA for 2023. Certified Benz & Beemer, located in Scottsdale, Arizona, was listed as the 21st largest dealer based on total sales of retail units during 2023 and was the 13th largest dealer in terms of annual revenue. 

“We are proud to again be named as one of the top 25 used vehicle only retailers in the country” said Jack Schneider, Owner of Certified Benz & Beemer. “Unlike most of the other retailers listed, that have ten or more store locations, Certified Benz & Beemer was able to achieve this with only 2 stores, both on McDowell Road in Scottsdale.” For the last 18 years, Certified Benz & Beemer has specialized in offering high quality pre-owned vehicles to its customers with a friendly, zero pressure sales process. “All of this is not possible without the efforts of our hard-working team that continues to focus on creating a very positive experience for each of our customers.” added Schneider.

CERTIFIED BENZ & BEEMER NAMED CARFAX TOP-RATED DEALER FOR LAST 5 YEARS

Certified Benz & Beemer Earns 2024 Cars.com Arizona Dealer of the Year Award Again for Customer Service Excellence

Across Arizona, Certified Benz & Beemer is Best-reviewed by Used Car Dealer Shoppers

Scottsdale, AZ – 3/18/2024 – Certified Benz & Beemer is awarded a 2024 Dealer of the Year Award in Arizona by car-shopping marketplace Cars.com. The Dealer of the Year Award recognizes automotive dealerships that excel, based on average star rating, total number of reviews and dealer response to those reviews — all key drivers of repeat and referral business.

The Cars.com Dealer of the Year Awards are presented annually to the top auto dealers based on the dealership’s average star rating and the total number of reviews written about the dealership during the 2023 calendar year, as well as management response rate to those reviews. “We are delighted to again have been named the No. 1 Independent Auto Dealer in the State of Arizona by Cars.com, which we are proud to have consistently won since 2012” said Jack Schnieder, Owner of Certified Benz & Beemer. 

“Cars.com provides a dealership with actionable feedback from their customers — and the ability to set the bar for what a customer should expect when doing business at a dealer. This past year, Certified Benz & Beemer went above and beyond for their customers,” said Jamie Oldershaw, Vice President of reputation at Cars.com.