17 Middle East dealers win prestigious General Motors Chairman's Challenge Award

Every year, GM dealers from around the Middle East, are challenged to excel at delivering customer satisfaction and surpass their targets in terms of sales volumes of GM's Chevrolet, GMC, Cadillac, HUMMER and Saab brands.

Those dealers who score 100% or more win the Chairman's Challenge Award and are invited to an incentive trip including a gala dinner with GM chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner and other senior company executives to receive their awards.

The winning Middle East dealers are Abdullatif Alissa Automotive Company, Aljomaih Automotive Company, Omar A Balubaid Company and Universal Motor Agencies from Saudi Arabia; Al Yousuf Motors, Bin Hamoodah Automotive Company and Liberty Automobiles from the UAE; Yusuf A Alghanim and Mohammed Saleh & Reza Yousuf Behbehani from Kuwait; Jaidah Motors and Mannai Trading Company from Qatar; Moosa AR Hassan & Company and Oman Trading Establishment from Oman; National Motor Company from Bahrain; The Leading Vehicle Company from Jordan; MAC International from Iraq and Intraco from Syria.

"We have been enjoying record growth for more than three years with total annual sales of 140,509 in 2006. We have introduced a record number of vehicles with great appeal and design & technology innovation,"

commented Terry Johnsson, Managing Director, General Motors Middle East. "Having an unbeatable range of cars and SUVs is not enough to maintain our success in such a challenging and demanding market. Our dealers have worked tirelessly to produce these outstanding results."

"Delivering an exceptional customer ownership experience is vital and the Chairman's Challenge awards show that our Middle East dealers offer their customers the same standards of after sales service and care as anywhere else in the world," he added. "The awards highlight the combined teamwork, effort, dedication and investment of our dealer partners.

In 2006, all four dealers in Saudi Arabia won the Chairman's Challenge along with three from the UAE and two each from Kuwait, Qatar and Oman and one each from Bahrain, Syria, Iraq and Jordan. Senior management executives from all dealers will attend the presentation ceremony in Venice, Italy in March.

"The Chairman's Challenge winners exceeded their targets and made an invaluable contribution to GM's regional development. Theirs is a tremendous accomplishment and very deserving of the recognition and prestige that goes with it," added Johnsson.