The award was presented by the President and CEO of KIA Motors Corporation (KMC), Mr. E. S. Chung to Mr. Premodu Abraham of Al Majid Motors Co, in a ceremony held at the Melbourne Park, Australia, in conjunction with the Australian Open Tennis 2008, for which KIA has been the major sponsor since 2002.
Addressing the winners during the award ceremony, Mr. Chung offered his "sincere congratulations on being selected as one of the world's best Kia dealers in 2007".
"We at KMC know that our success in recent years is a direct result of your efforts," he said. "Without your commitment and dedication, our future would not be as bright as it is today, and for this, I offer you my heartfelt thanks."
Mr. Chung went on to say that earlier that day, Kia had agreed to extend their sponsorship of the Australian Open for another five years through 2013.
"We at Kia are very excited about this news and look forward to many more years of recognizing our top performing dealers here in Melbourne, while continuing to support the game of tennis at a grassroots level through the Amateur Australian Open."
The awarded dealers were selected based on the results of the annual Kia Dealer Excellency Program (KDEP), which is an objective evaluation tool that aims to strengthen the capability of KIA distributors around the world.
President of Al Majid Motors Co., Mr. Samir Tayeh said that this repeated achievement was a clear testament to the high level of customer service excellence Al Majid Motors provide their ever growing customers in the UAE.
"With this achievement and the face-lift modes to be launched, customers will continue to be rewarded by our unrelenting product innovation and commitment to excellence," he said.
A total of 34 dealers were selected to participate in the program and Al Majid Motors Co. were the only distributor selected from the Middle East Region. The evaluation measures 6 key performance areas of each dealer - facilities, sales, after service, marketing, finance and general management.
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Al Majid Motors Co. wins Dealer of the Year award 3rd time in a row
- United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, February 27 - 2008 at 16:23
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Al Majid Motors Co., a member of the Juma Al Majid Group and sole distributor for Kia vehicles in the UAE, has won the KIA Dealer of the Year award for the third year in a row.
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Kia Motors Corporation (www.kia.com) - a maker of quality vehicles for the young-at- heart -- was founded in 1944 and is Korea's oldest manufacturer of motor vehicles. As part of the Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group, Kia aims to become one of the world's premier automotive brands. More than 1.4m vehicles a year are produced in 14 manufacturing and assembly operations in eight countries which are then sold and serviced through a network of distributors and dealers covering 165 countries. Kia today has over 33,000 employees and annual revenues of almost $17bn. It is the major sponsor of the Australian Tennis Open and an official worldwide sponsor of the Davis Cup. Kia is an official automotive partner of FIFA -- the governing body of the FIFA World Cup -- as well as a EUROTOP partner of UEFA. Kia Motors Corporation's brand slogan -- "The Power to Surprise" -- represents the company's global commitment to surpassing customer expectations through continuous automotive innovation.Al Majid Motors Co. (www.kia-uae.com) is the sole distributor for Kia vehicles in the UAE. AMMC is a member of Juma Al Majid Group, one of the most reputed business groups in the Arabian Gulf. AMMC currently sells Kia vehicles in UAE through a network of 8 showrooms, 2 dealers and 3 more new showrooms expected to be added soon. AMMC currently have 5.8% market share in the UAE. To attend the ever growing KIA customers in UAE, AMMC has a total fleet of 12 service centres and 15 parts centres. Al Majid Motors Co is celebrating its 20th year of operation in UAE.
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Posted by Lara Lynn Golden, News EditorWednesday, February 27 - 2008 at 16:23 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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