Abu Khader Automotive launches Opel Sales Challenge in Amman

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About Abu Khader

The Abu Khader Group, specialized in providing spare auto parts, was established in the year 1949. Abu Khader Automotive (The Leading Vehicles Co.) was established as part of the Abu Khader Group with the aim of challenging the market with innovative products and services, with core focus on providing products and services pertaining to the automotive industry including spare parts, tires, lubricants, transport, battery manufacturing and vehicle dealerships. The firm has established auto spare part outlets in neighboring countries such as Lebanon, Dubai and Egypt and it has expanded into new fields such as education, computer hardware and audio. The firm is run today by a team of well-trained and highly motivated professionals and it is their expertise that has helped it successfully run its operation through a modernly structured organizational framework. Today, Abu Khader Automotive is the agent of leading brands in the automotive field including Cadillac, HUMMER, GMC, Opel, Fiat, and Mitsubishi Fuso. Furthermore, the firm's administration is constantly looking for means to further expand its dealings across the region.

About General Motors
General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM), the world's largest automaker, has been the annual global industry sales leader for 76 years. Founded in 1908, GM today employs about 280,000 people around the world. With global headquarters in Detroit, GM manufactures its cars and trucks in 35 countries. In 2006, nearly 9.1 million GM cars and trucks were sold globally under the following brands: Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, GM Daewoo, Holden, HUMMER, Opel, Pontiac, Saab, Saturn and Vauxhall. GM's OnStar subsidiary is the industry leader in vehicle safety, security and information services.
GM has been operating in the Middle East since the 1920s. GM's vehicle brands sold in the region are Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, HUMMER, Opel and Saab supported by a unique set of customer-focused services. GM parts and accessories are sold under the GM Parts and ACDelco brands. The regional office in Dubai covers the company's operations in Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, UAE and Yemen.

In 2006, GM sold 140,509 vehicles in the Middle East, representing a 24% increase over figures recorded in 2005, and the company continues to introduce pioneering programmes in the region. One example is GMs' unique Nationalisation programme in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which has been officially recognised by the Saudi government as a benchmark for training young nationals.

More information on GM and its products can be found on the company's consumer websites www.gm.com and
www.gmarabia.com

For more information please contact:
Bayan Dudin
Brand Analyst\ Communication&PR
kour&kour - Abukhader Automotive
Tel (+9626) 592 89 62