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Premier Motors snatches title for Ford ME Vehicle Walkaround Challenge

  • United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, August 05 - 2008 at 08:01
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Five sales consultants from Middle Eastern Ford dealers make their way to Ford Motor Company's Global Vehicle Walkaround Challenge in Dearborn, Michigan next August, as they head to compete for the title of best sales consultant among Ford Motor Company's Export Operations.

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  • Ford ME Vehicle Walkaround Challenge.
    Ford ME Vehicle Walkaround Challenge.
Middle Eastern finalists were chosen from a regional contest among Ford dealers, where Premier Motors snatched the title thanks to the outstanding performance of Samar Ashraf Saad who represented the Ford, Lincoln and Mercury dealer for Abu Dhabi and Al Ain.

"Congratulations to Samar for snatching the Middle East title and to all the finalists who will represent the region in the World Cup next month,"

said Hussein Murad, Ford Middle East's Sales and Marketing director.

"The competition was very tough and all participants displayed an outstanding performance and product knowledge. This just goes to show that our team consists of highly qualified and talented people. We are confident the World title will come to the Middle East," added Murad.

During the Middle East challenge, 15 participants competed for a place in the finals, where Samar Ashraf Saad of Premier Motors (Abu Dhabi, UAE) walked away with first place, followed by Abdulaziz Al Sayid Saleh of Al Jazirah Vehicles Agencies Co (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia), Ghaysaa Ismail Youssef of Arabian Motors Group (Kuwait), Mahmoud Nseirat of Commercial & Industrial Co (Jordan) and Mowaffaq Dairawan of Arabian Motors Group (Kuwait).

Murad added, "Together with our dealers, we continue to provide extensive training programmes across the sales and service teams to offer some of the best ownership experiences. We commend the dedication of our dealers to the Ford Motor Company certification programme, and the spirit of competition among their teams."
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About Ford Motor Company:
Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in Dearborn, Mich., manufactures or distributes automobiles in 200 markets across six continents. With about 228,000 employees and about 90 plants worldwide, the company's core and affiliated automotive brands include Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, Volvo and Mazda. The company provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company.

Ford Motor Company's history in the Middle East goes back to nearly 60 years. The company's local importer-dealers operate more than 55 facilities in the region and directly employ over 4,000 people, the majority of whom are Arab Nationals.

Ford Middle East is also a responsible corporate citizen in the region, with the Ford Motor Company Conservation & Environmental Grants, a grass-root level program that has offered nearly $700,000 in grants to about 90 Middle Eastern environmental projects since 2000.

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