MAN honours Jordan's Performance at IAA as the market share rises by 50%

"MAN has made a huge impact in the Jordanian market in 2012. With the opening of our state-of-the-art workshop in June we set a milestone for MAN in Jordan. We offer the latest series of products and our after-sales service enhancements transfer the manufacturers' commitment to its client-base in the region. The discussions held during IAA prove that MAN continues to invest in ways in which it can better serve the MENA market," Mr. Zeyad Zeidan, Sales and Marketing Manager of Integrated Automotive.

Commenting on the market for MAN in the Middle East in 2012, David van GraanHead of MAN Center Middle East and Vice President Sales and Marketing said: "This year we have seen a booming Saudi Arabia, a buoyant Oman, United Arab Emirates on a slight upturn, Iraq with pockets of economic activity and both Jordan and Bahrain with positive vehicle demand. All of this consolidates in a sub-regional demand which is 15% up year-on-year and a MAN performance which is up around 20%."

He added: "We have grown our market share in Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Bahrain, and the recent uptake of forward production slots from the UAE and Oman will also translate into delivered market share before year end. In numbers, MAN Truck & Bus will deliver around 5000 trucks into an active market segment of around 15000 units."