General Motors—world’s number 1 automaker and maker of quality GM fuel savers -- as a way of encouraging its dealers around the Middle East to become even more productive and to surpass their targets in terms of sales volumes of different brands like Chevrolet, Cadillac, HUMMER, GMC and Saab is holding an annual awarding wherein the dealers with exemplary achievements are recognized.
Dealers who have obtained 100% or more are given the Chairman’s Challenge Award and are invited to join an incentive trip including a gala dinner with the GM chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner together with the other senior company executives to receive their awards.
And for this year the winning Middle East dealers are the following:
For Saudi Arabia
• Abdullatif Alissa Automotive Company
• Alijomaih Automotive Company
• Omar A Balubaid Company
• Universal Motor Agencies
For UAE
• Al Yousuf Motors
• Bin Hamoodah Automotive Company
• Liberty Automobiles
For Kuwait
• Yusuf A Alghanim
• Mohammed Saleh & Rezah Yousuf Behbehani
For Qatar
• Jaidah Motors
• Mannai Trading Company
For Oman
• Moosa AR Hassan & Company
• Oman Trading Establishment
For Bahrain
• National Motor Company
For Jordan
• The Leading Vehicle Company
For Iraq
• MAC International
For Syria
• Intraco
According to Terry Johnsson, Managing Director, General Motors Middle East, “We have been enjoying record growth for more than three years with a total annual sales of 140, 509 in 2006. We have introduced a record number of vehicles with great appeal and design & technology innovation. Having an unbeatable range of cars and SUVs is not enough to maintain our success in such challenging and demanding market. Our dealers have worked tirelessly to produce these outstanding results.”
Last 2006 awarding all four dealers in Saudi Arabia have won the Chairman’s Challenge along with three from UAE and two each from Kuwait, Qatar and Oman. There are also winners from Bahrain, Syria, Iraq and Jordan. And for this month senior management executives from all dealers are to attend the presentation ceremony in Venice Italy.
