Kia Motors Corporation’s Vice President and COO praises Al Majid Motors’ sales performance

Press release

Published February 28th, 2013 - 07:59 GMT

Al Bawaba

AlMajid Motors Company’s 2012 sales performance, which saw a 22 per cent increase compared to 2011, has been praised by Mr. Thomas Oh, Senior Executive Vice President and COO, of Kia Motors Corporations during his recent visit to Dubai.

Thomas Oh, said that “the long standing relationship Kia enjoys with Al Majid, has continually borne fruit, with last year being no exception. I am delighted to learn that sales of Kia vehicles showed such a healthy increase compared to 2011, and I am confident that the pace of Kia’s sales growth will continue in the year 2013”.

“It comes as no surprise to any of us that Dubai residents are embracing our ever expanding line up of high quality, value for money vehicles. Our latest flagship premium model, Kia Quoris, continues to exceed all our expectations in terms of sales volumes while the recent launch of the family-class car, Kia Cerato into the UAE, has also received wide acclaim and is expected to be a top seller over the coming year.”

Mr Oh also acknowledged Al Majid’s excellent and innovative marketing promotions, and first-rate after sales service both of which contributed to the excellent sales performance.

The guests which also Alex Chung, Regional Headquarters’ President and members of his team were welcomed by Khaled Juma Al Majid, Vice Chairman of Juma Al Majid Group, Mohammad Khader, President of Al Majid Motors Co., along with several other senior managers of Al Majid Motors Co.

Khaled Juma Al Majid responded to Mr Oh’s comments saying he was proud of the relationship and he too was delighted with the outstanding performance.

“Since our partnership began in 1989, we have made significant strides in winning the hearts and minds of the UAE consumer with the Kia brand and its ever-increasing line up of vehicles. The achievement to date is inspiring and we hope to continue to tread an even more successful path with our Korean partners in the year to come.

“Our meetings also focused on the introduction of more eye-catching models over the coming few years and we sure that we continue to add more value to it with our dedicated services and investments”.

Background Information

Kia Motors

Kia Motors Corporation is a maker of quality vehicles for the young-at-heart. It 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.

Kia Motors produce over 1.5 million vehicles a year in 13 manufacturing and assembly operations in eight countries which are then sold and serviced through a network of distributors and dealers covering 172 countries.

Company Profile

Juma Al Majid Group

Born of one man's vision, enterprise and drive, the Juma Al Majid group of companies had a modest start in the year 1950. After the passage of half a century, Mr. Juma Al Majid, founder and chairman, still remains the guiding light and inspirational force behind the organization's phenomenal success.
His simple but highly effective philosophy of satisfying customers, small or big, through a mix of honesty, integrity and social awareness has become ingrained in all aspects of the business and is truly responsible for the group's unrivaled success.
During the early years, the organization was primarily involved in trading activities. As the Emirates strengthened themselves into a single nation, a pressing need was felt to diversify in to other areas of commercial activity to contribute to the fledging nation's economy. For this, heavy investment was undertaken in the core sector of construction which has in the long run benefited both the country as well as the group.
Juma Al Majid partnership ventures' operate in the fields of shipping, construction, food-Imports, general trading, travel and other industries. The group is also active in financial investments and portfolio management across the region and globally.
With the growth of Dubai as the commercial hub of the region, the group has emerged a strong leader in all fields of its endeavor and is poised for even greater challenges and achievements that await it in the future.