Kia Motors Nigeria Bags Trio Awards

Kia Motors Nigeria at the recent the 2015 Nigeria Auto Award won the Most Innovative Auto Company for the year while Jacky Hathiramani, its group managing director, bagged the leadership award, and in addition Kia Picanto was named the Budget Car of the year.
According to the organisers of the award Kia Motors Nigeria came out tops for its second to none innovative strides in sales and world class accentuated after sales service, adding that Hathiramani was awarded the prestigious Leadership Award because he has steered the company to its current status as a leading player and his presence has seen Kia brand increase its turnover multiple times in the country.
Sandeep Malhotra, chief Commercial officer, Kia Motors Nigeria, commented: “Winning innovative company award like this is testament to the thought that goes into all our strategic planning geared towards giving the best service to our esteemed customers and ensuring we offer not only the most reliable and durable vehicles, but also the most cost-effective top-of-the-segment models.”
Admired for its practicality and fun design, the Kia Picanto triumphed among other competing brands to win the budget car of the year. Kia Picanto’s affordability is easy on customers’ budget, it is fuel efficient and maneuverable in cramped city streets or parking lots without compromising value for a guaranteed exhilarating driving experience.
The entry level car has all the practical advantages of a small car as well as a fun-to-drive personality on the road.
Hathiramani said: “We earned the awards through our outstanding professionalism and commitment to quality. Our team has continued to work tirelessly in ensuring exemplary standards of performance in sales and service, and most importantly, in satisfying our customers’ needs. We are proud to receive these awards as they are tribute to excellent customer relations in sales and service and we will continue to offer top-notch services for our esteemed customers.”
In the same vein Kia has remained strong on Interbrand’s 2015 list of 100 Best Global Brands, having stood proudly at number 74 on the international brand consultancy Interbrand’s 2015 list of 100 Best Global Brands.
With this Kia has made Interbrand’s exclusive list for Best Global Brand for the fourth consecutive year. Despite the unfavorable economic environment of the past year, Kia has sustained a brand value increase of five per cent (5%), growing to an estimated value of 5.7 billion USD. This value is an outstanding 530 per cent growth since 2007.
Interbrand attributes this remarkable growth to Kia’s dedication towards “excellent design, high quality and innovative brand management in the global markets.”

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