SYMC’s senior management and union leader jointly visit dealer shops

July 2, 2011 - PRLog -- Ssangyong Motor Company (President & CEO Lee Yoo-il; (www.smotor.com) , part of the US$12.5 billion Mahindra Group, announced on June 28th (Tue.) that a group of management and labour representatives visited dealer shops for a feedback session with sales persons and to encourage them in their work.

Some 10 representatives, including Mr. Lee Yoo-il, president and CEO of SYMC, and Kim Kyu-han, the union-head, visited dealer shops in Gwang-gyo and Joong-ang, Suwon. They paid tribute to the heads of dealer shops and their sales persons for having stood by the company through thick and thin and for waiting until the company completely recovered. They also asked them to engage in more active sales activities to expedite the normalization process.

Ssangyong Motor Company has set a benchmark as far as establishing a positive labour-management relationship is concerned, by becoming the first automaker to complete annual wage talks without conflict. The company has introduced OJT (On-the-Job Training) programmes in the plant and a cultural campaign to promote soft skills. These visits were meant to nurture the relationship between labour and management.

“We will have a more powerful sales network in the second half of this year as we add more dealers and auto managers (sales persons)” said Mr. Lee Yoo-il, president of Ssangyong Motor Company. “The normalization and future growth of the company are in your hands. Thus, please do your best in contacting each and every one of the customers,” he asked.

“There will be no more shortage of products due to any trouble in the management-labour relationship” said Kim Kyu-han, the union-head. “We are work hard to produce good quality vehicles at manufacturing sites, so please focus on selling more at the forefront”, he added.

Ssangyong Motor Company has recently announced that it would expand its sales network to 190 dealer shops and recruit auto managers by the end of this year. (End.)

About The Mahindra Group

The Mahindra Group focuses on enabling people to rise. Mahindra operates in the key industries that drive economic growth, enjoying a leadership position in tractors, utility vehicles, information technology and vacation ownership.  Mahindra has a presence in the automotive industry, agribusiness, aerospace, components, consulting services, defence, energy, finance and insurance, industrial equipment, logistics, real estate, retail, steel, and two wheelers.  A US $7.1 billion multinational group based in Mumbai, India, Mahindra employs more than 112,000 people in over 79 countries.  In 2010, Mahindra was named among the Forbes Asian Fab 50 and the Credit Suisse Great Brands of Tomorrow. Its flagship company, Mahindra & Mahindra Limited, has recently earned the distinction of being the only Indian automobile manufacturer to feature in the top 10 list of the Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index in India - 2010, created by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP).

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About Ssangyong Motors

As a premier manufacturer of sports utility vehicles (SUV) and recreational vehicles (RV), SsangYong manufactures premium products in Korea. Founded in 1954, it has been manufacturing automobiles for more than five decades.

In 1988, it developed a compact 4WD SUV, Korando Family, which was the first SUV manufactured in Korea. Since then, it has established a reputation for innovation, leadership and quality in the SUV field in Korea.

Its next SUV, the Musso, was a great success in Korea and key export markets like Western Europe. In 1997, it launched a luxury passenger car, the Chairman. Since then it has launched a number of SUVs and a new luxurious version of the Chairman named Chairman W in 2008. Its latest SUV, a monocoque compact SUV named Korando C was launched in export markets in October 2010.

Ssangyong has a strong domestic network of over 130 dealers and exports to over 90 countries through over 1,200 dealers.

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Mahindra enjoys a leadership position in utility vehicles, tractors and information technology, with a significant and growing presence in financial services, tourism, infrastructure development, trade and logistics.