Hyundai Motor said Thursday it has released its list of top sales performers for last year, naming 10 passenger-vehicle and three commercial-vehicle winners. Kim Gi-yang, a 57-year-old sales director at the company’s Daejeon branch, was the top passenger-vehicle seller nationwide.
Kim sold 382 vehicles last year, ranking No. 1 in Hyundai’s passenger-vehicle sales for the fifth straight year. He joined Hyundai in October 1991 and has sold a cumulative 6,948 vehicles through last year.
“Today’s result was possible because of trust with customers and consistent communication,” Kim said. “This year, I will move with greater care, work with more depth and continue to do my best with sincerity.”
The passenger-vehicle top 10 also included Lee Jeong Ho of the Seongdong branch (368 vehicles), Choi Jin Seong of the Seodaemun Jungang branch (328), Kwon Gil Ju of the Suwon branch (325), Kwon Yun Hyeong of the Seocho Nambu branch (247), Kim Yeong Hwan of the Banpo branch (230), Park Jong Cheol of the Jungnang branch (205), Choi U Hyeok of the Yeouido branch (202), Kwon Yeong Ho of the Daecheon branch (199) and Lee Seok I of the Cheonan City Hall branch (197).
The top three commercial-vehicle sellers were Choi Geun Min of the Ulsan Truck branch (201), Song Jae Yeol of the Gyeonggi Truck branch (172) and Kim Yun Gu of the Daegu Truck branch (158).
Hyundai said it runs multiple recognition programs to boost morale, including its nationwide top sales selection, the “The Class Awards” and an honorary sales awards system.
The nationwide top sales selection and The Class Awards recognize annual top performers. The nationwide program honors top sellers across the country, while The Class Awards divide annual sales totals into ranges and reward winners in each range.
Under the honorary sales awards system, employees earn titles and prizes based on cumulative sales in passenger and commercial vehicles: “Sales Master” at 2,000/1,000 vehicles, “Sales Grand Master” at 3,000/1,500, “Sales Expert” at 4,000/2,000 and “Sales Legend” at 5,000/2,500.
A Hyundai official said the company will keep pursuing innovation this year to deliver “customer satisfaction” as industry paradigms continue to change.
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