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Karl Hamer
As we approach
the mid-point of the year, I am proud to say Al Habtoor
Motors and its people continue to strive to ensure a successful midterm for all. We
continue to open new businesses and bring in new international brands to further
increase our foothold in the UAE. All this is made possible by the forward thinking
leadership of our President, Mr Sultan Al Habtoor, and CEO, Mr Ahmed Al Habtoor.
And of course, all the staff at Al Habtoor Motors play a vital role in our success. We
are one big happy family.
As much of Europe continues to be pressured by financial strains, business is
robust again in the UAE – and this is being felt throughout the units.
We are building on our success of 2012 to ensure that the positive, sustained
growth continues. There has been a strong reception to our expansion so far
(SpeedFit, Global Auto Parts and Car Zone). However, these initiatives are also
gaining momentum with our competitors, so extra intent and focus is required. We
continue to launch new products; we recently became the first-ever distributor of
‘Fix and Go’ worldwide (a potential life-saving device which will assist in road safety
in the UAE and wider region). Our expansion doesn’t stop there! Al Habtoor Motors
Mitsubishi Mussafah development is scheduled to open in Q4 - as planned. It will be
the biggest Mitsubishi showroom in the world offering all 4S facilities.
New exciting Chinese brands are also very close to coming to fruition with AHM
being chosen by the manufacturers ahead of some of our competitors.
And not to mention we are building our strategic partnerships; we have established
tie-up’s with Emirates airline and Emirates NBD for promoting SpeedFit services
within their card privilege programmes.
Finally, the new ‘Car Zone Hypermarket,’ an all-brand used car supermarket
themed warehouse has just opened at Dubai Investment Park (DIP) – and there
are some exciting discounts for Al Habtoor Group staff. Please take a look it’s really
something different.
Al Habtoor Motors continues to develop its sector, we are ranked No.10 in the world
with Mitsubishi for the volume and No. 1 for market share; we recently became the
world’s number one Bentley dealer; and we are ranked number three with McLaren.
We promise more exciting initiatives coming from Al Habtoor Motors and its great
people in the periods ahead.
Karl Hamer
Managing Director, Al Habtoor Motors
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