Bangkok--8 Jan--Vivaldi Public Relations
Jaguar Land Rover is pleased to announce that it is appointing City Automobiles Co. Ltd as its new Jaguar importer and distributor in Thailand. The appointment will take effect in January 2013.
City Automobiles has been the official importer for Land Rover in Thailand since March, 2012. From January 2013 City Automobiles will complete the rebranding and renovating of its current Land Rover facility on Wireless Road to accommodate Jaguar. It will also be making significant investment in a new facility on Rama IV which will be operational in the course of 2013 to ensure world class customer service and support for the Jaguar and Land Rover brands.
Mr Dmitry Kolchanov, Regional Director Jaguar Land Rover Overseas, said: "Bringing Jaguar and Land Rover together under City Automobiles is a positive step forward both for the business and for our customers. This move demonstrates our commitment to the premium vehicle market in Thailand."
Mr. Danai Chandrangam, General Manager, City Automobiles said: “We are delighted to be appointed as the new importer and distributor for Jaguar in Thailand to add to our existing Land Rover portfolio. The brands fit together perfectly and we are dedicated to providing world class levels of representation for these iconic British marques.
"City Automobiles will be making significant investments to provide the facility upgrades, sophisticated maintenance equipment, tools and the technology necessary to ensure that genuine Land Rover and Jaguar service standards are maintained. A dedicated and trained Jaguar team will be on hand. We are delighted that AAS will remain in our retail network and will continue a 20 year partnership with the Jaguar brand, continuing to deliver world class levels of customer service.”
City Automobiles was selected due to its broader involvement with the Land Rover Group. AAS, previously known as Jaguar Cars (Thailand) Co., Ltd will continue to represent the Jaguar brand as an authorised After Sales dealer, appointed by City Automobiles Co., Ltd.