The local distributor of Korean car brand Hyundai has awarded Hyundai Trucks and Buses Alabang and Hyundai Trucks and Buses Commonwealth for excellence in Sales and After Sales Operations, respectively, at HARI’s annual Commercial Vehicle (CV) Dealer Awards. The two stood out from among HARI’s 14-strong CV dealership network for excellence in the two key areas of the business.

This year’s virtual Dealer Awards is the first for the HARI CV business and has turned out more meaningful amid the challenges posed by COVID-19. It was celebrated with the theme THE GREATRESET, reflecting HARI’s new approach and renewed drive towards delivering its customer promise of “Right Care, A Step Ahead.”

The event was graced by the online presence of Hyundai Motor Company (HMC) Commercial Vehicle executives, led by Incheol Lee, Executive Vice President and Head of HMC Commercial Vehicles Division, and the HARI Board of Directors, led by President and CEO Ma. Fe Perez-Agudo.

In a prepared message, from Don Ho Choi, Head and Senior Vice President of HMC’s Commercial Vehicle Export Group, HMC extended warm congratulations to the CV dealer principals in attendance: “Your good example in providing excellent customer experience inspires your colleagues in the Philippines as well as the global Hyundai network of CV distributorships. Keep up the good job.”

For her part, Agudo praised the network’s united efforts at maintaining Hyundai among the Top Five CV brands in the country: “While COVID has impacted the economy, our business, and even our personal lives, it has not affected our aspirations for Hyundai Trucks and Buses to be a partner in every way towards a Better Normal.”

In acknowledgement, William B. Chiongbian II, Dealer Principal of Hyundai Trucks and Buses Alabang said, “The pandemic has shown opportunities for the use of our public utility vehicles. We shall continue to be relevant. Our hearts are warm again today.”

While Atty. Anna Lyne San Juan-Ponferrada, President of Hyundai Trucks and Buses Commonwealth said, “2020 has been a good year for all of us. This award will really inspire us and give us renewed energy to face the challenges ahead.”

HMC and Agudo cited the CV dealership network’s positive response to rebound and recover from these unprecedented times, particularly their strong support for the implementation of the Hyundai Guidelines for Protection and Safety (GPS), a comprehensive set of procedures and programs aimed at safeguarding the well-being of stakeholders, restoring consumer confidence, and wining back customers in the New Normal.