Kia Appoints Andy Dunson as National Rental and Leasing Manager

WEYBRIDGE, UNITED KINGDOM – Aug 17, 2011: Kia is strengthening its plan to grow its presence in the UK fleet market with the appointment of Andy Dunsdon to the newly-created role of National Rental and Leasing Manager.

Dunsdon, 49 and from Buckinghamshire, moves to the role after three years in the Kia Fleet department as a Regional Business Sales Manager and over 12 years experience of working in the fleet arena at General Motors and Saab.

John Hargreaves, Head of Fleet and Re-Marketing said: "We have strong ambitions in the fleet market over the coming years, and have some fantastic product to do it with, so having the right people, with the right experience, in place to tell our customers about this is vital. I am delighted to welcome Andy to his new role within the Kia Fleet team.”

Andy Dunsdon, National Rental and Leasing Manager commented: “Kia has been on a relentless product offensive in the last few years that is bringing lots of new customers from the business sector to our brand. I’m excited to take on the challenge of expanding our partnerships with major rental and leasing partners and developing even stronger ties with our existing clients.”

Kia Motors (UK) Limited saw its best ever first half performance in the fleet sector in 2011 due to the arrival of the exceptionally well received Sportage crossover and the continued success of the cee’d family of C-segment vehicles. It is anticipated that fleet volumes will continue to grow strongly in the second half of 2011 and beyond, with the imminent arrival of an all-new Rio (B-segment hatch) and, later in the year, all-new Optima (D-segment saloon).