“Is it true? I sold 13,507 domestic cars alone”… Sales king of ‘Extraordinary Wall’, Kia Park Gwang-joo Director

A sales king came from Korea who surpassed that of Joe Girard, a legendary car salesman in the United States.

On the 25th, Kia released the list of 10 top sales performers nationwide for 2021. The largest sales employee is Park Gwang-joo, 51-year-old sales director at Daechi Gallery.

Sales Director Park Gwang-joo sold 630 units in 2021. From 2001 to last year, Director Park set a great record of being listed in the top 10 sales figures nationwide for 21 consecutive years.

The cumulative number of sales reached 13,507 units from 1994, when sales began to last year. It surpassed 13,001 units sold by American auto sales tycoon Joe Girard.

Sales Director Park Gwang-joo said, “Efforts to provide even a little bit better service to customers and building trust seems to have paid off. It’s all thanks to our customers, co-workers, and family who always support us.”

Following Park Gwang-joo, Sales Director, ▲Sangam Branch Sales Manager Lee Kwang-wook sold 490 units, and Jeonju Branch Sales Manager Jeong Tae-sam sold 411 units.

It was followed by ▲Seokchan Yoon Sales Manager of Yeongdeungpo Branch ▲Daeduk Seo of Sales Department of Jinju Branch ▲Songju Jeong of Sales Director of Mangwoo Branch ▲Seonju Lee of Sales Department of Dangjin Branch ▲Sanghee Koh Sales Manager of Sanggye Branch ▲Kyungsoo Kim, Deputy Sales Manager of Jamsil Branch ▲Jaeseok Hong, Sales Director of Chungju Branch, Kia Sales Ranked in the top 10 for excellence.

The sales staff selected as the top 10 best sellers ▲ ‘Customer-tailored’ customer service that guides the best products by identifying customers’ tendencies and needs based on their high level of understanding of the product ▲ Kia’s structured product lineup from passenger cars to EVs It was cited as the main driving force behind last year’s sales performance.

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