India Yamaha Motor Pvt. Ltd (IYM) won the No. 1 Technician Title in the Commuter Model Class at the 7th World Technician Grand Prix 2016 (WTGP) that was held recently in Japan.
Yamaha Motor Company (YMC), Japan organizes World Technician Grand Prix championship once in two years where winners of National Technician Grand Prix gets chance to compete for the prestigious title of No.1 Technician in the world.
On October 12, 2016, World Technician Grand-Prix was held at YMC headquarters where 21 technicians represented their countries. Two technicians from India participated in this event. It is the third time when India has participated in WTGP since 2012.
Yamaha today felicitated Mr. Jignesh Rana from Planet Automobile, the brand’s Ahmedabad dealership as he represented India Yamaha Motor Pvt. Ltd. (IYM) in the world championship. In 2014 also, IYM won No. 1 position represented by technician Mr. Meenakshi Sundaram from Madurai.
Mr Masaki Asano, Managing Director, Yamaha Motor India Sales Pvt. Ltd. said, “Yamaha Motor Company (YMC) organizes the WTGP contest in Japan once in two years to select the world’s No. 1 Yamaha service technician. Yamaha is delighted to have its champion from India for the second time in a row. It is an honour to felicitate Mr. Jignesh along with his team members and YTA team for their continuous hard effort for the development of World class Technicians. Yamaha would take this opportunity to congratulate the winner Mr. Rana along with his family and the network partner Planet Automobiles who remained continuous aide to shape today’s outstanding victory.”
Mr Ravinder Singh, Vice President, Strategy & Planning, Yamaha Motor India Sales Pvt. Ltd said, “It is a moment of pride as India Yamaha Motor carried off the Grand Title for the second time. Yamaha is looking forward to create more such talents and that’s where the expertise of YTA Technicians comes into play. At Yamaha, a constant endeavour to offer exciting and excellent product line up to the customers is backed by providing them with excellent value added services and best in class after sales experience. Through contests like WTGP, Yamaha doesn’t only create world-class technicians but also ensures that customers are delighted and not merely satisfied.”
News source – Yamaha press release
