IT’S big congrats to Chris Clayton has been appointed Fleet Director of Omoda, Jaecoo and Chery.
Chris left Hyundai two years ago to join Omoda Jaecoo as Head of Fleet and has been part of the stupendous rise that has seen Jaecoo and Omoda the third and fourth fastest rising brands in September’s SMMT figures, but also saw the Jaecoo 7 at number four in September’s best selling cars.
Now Chris will have oversight of Chery fleet operations too, which has just launched in the UK with the TIGGO 7 and TIGGO 8 models. Chery is also Headline Partner to this week’s BVRLA Leasing Broker Conference, where Broker News as the Media Partner.
“After two years working with Chery International, I am extremely proud to announce that I have been promoted to the role of Fleet Sales Director: Omoda, Jaecoo and Chery. This new role will allow me to continue the unbelievable growth of both Omoda and Jaecoo but also take learnings and develop our new Chery brand at an even faster rate. It allows my team to offer our customers an even stronger proposition, and provides our sales and dealer partners with one point of contact for the entire group's fleet sales.”
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