JLR India Emerges as Topper at Global Skills Contest for Third Consecutive Year

For the third straight year, Jaguar Land Rover India emerged as the topper at the Jaguar Land Rover Everyday Legend Global Technician and Apprentice Technician Award of the Year 2018. The winners of the contest were announced at a ceremony held on October 25^th at Fen End in the UK.

Jaguar Land Rover India received three awards including the coveted top honor of the Global Technician of the Year 2018 ‘Overall Winner’, Land Rover Global Technician 2018 and the award for the ‘Top Scoring Market’. 26 countries and approximately 16.000 service technicians drawn from JLR’s global retailer network participated in the contest and competed for these prestigious  awards.

Sajeesh Kumar Palat who works for Jaguar Land Rover’s retailer in Kochi, Muthoot Motors won the “Global Technician of the Year 2018” award. He was judged on five different parameters – powertrain, electrical, procedure, chassis and knowledge. The ‘Overall Winner’ was Ganesh Khochare from JLR India’s Mumbai retailer, Navnit Motors. In addition, JLR India also won the award for Top Scoring Market, winning the accolade twice in a row.

Commenting on the hat trick and the impressive performance of the Jaguar Land Rover India contestants, Rohit Suri, president and MD, Jaguar Land Rover India, said that he was very proud of the ability of the Indian operations team to compete with the ‘best of the best’ at the Global Jaguar Land Rover contest and come out as winners.

Suri added, “We celebrate the dedication and sincerity of the team which has brought such high honours to India. Training of personnel to the highest standards has been the foundation of Jaguar Land Rover’s efforts in India. This recognition is a demonstration of JLR’s continuous commitment to deliver the highest quality of after-sales service to customers who own Jaguar Land Rover vehicles.