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Pure Performance in the 2019 Ford Mustang 

2019 Ford Mustang: It is definitely loud and exudes pride!

Jackie Moller - the face our dealership ”“ she is the first point of contact. Jackie has been our Receptionist for 31 years ”“ at age 64 with only 8 months left she is looking forward to her well-deserved rest.

Suzette Rossouw - one of the leading ladies of our dealership - Suzette is our Used Car Sales manager for 5 years now and with the dealership since 2006; with her all-male team of 10 loyal, dedicated, hard-working sales executives behind her, you can be sure that “service delivery” is key for this team.

Helen Enslin is very familiar with balancing books and great with numbers. She is our Dealer Branch accountant who ensures that all invoices are accounted for, money that goes in and out of the dealership is well-justified and also is in charge of the Administrative Department. This shows in her proven track record of 3 years.

Charmaine Khunoana is our Finance and Insurance Manager for New Car Sales ”“ with a full 5 years’ experience in the Motor Finance Industry she ensures that you get the best deal suitable for your budget and along with the bank that will adhere best to suit your specific individual needs. She is also open to offering you the best motor plan for your vehicle.

In our workshop, we have Belinda Botha who is in charge of the Warranties of the vehicles in the workshop, service plans as well as handling other queries. Also supports the Service Advisors and booking Clerk ”“ an all-rounder Customer Relations Manager.

Jacqueline Sekati is the newest member of the Team ”“ she is the new Leadmaster. Her job entails mainly advertising for the dealership in order to obtain leads for the sales executives, checking for price competitiveness to improve sales, maintaining social media presence and other marketing mandates. She came from another branch 3 months ago where she was relocated to this new position.

CMH Kempster Ford Pretoria North - Empowering and encouraging women to pursue a career in the automotive industry, should they have a passion for it.

So, you are a female and have a passion for cars or interest in the automotive industry and perhaps you are wondering if there is a place for you in the motor world? In that case, we are delighted to be the messenger of excellent news! There is absolutely and there is no reason why you shouldn’t pursue your dreams and chase a career in something that you are passionate about.

“The Motor Industry Staff Association (MISA) has called on the South African retail motor industry to accelerate gender equality in the retail motor sector in observance of International Women's Day 2019.”

We are proud to say that we consist of numerous females working at CMH Kempster Ford Pretoria North, from our workshop department to sales executives, admin and management.

Our service manager, Lizanne Kruger, enthusiastically encourages women to follow their dreams and to never give up, believe in yourself and don’t allow anyone to ever make you feel as if you are not worthy enough.

We interviewed our female sales executives to give you the inside story and to tell you a bit more about them.

Bella Motshegwa:

• How long have you been in the industry? I have been in the motor industry for almost four years.
• What do you love the most about your job? My job is flexible and one is not office bound to do the job, I like to travel and meet new people.
• What is your favourite vehicle? The Ford Mustang is my favourite vehicle as it is a high performance car with a big engine and is very comfortable.
• What is the biggest challenge you face? The challenge we are facing in motor industry is clients who do not commit, clients who are blacklisted or the clients who get approval but just never come to fetch the car. The economic situation is also affecting the business.
• What word of advice would you give to women that want to work in the automotive industry? The motor industry is not as cosy as it looks, you have to be passionate about your job, have a good attitude, and network a lot.
• Why should people buy from you? I give each every customer I meet the best service.

Martha Mabuso:

• How long have you been in the industry? I have been in the industry for about 3 years now.
• What do you love the most about your job? Getting to meet new people daily, learning new things daily and being in charge of my business (unlimited earning power).
• What is your favourite vehicle? The Ford Ranger Wildtrak.
• What is the biggest challenge you face? Having to lose a deal after putting efforts in closing it.
• What word of advice will you give to women that wants to work in the automotive industry? You must take charge and work hard regardless of all the negativity you might encounter as you can still achieve whatever you want to as long as you are determined and passionate about your job.
• Why should people buy from you? I don’t just sell to make money, I empathise with a customer and build a trusting relationship.

Maggy Mokoto:

• How long have you been in the industry? 7 YEARS
• What do you love the most about your job? I’m promoting a brand that I am passionate about.
• What is your favourite Ford vehicle? The Ford Ranger Wildtrak
• What is the biggest challenge you face? Not making my target / not getting enough business or clients.
• What word of advice will you give to women that wants to work in the automotive industry? You have to be passionate about your job.
• Why should people buy from you? I offer the best service and I’m unique.

Petra van Dyk:

• How long have you been in the industry? For about 15 years.
• What do you love the most about your job? Working with people and helping them to purchase the best vehicle that fits their wants and needs.
• What is your favourite vehicle? The Ford Everest.
• What is the biggest challenge you face? Getting more clients on board.
• What word of advice will you give to women that wants to work in the automotive industry? You can do anything you put your mind to, be persistent and NEVER GIVE UP!!
• Why should people buy from you? I build good business relationships with clients and believe in good customer service - I never let my clients down.

Tumi Lefaladi:

• How long have you been in the industry? 2 years
• What do you love the most about your job? Seeing the look on customer faces on the delivery day, making a difference in people’s lives as well as the financial rewards.
• What is your favourite vehicle? Ford Focus 2.0 Auto Trend
• What is the biggest challenge you face? The financial environment
• What word of advice will you give to women that wants to work in the automotive industry? Tenacity is key.
You need to work hard and have confidence. If all fails, there is always the next month to start up fresh.
• Why should people buy from you? I take pride in what I do, and I follow through on the promises I make to my clients.

Lidia Pienaar:

• How long have you been in the industry? For about 15 years now.
• What do you love the most about your job? I love working with people. I strive to make each and every customer happy.
• What is your favourite vehicle? The Ford Everest 3.2 Limited
• What is the biggest challenge you face? Being a sales executive can be quite stressful.
• What word of advice will you give to women that wants to work in the automotive industry? Go for it! Make sure you know your product and if you are not sure be honest about it.
• Why should people buy from you? I’m loyal and I keep in touch with my clients even after they took delivery of their vehicle.

“If you look around in the dealerships you will notice that it is becoming more and more common to see woman working in this industry nowadays simply because we can!” Lizanne Kruger

Source: www.misa.org.za

Service You Can Trust

CMH Kempster Ford Pretoria is proud to have a diverse family in all departments and employment levels. In respect of our National holiday, Steyn’s Heritage Day we celebrated our dealership as well as our nation’s diversity. We dressed up to pay tribute to our complemented differences in language, colour and purpose. Like our vehicle range we have young and old, different colours and unique in our own way. Like mechanical work, we fit in to make our fabulous family!

Drive the Power

If you are a 4x4 enthusiast no one will know the excitement you feel when hearing the words ‘Ford Raptor”. At CMH Ford Hatfield, we feel exactly the same way ”“ The most anticipated arrival of this BEAST was a little over two months ago. The interesting thing about its arrival was that our customers kind of knew it was arriving but did not really know when. That doesn’t seem to make sense right? But basically because of the model’s scarcity and the limited amount that was produced, you really had to be a fan to know more about its arrival.

Fortunately because we at CMH Ford Hatfield are able to house these, even if it is for a short period of time, we definitely knew when they were arriving and we couldn’t wait to take a drive in one. The first exterior impression is it’s BIG, and has a presence like no other bakkie out there. Once we got into the vehicle we were even more excited to know that it pulls away smoothly, absorbs the bumps, accelerates amazingly but slows down with ease.

The Ford Raptor is definitely not a robot to robot kind of vehicle. It’s the kind that you want to take on a much longer drive. Not only to enjoy the comfortability but to feel the power too. One of the most appreciated things about the Ford Raptor is its suspension ”“ definitely out of this world. Someone may ask, how is the fuel consumption? And we realised true Ford Raptor fans do not really care lol.

There is a lot we can say about the popular Ford Raptor but that means you won’t visit us anytime soon at CMH Ford Hatfield. So, make a turn to find out more about the vehicle and if you lucky to find one on our showroom floor, you are guaranteed a test drive.

CMH KEMPSTER FORD PRETORIA would like to welcome the new FORD KUGA ST-Line. Come through and join us in meeting the new beast in all its glory and elegance.

CMH Kempster Ford Pretoria Welcomes Our New Dealer Principal, Werner Van Zyl

A very warm welcome to our new Dealer Principal Mr Werner Van Zyl to CMH Kempster Ford Pretoria also known as Steyns. He joins our group for the second time around on the 1st of May 2019 - with zest, enthusiasm, focus, strategy and innovation. Mr Van Zyl has a proven track record of his capabilities. He started his career at Wesbank in 1989 and in 1996 started his career as a sales executive. He commenced as sales manager in the CMH Group on April 1st of 2003, through hard-work, dedication and going the extra mile he got recognized and got promoted in February 2007 as the Dealer Principal. On the 1st of June 2016, another Group took over Menlyn Auto from CMH and insisted they keep him as he was an asset to the company. Indeed, they had made the right choice and kept him on as the Dealer Principal to steer the Dealership. In seeing his outstanding progress CMH then took him back as the new Dealer Principal of CMH Kempster Ford Pretoria as of 1 May 2019. In his strict customer-orientated mind-set, Werner also truly believes in the concept “attention to detail”, as he is very involved in his various Departments. He is truly hands-on and very approachable ”“ his open-door policy makes all employees feel important, needed and more especially like a family. Both the New Car Sales department managed by Henry Pearson, as well as the Used Car Sales department managed by Suzette Rossouw, have all the vehicles advertised henceforth making it easy for our customers to come and view as well as test drive the vehicles, making their decision to purchase much easier.

As 2018 came to an end we bid farewell to one of the best leaders our dealership has had,

Mr Clive Wainwright.

With over 40 years of motor industry experience, Mr Wainwright has decided it is time to retire. Twenty of those years were dedicated to working for Combined Motor Holdings.

Mr Wainwright, began his career as a new car manager and consistently achieved his targets within his department and at the same time treating the staff fairly. He was then promoted to Dealer principal. He took this opportunity to shine and control the entire dealership. Whenever there was in issue or problem that needed attention, Mr Wainwright was the person to go to. He would go over and beyond to ensure problems were resolved.

He also passed on a lot of his knowledge and Guidance to the New car manager Visham Ramsunder whom you can see in the picture below bidding farewell to Mr Wainwright.

In June 2018 we moved to a new premise and ever since then Clive has been busy with renovations and changes. By doing this he created a state of the art dealership as you can see below. In not time with Mr Wainwright’s hard work and dedication the building was finally complete, Mr Wainwright felt that his final task was complete and decided to part ways and go on to retirement. CMH Kempster Ford Umhlanga would like to thank you for your hard work and dedication. All the best and enjoy your retirement .