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THE MAHUFAGTUEER'$ MARKET
March was a storyof two hatus. Wth the exception of Ford - whose
registrafiorus w€rs almost identical to last year's - th6 rnanufacturers would
- hane been either eelebrating or commiswatlng.
The tire cornpank s suff€ring tls most in March ware Vauxhall, Perryeot
snd Cikoen - allembroihd in Vauxhall's sale to ihe French cunpany.
lhe b6t perfonrers wwe ttmse strong in pickups - sales were up 23%
in this catogory. These inolude Mitsrbisfri, Nissan, Toyota, and ncrru Fist,
Fiat's s.tccmses were, according 1o the ir.coming Corntry Manager for Fiat
Professlonal. not lu$t with the rew fullb,ack but *ross the entirB rsngB,
particularly in the srnall Fioriro cat€gory,

LIGHT COMI'ERCIAL VEHICLE REGISTHATIOHS TO
3.5 TONNES Gl'W
What is your current icb position?
Truck Sales Executive
Ooooh fancy! What is the strangest or most challenging
iob you'va ever donG?
Working for my fathar's transport company doing the Midtands to
Glasgow run - that was hard workl
I hope you didn't charge him! lf you had your time again,
would you have followed the same career path?
Yes, I have enjoyed my thirteen years in Transport.
Mmmmm, but has Transport enioyed you? lf you had
been reincarnated, who or what do you think you think
you urere in a past life?
Filot.

Staying with the transport theme then! lf you could
invita any four paopla to a dinner pafiy, living or dead,
who would they be, and why?
My wife Gemma and my three children, Oliver, Autumn and Eden - |
am all about family time.
Blass your eotton socks! Eest corporat€ iolly or
incentiva?
With my provious company I won an all-expensas paid trip to
lstanbul for three days and got to take my wife - it wa$ an amazing
break.
Lucky Gemma, he's a keeper girMtYhat are your
passions outside the workplace?
My younger brother Jordon is a professional footballer lor Walsall
FC so I spend most lueekends watching him. I also love spending
time \,t ith my family and family barbecues - my mother and father
do a great Sangha barbecuo!
So you're not a WAG but a BAG? Who would be your
dream date?
eva Mendes, Wow, iust wow 0h ar my wife {sorry Gemmat}
I tak* it back Gemma, he ain't no keeper! Describe
ya*r**li in five words.
BEETSELLEfiS ,; ::, :.,-,.
Trusting. funny, polite, outgoing and loyal
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