{"id":156121,"date":"2023-10-12T10:04:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T14:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-kia-americas-percy-vaughn-to-be-honored-with-distinguished-service-award-from-the-national-association-of-minority-automobile-dealers\/"},"modified":"2023-10-12T10:04:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T14:04:00","slug":"english-kia-americas-percy-vaughn-to-be-honored-with-distinguished-service-award-from-the-national-association-of-minority-automobile-dealers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/english-kia-americas-percy-vaughn-to-be-honored-with-distinguished-service-award-from-the-national-association-of-minority-automobile-dealers\/","title":{"rendered":"KIA AMERICA&#8217;S PERCY VAUGHN TO BE HONORED WITH DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD FROM THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MINORITY AUTOMOBILE DEALERS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><b>Kia&#8217;s Director of Regional Operations has been a longtime advocate for advancing dealership ownership and employment opportunities<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">IRVINE, Calif.<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Oct. 12, 2023<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; <span class=\"xn-person\">Kia America&#8217;s<\/span> <span class=\"xn-person\">Percy Vaughn<\/span> is the National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers (NAMAD) 2023 Distinguished Service award winner. The annual award recognizing an individual who advocates for diversity and inclusion in all aspects of the automotive industry will be presented tonight during NAMAD&#8217;s annual conference in <span class=\"xn-location\">Miami<\/span>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg681bleft\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg681bleft\" title=\"Kia America\u2019s Percy Vaughn to be Honored with Distinguished Service Award from the National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2245319\/Kia_Percy_Vaughn_Logo.jpg\" alt=\"Kia America\u2019s Percy Vaughn to be Honored with Distinguished Service Award from the National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers\" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;This award recognizes an individual&#8217;s dedication to advocating for full inclusion of all ethnic minorities in all aspects of the automotive industry,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Damon Lester<\/span>, Vice Chairman of NAMAD.\u00a0 &#8220;Percy&#8217;s tenure with Kia in consistently moving the needle to increase its Minority Dealer Network is a testament to his hard work and dedication.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Vaughn, who joined Kia in 1995 and opened the company&#8217;s Southern Region office, oversees Kia&#8217;s Southern Region operations which comprises 48 Kia team members and 211 Kia dealers. Accounting for nearly 30% of Kia&#8217;s total sales in 2023, the Southern Region is Kia&#8217;s number one volume region in the U.S.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am honored and humbled by this recognition from my colleagues and friends at NAMAD, and I would like to thank <span class=\"xn-person\">Kia America<\/span> for continuing to invest in U.S. jobs and manufacturing,&#8221; said Vaughn. &#8220;Kia&#8217;s growth in the U.S. is one of the auto industry&#8217;s greatest success stories, and I am proud of the meaningful opportunities we have provided and will continue to provide to minority entrepreneurs and employees as Kia moves into a leadership role in sustainable mobility.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Kia America<\/span> recently set a record for sales through the first nine months of the year with <span class=\"xn-chron\">September 2023<\/span> marking the fast-growing brand&#8217;s 14<sup>th<\/sup> consecutive month of year-over-year sales growth.<\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Kia America<\/span> \u2013 about us<br \/><\/b><i>Headquartered in <span class=\"xn-location\">Irvine, California<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Kia America<\/span> continues to top automotive quality surveys. Kia is recognized as one of the TIME100 Most Influential Companies of 2023. Kia serves as the &#8220;Official Automotive Partner&#8221; of the NBA and offers a range of gasoline, hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles sold through a network of over 775 dealers in the U.S., including several cars and SUVs proudly assembled in America*.<\/i>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><i>For media information, including photography, visit <a href=\"www.kiamedia.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.kiamedia.com<\/a><\/i><i>.\u202f<\/i><i>To receive custom email notifications for press releases the moment they are published, subscribe at <a href=\"www.kiamedia.com\/us\/en\/newsalert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.kiamedia.com\/us\/en\/newsalert<\/a><\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>* The K5, Sportage, Sorento, and Telluride (excludes HEV and PHEV models) are assembled in <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span> from U.S. and globally sourced parts.\u202f<\/i>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3994851-1&amp;h=1333477433&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F2245319%2FKia_Percy_Vaughn_Logo.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F2245319%2FKia_Percy_Vaughn_Logo.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2245319\/Kia_Percy_Vaughn_Logo.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  <span class=\"xn-person\">Kia America<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><b>Kia&#8217;s Director of Regional Operations has been a longtime advocate for advancing dealership ownership and employment opportunities<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">IRVINE, Calif.<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Oct. 12, 2023<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; <span class=\"xn-person\">Kia America&#8217;s<\/span> <span class=\"xn-person\">Percy Vaughn<\/span> is the National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers (NAMAD) 2023 Distinguished Service award winner. 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