Doha, Jan. 08, 2024 – Mannai Mobility, a subsidiary of Mannai Corporation QPSC, announced the signing of an Exclusive Dealership Agreement with JAC Motors (Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Corp., Ltd.) to represent the brand’s best-selling range of cars in Qatar. This partnership is set to redefine Qatar’s automotive landscape with the introduction of JAC.

JAC Motors, a global automotive manufacturer with a rich 60-year history is today poised to become a global automotive powerhouse with sales exceeding
1 million vehicles. It is noteworthy that JAC is also partnered with Cummins, Volkswagen, Huawei, and NIO, and is also featured prominently in BrandZ’s Top 50 Global Brands and Top 5 Chinese Auto Brands. With a footprint in over 130 countries and a relentless focus on research and development, JAC Motors is emerging as the preferred choice in key markets worldwide.

JAC Motors’ strategic entry into the vibrant Qatari market is underpinned by Mannai’s acknowledged customer-centric ethos, assured by an unprecedented 6 years unlimited mileage warranty – a commitment to enduring quality and reliability. It is a collaboration that seamlessly aligns with Mannai’s overarching mission to cater to Qatar’s rapidly growing and diverse car market.

Rajesh Krishnan, Group General Manager, Mannai Automotive, praised this new alliance and qualified it as mutually beneficial, given the track records of both companies and their customer-centric philosophy. He emphasized the alliance’s potential to bring innovative solutions and products to the market, leveraging JAC’s pioneering automotive technologies and Mannai’s extensive network, market knowledge, award-winning after-sales service, customer trust and confidence. He added that Mannai, which is already known for representing premium international brands, aims to further enhance its market presence by adding more products at the entry-level to its portfolio in the days to come.

Oscar Yu, General Manager of JAC International, stated that he was eagerly looking forward to the launch of the JAC brand and to seeing it get off the ground. He expressed that JAC has high hopes for the brand given the positivity and growth Qatar’s automotive sector is witnessing. He also underlined the fact that with Mannai’s proven record as one of the country’s premier and most well-regarded automotive dealerships, JAC had made the right decision in its choice of partner. He further stated that the acknowledged quality and performance of JAC cars, along with the remarkable goodwill and standing Mannai has for exceptional after-sales service and support, would attract more customers.

Walid Mabrouk, Senior Brand Manager, Mannai, highlighted the key aspects of the four JAC models that would be brought in initially –the JS3, JS4, JS6 SUV’s and J7 sedan.

The exclusive dealership agreement was formalized through a joint signing by Rajesh Krishnan and Oscar Yu, in the presence of Mr. Xiang Xingchu, Chairman of JAC Holding, and Mr. Michael Deeter, CEO of Mannai Corporation – Qatar. Other senior representatives from JAC Motors as well as Mannai were also present.

Both Mannai Corporation and JAC Motors expressed enthusiasm about the promising possibilities this partnership unlocks and conveyed that Qatar would see the arrival of the latest JAC models at the beginning of 2024.