Global vehicle maintenance experts, who are responsible for customer satisfaction at the forefront of Kia maintenance technology in 47 countries around the world, showed their maintenance skills at the competition.

Kia announced on the 24th that it has held the 10th Kia World Technician Competition (10th Kia Skill World Cup) to foster excellent maintenance technology personnel overseas. Kia’s global mechanic competition has been held every other year since 2002.

The maintenance competition is an event to provide a venue for exchanges between Kia technicians from around the world to improve maintenance technology, and to give mission and pride to technicians who play a key role in determining customer satisfaction and brand awareness at the customer’s closest to customers.

This year, 58 technicians from 47 countries, who were recognized for the best maintenance technology in each country and region, participated, and it was conducted online using remote diagnostic technology in consideration of the difficult physical travel conditions such as COVID-19.

Kia conducted a written test on participants at the end of May to select 12 technicians to advance to the final round, and the finalists conducted a practical evaluation online from the 22nd to the 23rd. Kia awarded prizes and trophies to a total of nine people, including gold, silver, and bronze winners based on overall scores and excellent performances in each event.

The gold prize went to India’s Tangarasu Ai, with the silver prize being Britain’s “David Western” and Russia’s “Alexander Menshikkop,” while the bronze prize was won by Ireland’s “Gavin Darcy,” the U.S. “Matthew Picca” and China’s “Jiyu Reizai.”

Tangarasu Ai of India, who won the gold award, said, “I’m really happy to win the gold award for competing with outstanding Kia maintenance engineers from around the world.” “I’m grateful for Kia for giving me a good opportunity and I’ll continue to try to be a mechanic who delivers trust and emotion at the customer’s closest point.”