{"id":267307,"date":"2018-01-03T06:00:34","date_gmt":"2018-01-02T20:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=267307"},"modified":"2018-01-03T06:00:34","modified_gmt":"2018-01-02T20:00:34","slug":"atkins-kroll-now-bmw-distributor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/atkins-kroll-now-bmw-distributor\/","title":{"rendered":"Atkins Kroll now BMW distributor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>TAMUNING, Guam<\/strong>\u2014Des Graham, president of Atkins Kroll Inc., announced last week that the automotive retailer has been appointed the BMW distributor for Guam and Micronesia effective Jan. 1, 2018. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are pleased that BMW chose Atkins Kroll to represent its brand of premium automobiles in the Guam and Micronesia market,\u201d said Graham. <\/p>\n<p>Atkins Kroll has over 100 years of experience in meeting the customers\u2019 needs and BMW recognized the AK team\u2019s excellent automotive skill sets in leading the market in sales and service on Guam and Saipan. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is our people at AK that will make the difference in making BMW succeed and we look forward to offering this prestigious brand with the same dedication and commitment to customer service as our current brands,\u201d added Graham. <\/p>\n<p>BMW is a Germany\u2010based company that produces automobiles and motorcycles. The company was founded in 1916 and has its headquarters in Munich, Bavaria. <\/p>\n<p>Today, the BMW Group, with its 31 production and assembly facilities in 14 countries as well as a global sales network, is the world\u2019s leading manufacturer of premium automobiles and motorcycles. BMW has been a brand partner with Atkins Kroll\u2019s parent company, Inchcape PLC, for over 27 years operating retail centers in Europe and Australia. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are negotiating with the current importer for their inventory of new vehicles and parts. We intend to open temporary facilities for our sales showroom, customer service, maintenance, repair and parts shop for BMW vehicles while we plan a permanent home for the premium brand,\u201d said Graham. \u201cWe appreciate the understanding of current BMW owners as we undergo a transitional phase to the Atkins Kroll premises and operations,\u201d said Graham. \u201cMore information regarding maintenance, warranty service, and repair will be forthcoming as we proceed further in the transition.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Atkins Kroll, an Inchcape company, is the leading distributor of vehicles in Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and Micronesia enabling it to provide a full range of products and services in the region. Atkins Kroll is Guam\u2019s oldest corporation established in 1914 and represents Toyota, Lexus, Chevrolet, Toyota Rent A Car, ACE Rent a Car, and AC Delco brands.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, please contact Ernie Galito at ernie.galito@AKguam.com. <strong>(PR)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TAMUNING, Guam\u2014Des Graham, president of Atkins Kroll Inc., announced last week that the automotive retailer&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[19611,19612,19613,11482],"class_list":["post-267307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business","tag-atkins-kroll-inc","tag-bmw","tag-guam-des-graham","tag-tamuning"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=267307"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267307\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=267307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=267307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=267307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}