Tongan wins South Pacific Toyota Award [1]
Thursday, May 31, 2018 - 17:06
Molisi Kilisimasi (31) is the champion of a Toyota Tsusho South Pacific Service Advisor Award, which takes him to Japan later this year.
The annual skills contest, held in Papua New Guinea earlier in May, is a showcase of automotive technical knowledge for Toyota dealerships in the region.
Molisi said winning the award is a dream come true. He has been working at Asco Motors (Toyota Tsusho Tonga Ltd.) in Nuku'alofa, for six-years now.
“I am speechless because this is something that I have always dreamt about,” he said.
As Service Advisor he is the middleman between their service workshop and customers.
Asco Motors CEO Tonga Po’oi, said the competition is important as it was held in various categories including service advisors, parts and sales as it helps to upskill their workers when competing with other representatives from their Toyota Tsusho South Pacific branches.
Molisi won in the Service Advisor category after competing with other representatives from Fiji, Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea.
He and other champions from other categories willnot only visit their headquarters in Japan but will tour Toyota City and the Toyota Museum.
This is not the first time a representative from the Tonga branch has won a category in this competition.