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Press Releases Chief Secretary to the Minister of Enterpreneur & Cooperative Development...... Release Date:2006/11/8 GOODYEAR SERVITEKAR OPENS ITS 277 TH OUTLET TO COINCIDE WITH THE LAUNCH OF THE NATIONAL SMART AUTO PROGRAMME Chief Secretary to the Minister of Enterpreneur & Cooperative Development, Y.Bhg. Dato' Mangsor Saad officiated the grand opening of the 277 th Goodyear Servitekar Hi-Way Master on 23 rd June 2006 in Sungai Buloh, Selangor. This outlet is the largest Bumiputera-owned Goodyear Servitekar outlet in Malaysia and will provide Goodyear Servitekar's high standards of tyre and automotive products as well as related services to customers The event was witnessed by many notable names in the country's political and business arena and heralded by an entourage of Vespas motorbikes and Mini cars accompanying the Chief Secretary on his ride to the new outlet. The opening of Goodyear Servitekar Hi-Way Master is a double celebration that also coincided with the launch of the National Smart Auto Programme, to be implemented by MARA. The programme creates entrepreneurship opportunities to own and high standards in multi-service automotive workshops, values which are already being practiced by Goodyear Servitekar nationwide. The National Smart Auto Programme will provide funding, technical training and business opportunities for Bumiputeras to own their own automotive workshops that are driven forward by 3S principles of Sales, Service and Spare Parts with a focus on a One-Stop Auto Service Centre concept.   ABOUT GOODYEAR SERVITEKAR   Goodyear Malaysia has through its retail network of Goodyear Servitekar outlets has driven the tyre and automotive service industry to a new era of growth and improved standards with a focus on product performance, peace of mind as well as added value. Says Caroline Ang, Marketing Communications Manager for Goodyear Malaysia , “We are the benchmarks for automotive centres because of our consistently high standards of product and service. In fact, many consumers visit our Goodyear Servitekar outlets to replace their original Goodyear tyres, which come as standard specifications on many automobile brands assembled in Malaysia , proof of their confidence and peace of mind in using Goodyear tyres.”