KIOTI TRACTOR ANNOUNCES LITTLE TRACTOR & EQUIPMENT AS 5-PAW CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP FOR 2009

Wendell, North Carolina – KIOTI Tractor, a division of Daedong Industrial Co., Ltd, is pleased to announce that Little Tractor & Equipment of Metropolis, Illinois has received KIOTI’s coveted 5-PAW Dealer Excellence Certification for the second consecutive year. KIOTI’s 5-PAW program features five dealership evaluation areas: Sales, Service, Parts, Marketing and Organizational Standards. As the program continues from year-to-year, the criteria in each of these categories are raised to ensure that KIOTI dealerships continually strive to better themselves in order to provide a high level of customer satisfaction.

KIOTI’s 5-PAW Dealer Excellence Program was initiated in 2008 to recognize KIOTI dealerships that promote professionalism, have a high level of customer satisfaction and provide superior service on an ongoing basis. “Each of the dealers issued a 5-PAW Certification is exceptionally valuable to KIOTI and is an essential part of our past and future successes,” states Tony Brown, National Sales Manager for KIOTI. “We are very pleased that Little Tractor & Equipment has earned this award for a second consecutive year. This demonstrates their dedication to the KIOTI product line and to helping KIOTI continue its growth in North America.”

To thank Little Tractor & Equipment for their superior service and pride in representation of the KIOTI line, they will be advertised as a KIOTI 5-PAW Dealer in regional and dealer trade publications, on KIOTI’s website, through public relations and will receive signs, banners and plaques provided to them by KIOTI for display around their showroom. All of these items will contain a unique KIOTI 5-PAW program logo that only certified dealers have permission to use. Additionally, special marketing programs will be offered exclusively to 5-PAW dealers, such as an increase in co-op funding from 50% to75% reimbursement.

KIOTI Tractor manufactures over 30 tractor models in the 22 to 90 hp range, all of which are backed by their industry leading 4-Year, Full-Fleet Warranty. KIOTI Tractor is a member of AEM and several other trade associations serving the farm equipment and related industries. For more information on KIOTI or Little Tractor & Equipment, please contact KIOTI directly at 1-877-465-4684, or visit http://www.kioti.com/.