Two-Time IMSA Champion, Christina Nielsen, Joins AMG Thousand Oaks as Official Brand Ambassador
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., March 29, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Fresh off of a competitive running at the 2019 12 Hours of Sebring, two-time IMSA champion, Christina Nielsen, announced today her ambassadorship with AMG Thousand Oaks - the first-and-only all-AMG showroom in North America. Christina brings over a decade of professional motorsports competition and coaching to the team in Thousand Oaks, California, where she will be present at a number of in-store and on-track events to provide performance driving intelligence and insights that will enable AMG Thousand Oaks' customers to get the most out of their AMG vehicles.
"Christina's passion for motorsports and expertise in performance driving have brought to us and our customers a depth of knowledge that we simply could not have imagined," said Scott Stanley, Vice President and General Manager of AMG Thousand Oaks. "It's one thing for our team to be highly-educated on product specifications and class-leading features of the AMG lineup, but to have Christina's expertise on high-performance driving available to our customers, that truly sets us apart. We can already see that her ambassadorship is having a meaningful impact on the AMG Thousand Oaks customer experience, and we are so excited to have Christina join us."
"AMG Thousand Oaks has been an ideal dealer partner for me in amplifying my relationship with Mercedes-AMG on the racetrack," said Christina Nielsen. As most true AMG enthusiasts know, the team at AMGTO understands better than anyone the important role that these cars play in people's daily lives. Working directly with their team gives me the opportunity to translate my own passion and experience with the AMG brand into world class experiences at the customer level, where it matters most."
As a recent addition to the Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing lineup with UK-based Strakka Racing, Christina Nielsen will be competing on the track for Mercedes-AMG in the Intercontinental GT Challenge. The remaining races of the 2019 season will include Laguna Seca (March 28-30), Spa-Francochamps (July 25-28), Suzuka (August 23-25), and Kyalami (November 21-23).
Accelerating Change
In addition to her achievements on the racetrack, Christina Nielsen is also an accomplished leader when she is not racing. As a co-founder of Accelerating Change, an organization whose mission is to provide access and equality to women in motorsports, she is committed to creating opportunities for women to realize their potential in what has traditionally been a male-dominated industry. To that end, AMG Thousand Oaks has also committed to supporting Accelerating Change as partner organization for 2019.
About AMG Thousand Oaks
AMG Thousand Oaks is the first-and-only all-AMG showroom in North America. One of only three freestanding AMG facilities in the world, AMGTO is the preeminent destination for AMG and motorsports enthusiasts in Southern California and beyond. More than a showroom, AMG Thousand Oaks stands as a shrine to the AMG® brand and the pinnacle of automotive performance. Three walls of glass and over 3,000 square feet of modern display space combine to provide unimpeded views of the beckoning canyons just outside. A 16-screen, 17-foot wide Powerwall provides a canvas on which to discover and configure every AMG® vehicle in the lineup including the all-new GT 4-Door and the electrifying 53 models with EQ Boost. To learn more about the home of the world's fastest family, please visit http://www.amgto.com
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