‘Pawfessional’: Hyundai appoints street dog as car salesman

Team Udayavani, Aug 4, 2020, 3:27 PM IST

Dog lovers in Brazil love to go to a Hyundai showroom very often, not buy a car, but to visit their employee of the year – a dog.

A Hyundai showroom at Serra in the state of Espirito Santo, Brazil, has adopted a street dog and named him Tuscan Prime, who is now a part of the establishment, and even has a customized ID card around his neck. However, his sole job is to greet customers who walk in.

The door on the showroom has also posted a note that reads, “Hyundai loves Pets”

Tucson, a street dog used to often hang out near a Hyundai car showroom in Brazil and he soon made friends with employees of the showroom, who adopted him into their family and made him an honorary employee, they also issued his own ID card.

The heartwarming story of Tucson Prime has won thousands of hearts after it was shared on Instagram by Hyundai Brazil three days ago.

“Meet Tucson Prime, the sales dog at the Hyundai Prime dealership,” the automotive manufacturer wrote while introducing their newest employee on Instagram. “The new member is about a year old, was welcomed by the #Hyundai family, and has already won over co-workers and customers,” the post said.

 

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Mais do que pet friendly, somos pet family: se hoje é o Dia do Vira-lata, não faltam razões e #pets para comemorar! Conheçam o @tucson_prime o “cãosultor” de vendas da concessionária @PrimeHyundai de Serra – ES. O novo integrante tem cerca de um ano, foi acolhido pela família #Hyundai e já conquistou colegas de trabalho e clientes com a sua simpatia – e se ele também acabou de conquistar a sua, toque duas vezes na foto! E você, tem um membro da família com quatro patas assim que adora o seu #Hyundai? Poste a sua foto com #HyundaiPets e fique de olho: ela pode aparecer por aqui. #DiaDoViraLata #PetFriendly #Dogs #Caes #Animais #HyundaiBR

A post shared by Hyundai Motor Brasil (@hyundaibr) on Jul 31, 2020 at 5:21am PDT

Interestingly, Tuscan also has his own Instagram account, and a street dog has become something of a social media celebrity with over 28K followers.

Take a look at few of the post shared on his account:

 

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Passa meu biscoito de comissão pra cá Presidente ? vendi tenho direito ! ??? #tucson #prime #hyundai @primehyundai

A post shared by TUCSON PRIME (@tucson_prime) on Aug 3, 2020 at 6:30pm PDT

 

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Boa Noite pessoAU ??? …

A post shared by TUCSON PRIME (@tucson_prime) on Aug 2, 2020 at 5:47pm PDT

 

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Muuuuuitas mensagens perguntando onde eu moro, onde eu durmo, onde eu fico, quem cuida de mim, como é meu dia a dia, mas é sério, nem eu, nem meus humanos, esperávamos isso, mas quero explicar que moro de verdade na concessionária, é minha casa, meu lar, onde eu escolhi morar e viver, trabalho muito rsrsrs, verdade essa parte, estou me adaptando ainda com muita pessoas (somos 58 famílias trabalhando na mesma empresa), cada um me adula de um jeito, mas o fato é que estamos felizes, amo minha casa, meus humanos e espero que muitos outros dogs tenham a sorte que eu tive ?❤️ #tucson #prime @primehyundai @hyundaibr

A post shared by TUCSON PRIME (@tucson_prime) on Aug 2, 2020 at 2:29pm PDT

 

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Bom final de semana pessoAU ??? #tucson #prime @primehyundai

A post shared by TUCSON PRIME (@tucson_prime) on Aug 1, 2020 at 8:32am PDT

 

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Bom Dia ☀️ humanos e amigos PETs, minha casa está de portas abertas esperando por vocês #tucson #prime #hyundai @primehyundai @hyundaibr

A post shared by TUCSON PRIME (@tucson_prime) on Jul 30, 2020 at 6:19am PDT

 

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Aquele biscoitinho com meu amigo Pedrão! ? @emerson.sou #tucson #prime

A post shared by TUCSON PRIME (@tucson_prime) on Jul 20, 2020 at 12:11pm PDT