Automotive News - April 14, 2008 - (Page 34)

34 • APRIL 14, 2008 ■ 35 with Toyota Judy Jones of Toyota Carlsbad in Carlsbad, Calif., receives a 35-year award for Toyota from Jeff Bracken, Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A.’s Los Angeles region general manager. ■ 35 with Honda Hooman Bodaghi, right, of Hinshaw’s Honda in Auburn, Wash., received a 35-year award for Honda. At left is Tim Lasso, the dealership’s general manager. ■ 50 with Dodge Greg Signore and Frank Signore of Elm Auto Sales in Kearny, N.J., received a 50-year award for Dodge. Pictured are Greg Signore, left, and Don Smith, dealer placement manager at Chrysler LLC’s Northeast Business Center. ■ 25 with Chevrolet Eddie Roberts, left, of Roberts Chevrolet-Buick-Pontiac-GMC in Lewisburg, Tenn., receives a 25-year award for Chevrolet from David Borchelt, General Motors’ Southeast regional manager. ■ 25 with Nissan Aaron Capps, right, of Advantage Nissan in Bremerton, Wash., receives a 25-year award for Nissan from Walter Burchfield, Nissan North America’s Northwest regional vice president. ■ 50 with Chevrolet Eddie Cantin of Cantin Chevrolet-Cadillac in Laconia, N.H., received a 50-year award for Chevrolet from General Motors. Pictured, from left, are Tom Cantin; Marc Lathan, General Motors’ southern Maine/New Hampshire district service manager; Jill Malloy, GM’s northern New England zone manager; David Mitchell, GM’s southern Maine/New Hampshire district sales manager; and Eddie Cantin. ■ 25 with Cadillac Ross Roe, right, of Roe Motors (Buick-Cadillac-GMC-Pontiac) in Grants Pass, Ore., receives a 25-year award for Cadillac from Richard Kwiecien, General Motors’ southern Oregon district sales manager. ■ Orange County dealers elect officers Members of the Orange County (Calif.) Automobile Dealers Association elected officers. Pictured, from left, are John Sackrison, the association’s executive director; Matt Gunderson of Audi Mission Viejo and Infiniti of Mission Viejo in Mission Viejo, president; Sugar Ray Leonard, a guest speaker at the association’s meeting; Paul Lunsford of South Coast Toyota in Costa Mesa, vice president; and Tom Winterling of Ford of Orange and Mazda of Orange in Orange, treasurer. Photos for 25-45 years (one-column photos) should include only two people posed shoulder to shoulder. Photos for 50 or more years (two-column photos) should have no more than six people. Please include names (left to right), titles, dealership name and city, franchise(s) held and franchise for which award is given. You may send a photo electronically in jpg format and at high resolution (300 dpi). E-mail items to: autonews@crain.com Or send them to: Dealers Section Automotive News 1155 Gratiot Ave. Detroit, MI 48207-2997 Dealer anniversary awards We invite news items and top-quality photographs for the dealers section. Please include your telephone number or e-mail address. We do not run items for anniversaries of fewer than 25 years. Milestones John Phelan Jr. of Jack Phelan Chevrolet in Lyons, Ill., received a 25-year award for Chevrolet. Paul Cole of Cole ChevroletCadillac-GMC in Bluefield, W.Va., received a 25-year award from GMAC Financial Services. http://www.forceevents.com

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Dealership jobs hit 8-year low GM is the wild card in axle war Service contracts: Hard-sell tactics plague dealers, customers TV auto ads shift to online, mobile venues At seminar, marketing execs to discuss new ways to reach customers Better get to know the Nano — it's set to change the world Veteran Detroit 3 dealer: 'The future is quite bleak' Poll: Dealers scrounge for cuts Locals closer to GM strike Scion xB price rises $100 Valeo CEO: No breakup Tata Nano changes low-cost development Hyundai tailors TV, Web ads for Hispanics Study: Ads focused on vehicle qualities won on Oscar night Post-Celine, Chrysler ad guru seeks right note Chrysler's quest for quality lured Nissan exec Betts Search starts for in-vehicle alcohol detectors After S. Calif. success, Honda may fund ad groups Computer images gain ground in TV ads Web TV offers automakers new ad, sales options BMW: X6 will bring brand new buyers Diana T. Kurylko Chrysler fields 'dream' ads Nissan seeks dealerships for trucks Honda will export Alabama-built Pilots to Russia Toyota, Subaru work on 'affordable' sports car Cadillac's ad agency savors the sweet life Some stores may not sell Chrysler hybrids GM hybrids get off to a slow start in first quarter Lexus adds a personal touch to pamper owners, prospects What they're buying — and what they're not The age of fuel innovation is here Approaches to r&d vary Nano brings credibility to Indian engineering Honda must revisit online dealer sales of service pacts Chrysler got it right Mandates, markets and buyer demand For Detroit, some things never change Buick: As Chicago goes, so goes the nation Auto industry has lost a good man Accentuate the positive Ex-Porsche CEO: Cayenne spiced up sales Green programs shape battle for engineering grads Tata rewards suppliers with ties to India Bill aims to set minimum sound levels for vehicles Industry lobbyists step up emissions fight Seeking wider market, Nissan equips sports car for snow New chief of SAE has D.C. skills China and GM's answer to Nano — sort of $2,500 car is Ratan Tata's personal quest NADA offers training in risky credit Donna Harris Deal's goal: Widen appeal of dent-repair coverage Title committee created Vehicle loan delinquencies rise from 2007 Suppliers to the 2009 Tata Nano Odd China combo: Fuel sippers, SUVs Pontiac Vibe: A sporty hauler with Toyota touches Dealers J.D. Power III named tracking company partner Toyota will buy back rusted Tacomas 100,000 Flex sales a year? Farley: 'Absolutely' Ford wants word-of-mouth campaign Small suppliers feel the pain of axle strike Plastech tries to sell 2 units TRW plant will build Ford gears Toyota plans 2nd India plant Dodge launch goes digital Toyota, GM recall 660,000 vehicles for window flaws Lear announces white-collar layoffs March output drops 23.6% New Ford ads tout quality improvements Tata dealers must be handy with a wrench Can the Greens slow down the autobahn? Racy scandal for race exec Echoes from the grave: Olds still has cachet The Final Say

Automotive News - April 14, 2008

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