Automotive News - February 11, 2008 - (Page 68) 68 • FEBRUARY 11, 2008 ■ 50 with Ford John Rick of Rick Ford Sales in Hemlock, Mich., receives a 50-year award for Ford. Pictured, from left, are Roger Hansen, the dealership’s general manager; Mark D’Antonio, Ford Motor Co.’s Detroit region market representation manager; John Rick; and Matthew Rick, the dealer’s son. ■ 50 with Saab ■ 45 with Nissan Richard Murry, right, of Toby Murry Motors in Newport, Ore., receives a 45-year award for Nissan from Steve Scott, dealer operations manager for Nissan North America’s Northwest region. Ray Ciccolo, center, of Charles River Saab in Watertown, Mass., is congratulated for 50 years with Saab by Steve Shannon, right, general manager of Saab Automobile USA, and Michael Westoff, Saab’s Northeast zone manager. ■ 50 with Ford Rick Corwin of Corwin Ford Sales in Mannington, W.Va., receives a 50-year award for Ford. Pictured, from left, are Clay Corwin, the dealership’s general sales manager; John Schuldt, Ford Motor Co.’s Pittsburgh regional sales manager; Rick Corwin; and Jack Corwin, the general manager. 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 We invite news items and top-quality photographs for the dealers section. Please include your telephone number or e-mail address. Dealer anniversary awards: We do not run items for anniversaries of fewer than 25 years. Photos for 25-45 years (onecolumn 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 ■ 25 with Chevrolet H. Carter Myers III, left, chairman of Carter Myers Automotive, receives a 25-year award for Chevrolet at Heritage Chevrolet in Chester, Va., from Tom Saltarelli, Chevrolet’s Richmond, Va., zone manager. Myers is a former chairman of the National Automobile Dealers Association. ■ 25 with Subaru Gene Stocker, left, of Stocker Subaru in State College, Pa., receives a 25-year award for Subaru from Tomohiko Ikeda, CEO of Subaru of America. ■ 40 with Toyota Cliff Cummings, left, of Toyota of San Bernardino in San Bernardino, Calif., receives a 40-year award for Toyota from Jeff Bracken, Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A.’s Los Angeles regional general manager. Action Events are generating RECO dealers across the country. What’s hot right now? ARE YOURS? RD-BREAKING RESULTS for Chevrolet Dealer - Lakeland, FL “Sold 40 cars during the CarFax Clearance, that’s 25 MORE THAN AVERAGE, and the GROSSES WERE HUGE! We’re making this event part of our used car marketing plan for the entire year.” Nissan Dealer - Phoenix, AZ “Not only was this a great sale, we saw the BEST CREDIT SCORES EVER plus we grossed an average of $2000 MORE PER UNIT and we took in better trades.” Dodge Dealer - Oklahoma City, OK “We had HIGHER GROSSES and BETTER QUALITY TRAFFIC with this event.” ■ Silver dealer Dennis Silletto of Glendora ChryslerJeep-Dodge in Glendora, Calif., receives a 25-year award for all three franchises from Agnes Yap, a sales district manager at Chrysler LLC’s West Business Center. Citizenship The dealers listed below received Ford Motor Co.’s 2008 Salute to Dealers award for performing good works in their communities. They were honored in San Francisco at a reception that preceded the National Automobile Dealers Association convention. The honorees are: W. Kevin Collins of Bill Collins Ford-Lincoln-Mercury in Louisville, Ky. Joe Cotton and Paul Cotton of Joe Cotton Ford in Carol Stream, Ill. Jim Ellis of Jim Ellis Mazda in Marietta, Ga., and Jim Ellis Mazda in Atlanta. David Fischer of Suburban Ford in Sterling Heights and Waterford Township, Mich.; Suburban Mazda in Sterling Heights and Troy, Mich.; and Suburban Volvo in Troy, Mich., and Palm Beach, Fla. Sam Galloway Jr. of Sam Galloway Ford in Fort Myers, Fla. John Holtz and Seana Holtz of John Holtz Mazda in Rochester, N.Y. Doug North and Tom North of North Bros. Ford in Westland, Mich., and North Bros. LincolnMercury in Troy, Mich. Stuart Powell of Stuart Powell Ford-Lincoln-Mercury-Mazda in Danville, Ky. Allan Vigil of Allan Vigil Ford in Morrow and Fayetteville, Ga. ■ 25 with Chevrolet Stafford Smith, left, of Smith Chevrolet in Idaho Falls, Idaho, receives a 25-year award for Chevrolet from Paul Wiest, General Motors’ Portland, Ore., zone manager. www.ActionIM.com ACTION INTEGRATED MARKETING PROVIDES FULL-SERVICE & EVENT MARKETING SOLUTIONS FOR DEALERSHIPS NATIONWIDE Get More Information Online At 800.478.8818 EXT. #152 http://www.ActionIM.com http://www.ActionIM.com
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