Automotive News - March 3, 2008 - (Page 43)

MARCH 3, 2008 • 43 ■ Silver dealer Tony Montalbano, right, of Family Chevrolet-Cadillac in Shingle Springs, Calif., receives 25-year awards for Chevrolet and Cadillac from Bob Hilgardner, General Motors’ northern California zone manager. ■ 25 with Ford Robert Watson, left, of Watson Quality Ford in Jackson, Miss., receives a 25-year award for Ford from Alan Mulally, CEO of Ford Motor Co. Transitions Michael Caruso of Country Imported Car in Sag Harbor, N.Y., is the new chairman of the New York State Automobile Dealers Association. The other officers are Howard Kuperman of Phil’s FordLincolnMercury in Port Jervis, vice chairman; George Whalen of Whalen Caruso Chevrolet in Greenwich, vice chairman; Jeffrey Crouse of Bresee Chevrolet in Liverpool, vice chairman; Robert Certilman of Smithtown Acura in Saint James, treasurer; Craig Schreiber of Northtown Toyota-VolkswagenIsuzu in Amherst, assistant treasurer; and Louis Roberti of Roberti Saab in Katonah, secretary. Charles Morris of Morris Ford-Mercury in Burnt ■ Silver dealers Patricia Houtz and Ken Houtz of Ken Houtz Chevrolet-Buick in Gloucester, Va., received a 25-year award for Chevrolet from General Motors. They also received a 25-year award for Buick. Hills is the immediate past chair, and Robert Vancavage is the association’s president. 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 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 Maintain tire pressure. Retain customer loyalty. The UltraFill® 99+ Nitrogen Tire Inflation System offers the highest purity and the ability to service multiple bays in a compact, low-cost unit. We also offer an Automatic Inflation Cart that can fill all four tires to uniform pressure at once while still on a vehicle. © 2008 Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Offering UltraFill 99+ high-purity nitrogen tire inflation is the best new customer retention tool. With UltraFill 99+, you can build loyalty and repeat business by helping your customers enjoy better fuel efficiency, longer tire life, and greater safety. Our systems also reduce the problems and hassles of false TPMS alarms. UltraFill 99+ systems provide 99.5% pure nitrogen— the highest purity available—so you can fill tires to the recommended 95% purity level in less time for less cost. Supported by a comprehensive training and promotion program that can help you sell nitrogen more effectively, the system can pay for itself in just months. Learn more and hear dealer testimonials at www.ultrafill.com/autonews, or call 800-752-1597. www.ultrafill.com/autonews http://vizualogic.com http://myvmod.com http://vizualogic.com http://www.ultrafill.com/autonews http://www.ultrafill.com/autonews

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Bob Nardeli's new big-idea guy New Kia boss reaches out to restless dealers Scion hits a wall Lithia losses raise caution flag Detroit 3 shun talk of NAFTA do-over Lincoln names new marketing manager Mercedes to launch hybrid sedan in '09 Mazda has new top marketing exec M-B will hit the road with 50-state diesels Pontiac puts big ad bucks into traditional media for G8 Reynolds, ADP diverge on growth strategies Ford plans to cut fleet sales 10% in 2008 Mazda: New models, styling will boost its loyalty rate Run-up to axle strike adds to supplier woes Webasto's fast heater will debut by 2010 Russian plant wants to be world's biggest A Lancer is hatched Chrysler throws out purchasing rulebook Honda sets lofty hybrid goal, with Civic's help Honda: Use of ethanol limited, must be biomass Honda CEO Fukui: No recession in U.S., despite soft sales in spots 550 hp? 620 hp? Is GM crazy? Doug Fraser was a great leader How ironic: Lyons learns caution Well done, Doug Don't let Calif. impose fuel rules on the nation Blame the dealer, not the brand Cutting weight doesn't cut safety When Lutz dumps on global warming ... JM exec Czubay: A taste for hogs, pierogi Doug Fraser: A good man to have known Fraser led UAW with 'combination of substance, politics and charm' Autonet finds success at NADA with wi-fi for cars GM to sell medium-truck business, keep dealer network Web classified ad firms renew marketing to dealers, buyers Chery designs venture's vehicles China venture eyes 20,000 Fiesta hatchback sales Toyota plans crossovers in China Dongfeng, YuAn plan minicars BMW shakes up global marketing, sales ranks Delphi divestiture boosts forging supplier Is Blackhawk purchase bucking a trend? Repair company grows as Detroit 3 struggle BorgWarner unit expands German automakers seek more parts sourced in North America Hyundai picks ArvinMeritor Japan parts firm to build Miss. plant Nissan to increase spending on IT Purchase keeps Tenn. plant open Automakers hit with apartheid claims Mexico sales flat in January Ford prices '09 Flex atop crossover line Hamp rejoins Visteon board RV deliveries decline 3.4% in December Subaru lowers Forester price Personnel Bright future for LED headlight suppliers? Valeo's Morin to Pardus: Learn before you leap German automakers aren't worried about U.S. recession Porsche's Wiedeking: We must retool VW Europe's loud debate over quieter tires Noise level depends on the tires, the road Auto industry robotics spending jumps 43% in 2007 Electronic brakes struggle to get traction Big Texas dealer returns to some domestic brands AutoNation chief sees tough '08, better '09 In downturn, Sonic looks beyond new cars GM promotes service, parts leads for dealerships 10 cool dealership technologies found at NADA Dealers Kia will build transmissions at Georgia plant Gibson leaves DealerTrack board Akebono closing Kentucky plant Feds issue Ford fire warning Magna net income drops VW to use Siemens' software A tale of 2 exhaust systems EU wants CO2 in ads; battle looms Maize malaise stalls ethanol Tata to siesta during Ford's Fiesta Honda moves its American bike offshore Honda will recycle cycle plant Tom LaSorda's multimillion-dollar smile

Automotive News - March 3, 2008

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