Automotive News - May 5, 2008 - (Page 22)

22 • MAY 5, 2008 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. 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 Milestones � Tony Rizza of Rizza Chevrolet in Bridgeview, Ill., received a 25-year award for Chevrolet from General Motors. � Frank Speney Sr. of Speney Chevrolet in West Newton, Pa., celebrated 50 years with Chevrolet and GMAC Financial Services. � 40 with Toyota James Kari, left, dealer principal of Kari Toyota in Superior, Wis., received a 40-year award for Toyota from Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. At right is Wayne Kari, the dealership’s president. � Silver dealer Rick Jacobs, right, of South Hills Lincoln-Mercury in Pittsburgh receives a 25-year award for Lincoln and Mercury from John Schuldt, Ford Motor Co.’s Pittsburgh regional sales manager. � 25 with Chevrolet Michael Sylvester, left, of M&S Chevrolet-Pontiac-Buick-Cadillac in Pawling, N.Y., receives a 25-year award for Chevrolet from Robert Bothfeld, General Motors’ New York zone manager. Other � Mike Pauly opened an expanded and updated Pauly Toyota-Scion at a new location in Crystal Lake, Ill. “PUMP MORE PROFITS INTO YOUR TIRES” Fight recession with inflation! PurigeN98 tire inflation pumps 98% pure nitrogen into your customers’ tires while pumping more profits into your business. Picture this You and your industry colleagues have just hung out at a party, raised a truckload of cash for charity or fired your best rounds of golf. Share your snapshots with us. When the celebration is over, e-mail your highresolution photos, IDs and a brief description of the event to autonews@crain.com. Your customers will benefit, too! Higher gas mileage and lower greenhouse gases. Greater performance for a much smoother ride. More safety due to better braking and handling. Proper inflation and less oxidation for increased tire wear. Everything else is just hot air. The likeness of Jeff Gordon and other related trademarks and copyrights are used with the permission of Jeff Gordon, Inc. “I fill my tires with PurigeN98. You should too!” –Jeff Gordon® � A Lexus colossus Craig Zinn Automotive Group recently broke ground on what it says will be the world’s largest Lexus dealership. Zinn officials declined to give the projected cost of the North Miami, Fla., store — expected to be larger than 1 million square feet, with 116 service bays and a parking structure meant to hold 2,000 vehicles. It is scheduled to open in the spring of 2009. Pictured are company President Craig Zinn, left, and North Miami Mayor Kevin Burns. German engineering company plans Ala. factory HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — German precision engineering company Selzer Fertigungstechnik & Co. plans to build a $22 million plant in Auburn, Ala., to make components for German transmission supplier and Chrysler LLC partner Getrag AG. Selzer, of Driedorf-Roth, Germany, makes metal components and subassemblies for gearboxes, engines, braking systems and professional electrical power tools. FRANKFORT, Ky. — Certified Tool and Manufacturing Corp. will close its plant in Elk Grove Village, Ill., and consolidate operations at a factory here. When the move is completed, the Frankfort factory will house stamping presses, multislide machines and injection-molding machines. Certified Tool provides metal and plastic products to automotive customers and others. DETROIT — ZF Group North American Operations will provide six-speed automatic transmissions to Nissan Motor Co. for the automaker’s U.S. light-commercial vehicle line. The automatic transmissions will be ZF’s first made in North America. They will be produced in Gainesville, Ga., for Nissan’s plant in Canton, Miss. ZF expects production to begin in 2010. ZF, with North American headquarters in suburban Detroit, produces transmissions and axle drives for cars and light trucks. ZF will supply Nissan Certified Tool closes a plant http://www.purigen98.com http://www.purigen98.com http://www.grantcardone.com

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Automotive News - May 5, 2008 Dodge dealers battle to bust Ram logjam Used-car price slump slams luxury makes INDUSTRY IN DISTRESS Tesla opens first dealership in L.A. Los Angeles Top auto execs to talk marketing at seminar Nader and the Corvair: GM edition tells whole story Dealers take Tundra to the people UAW official expects American Axle buyouts Ford plans more UAW buyouts at 2 plants Honda to some dealers: Upgrade or else Hyundai: Powertrains will take us halfway to mpg target Diesel dynamo Daimler cuts Chrysler value, again Ford domestic dealer count dips below 4,000 Seems like old times: More cash on the hood Toyota sister car poses a challenge for Subaru Suzuki to offer standard navigation in $16,000 car Mpg plan fuels states-rights battle Kerkorian interest buoys Ford stock Henderson: GM will keep tight rein on inventory Is it real, or is it just temporary? Ford Motor must stay focused on recovery 'Have you lost your mind?' Dealers are victims of Axle strike Federal oversight? Good heavens, no Geoff Polites: A salute Save a board seat for the UAW A car for everyone or cut, cut, cut, cut? Think of Buick as part of B-P-G Costs up in China, but bargains still abound Mexico sales fall 17% in March Obituary Hyundai reworks Sonata sooner rather than later Nissan's Dominique gets to the big dance Dana seeks new business with Japanese companies ZF will supply Nissan Certified Tool closes a plant German engineering company plans Ala. factory Dealers A Lexus colossus Used-vehicle leasing boosts showroom traffic Certified buyers opt for extended service contracts Repossessed vehicles offer dealers a profit opening Prepaid plans spark service visits beyond oil changes Key to managing floorplan costs: Be realistic Long-term loans: Convenience or bad deal? Dealers hunt upside-down buyers with leases, incentives and long-term loans Where have all the investors gone? Dealer rebounds from contract mess Dealers must choose: Reynolds, GM — or start over AutoTrader.com makes big pitch to bump up new-vehicle sales CAW, Ford reach extensive early labor deal Infiniti asks: Do you smell something? Sure, Nissan GT-R is impractical — but what a rush Faurecia: We'll break even in N.A. Suppliers join carmakers' charge into Russia Chrysler small cars, Jeep crossovers are hot A dreary April in Detroit Penske earnings rise in 1st quarter Lithia posts $1.9 million loss GM makes 2nd ethanol deal Group 1's earnings slip Magna profits down; sales rise AIADA picks dealer of the year Vox(wagen) populi — plus a sales pitch Wagoner's pension shift: More earlier, less overall COMMENT: Bargaining barbs will sting for a long time Bugging the boss: Who's listening to Porsche CEO? New models from the post office Critics have kind words for Pontiac's G8 Ford can't picture kids at design studio

Automotive News - May 5, 2008

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