This article is a reprint from the new series from Automotive News called “Dealers of Distinction.” Jenny King Automotive News — April 25, 2011 – 12:01 am ET To a non-Floridian, the Orange Bowl brings to mind an annual winter college football struggle. To Miami Cadillac- Buick-GMC dealer Ed Williamson, the Orange Bowl means a…
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Little Havana can count on Murgado
This article is a reprint from the new series from Automotive News called “Dealers of Distinction.” David Barkholz Automotive News — April 25, 2011 – 12:01 am ET Mario Murgado’s Brickell Motors is an anchor of Little Havana, a neighborhood immediately west of downtown Miami. “Mario’s one heck of a presence who motivates others along…
Rick, Rita Case: Like selling cars, ‘charity is a business’
This article is a reprint from the new series from Automotive News called “Dealers of Distinction.” Laurén Abdel-Razzaq Automotive News — April 25, 2011 – 12:01 am ET Last month, Rick and Rita Case held their fifth annual Concours d’Elegance automobile show and banquet, bringing together some of the biggest names in the car world…
Family-owned dealership offers personal touch
By Patrick McCallister For Hometown News DELAND – In 2009 Kaiser Pontiac Buick GMC got word that it wouldn’t be a General Motors dealership anymore. Kaiser was one of about 1,000 GM dealerships given discontinuation notices as the Detroit automaker shed dealerships during a bankruptcy. But Kaiser fought the discontinuation notice and won. “We got…
Time magazine’s Dealer of the Year, Tom Castriota, shares outlook for 2011 and beyond
By Robert Trigaux, Times Staff Writer In Print: Monday, April 4, 2011 Tom Castriota’s Chevrolet dealerships in Hudson and Port Richey in Pasco County (and another family-owned dealership in Pittsburgh) survived GM’s notorious bankruptcy, federal bailout and dealership purge. And like many other GM dealerships and most other automakers, Castriota is enjoying a good sales…
