Auto dealers.
BOLD PLAYERS NEW STRATEGIES B.E. 100S
Auto Dealers
THIS LAST
YEAR YEAR COMPANY LOCATION
1 1 Prestige Automotive Detroit, MI
2 2 March/Hodge Hartford, CT
Automotive Group
3 3 Martin Automotive Group Bowling Green, KY
4 4 S. Woods Enterprises Inc. Tampa, FL
5 5 The Harrell Companies Atlanta, GA
6 7 Boyland Auto Group Orlando, FL
7 6 Family Automotive Group San Juan
Capistrano, CA
8 11 Winston Pittman Enterprise Louisville, KY
9 9 Legacy Automotive Group McDonough, GA
10 10 32 Ford Mercury Inc. Batavia, CH
11 14 Baranco Automotive Group Lilburn, GA
12 12 JMC Auto Group Austin, TX
13 18 Panhandle Automotive Inc. Crestview, FL
14 15 Armstrong Holdings Homestead, FL
15 13 Hubbard Automotive L.L.C. Charlotte, NC
16 17 Fitzpatrick Dealership Group Modesto, CA
17 19 Southgate Automotive Group Southgate, MI
18 39 Shack Findlay Honda Henderson, NV
19 16 Wade Ford Inc. Smyrna, GA
20 32 BMW/MINI of Sterling Sterling, VA
21 31 Midfield Dodge-Jeep Inc. Birmingham, AL
22 33 Mike Pruitt Automotive Group Akron, OH
23 27 Matthews Automotive Group Daytona Beach, FL
24 30 Superstition Springs Toyota Mesa, AZ
25 20 Bill Perkins Automotive Group Taylor, MI
26 22 Bob Ross-Buick Inc. Centerville, OH
27 24 Avis Ford Inc. Southfield, MI
28 21 Briarwood Ford Inc. Saline, MI
29 28 Tropical Ford Inc. Orlando, FL
30 29 Corley Automotive Group Grants, NM
31 38 Hank Aaron Automotive Group Union City, GA
32 25 University Automotive Group Athens, GA
33 40 Lexus of Memphis Memphis, TN
34 34 Classic Chevrolet Anaheim Hills, CA
35 36 Stephens Automotive Group Plano, TX
36 37 Rodgers Chevrolet Woodhaven, MI
37 26 Family Ford Sales Florence, AL
38 44 Greene Group L.L.C. West Des Moines, IA
39 41 Huntington Chevrolet Inc. Huntington
Station, NY
40 59 Advantage Chevrolet Hodgkins, IL
41 53 Island Ford Inc. Staten Island, NY
42 55 Reid Automotive Group Rome, GA
43 54 Westminster Buick-Pontiac-GMC Westminster, CA
44 47 Huntsville Autoplex Huntsville, AL
45 51 Powell Chevrolet Dallas, TX
46 50 Paradise Ford Cocoa, FL
47 56 Mike Johnson Auto Group New Baltimore, MI
48 60 Shamrock Ford- Clinton, MI
Lincoln-Mercury Inc.
49 46 Ford of Montebello Montebello, CA
50 48 JK Chevrolet Isuzu Nederland, TX
51 66 Warner Robins Warner Robins, GA
Ford Lincoln-Mercury Inc.
52 58 East Brunswick East Brunswick, NJ
Buick-Pontiac-GMC
53 -- Superstition Springs Lexus Mesa, AZ
54 61 Mount Kisco Chevrolet Mount Kisco, NY
Cadillac Hummer
55 79 McKinney Dodge McKinney, TX
56 70 Smokey Point Arlington, WA
Buick Pontiac GPIC
57 65 Aeneas Williams Bastrop, LA
Dealerships
58 80 Walker Family Laurel, MS
Auto Group
59 57 Chino Hills Ford Chino Hills, CA
60 -- Phil Waterford's Manteca, CA
Manteca Ford Mercury
61 62 Sim Fryson Motor Co. Ashland, KY
62 64 Folsom Buick Pontiac GMC Folsom, CA
63 86 Nissan-Mitsubishi-Kia Lake Charles, LA
of Lake Charles
64 -- Superstition Springs Mesa, AZ
Chrysler Jeep
65 91 Ultimate Pontiac Fredericksburg, VA
Buick GMC Isuzu
66 71 Southaven Pontiac Southaven, MS
Buick GMC Inc.
67 68 Red Bluff Ford Red Bluff, CA
68 77 Empire Ford Inc. Spokane, WA
69 63 Noble Ford Mercury Inc. Indianola, IA
70 85 Vicksburg Chrysler- Vicksburg, MI
Dodge-Jeep Inc.
71 88 Cox Nissan Inc. Bronx, NY
72 82 Poughkeepsie Poughkeepsie, NY
Chevrolet-Cadillac Inc.
73 74 Alan Young Pontiac Fort Worth, TX
Truck Buick GMC
74 -- Orange Ford- Orange, TX
Lincoln-Mercury Inc.
75 75 Elk Grove Buick Elk Grove, C
Pontiac GMC
76 81 River View Ford Oswego, IL
77 94 BMW of the Hudson Valley Poughkeepsie, NY
78 72 Courtesy Ford-Lincoln-Mercury Danville, IL
79 76 Everett Chevrolet Everett, WA
80 90 Bayview Ford Lincoln Mercury Daphne, AL
Inc.
81 92 Lexus of Mishawaka Mishawaka, IN
82 67 All American Ford Saginaw, MI
Lincoln-Mercury
83 89 Quality Ford Mt. Vernon, NY
84 96 East Tulsa Dodge Inc. Tulsa, OK
85 93 New Castle Ford- New Castle, IN
Lincoln-Mercury Inc.
86 -- Forest Lake Ford Forest Lake, MN
87 -- Town Square Lincolnton, NC
Ford Lincoln Mercury
88 -- Hunterdon BMW Lebanon, NJ
89 95 Highland Park Ford Highland Park, IL
90 -- Deerbrook Forest Kingwood, TX
Chrysler-Jeep Inc.
91 -- Bound Brook Ford Inc. Bound Brook, NJ
92 83 Joliet Dodge Inc. Joliet, IL
93 -- Coastal Motorcars Corpus Christi, TX
94 100 Cross Creek Fayetteville, NC
Lincoln-Mercury Inc.
95 -- Gresham Chrysler Jeep Inc. Gresham, OR
96 97 Vision Ford Lincoln Mercury Alamogordo, NM
97 -- Gorman McCracken VW Mazda Longview, TX
98 -- Paris Ford Lincoln Mercury Inc. Paris, TX
99 78 Cross Road Chrysler-Jeep Oklahoma City, OK
100 -- Freedom Ford Wise, VA
Lincoln-Mercury Inc.
THIS LAST CHIEF YEAR
YEAR YEAR EXECUTIVE STARTED STAFF
1 1 Gregory Jackson 1989 400
2 2 Tony March/Ernest M. Hodge 1998 800
3 3 Cornelius A. Martin 1985 706
4 4 Sanford L. Woods 1989 354
5 5 H. Steve Harrell 1987 412
6 7 Dorian S. Boyland 1987 380
7 6 Raymond Dixon 1993 320
8 11 Winston R. Pittman Sr. 1988 235
9 9 Emanuel D. Jones 1992 220
10 10 Clarence F. Warren 1990 130
11 14 Gregory T. Baranco 1978 225
12 12 J. Michael Chargois 1988 233
13 18 Leon Daggs Jr. 1986 260
14 15 William J. Armstrong 1990 225
15 13 Reginald T. Hubbard 1988 268
16 17 Ed Fitzpatrick 1992 130
17 19 Fred J. Poe 1990 130
18 39 William E. Shack Jr. 1998 110
19 16 Steven R. Ewing 2002 10
20 32 Thomas A. Moorehead 1999 87
21 31 Jordan Frazier 1989 50
22 33 Mike Pruitt 1990 202
23 27 Irving J. Matthews 1991 195
24 30 Anthony L. Merritt 1997 138
25 20 Bill Perkins 1993 108
26 22 Norma J. Ross 1974 145
27 24 Walter E. Douglas Sr. 1991 130
28 21 Eddie L. Hall Jr. 1986 131
29 28 Hamilton W. Massey 1983 143
30 29 Eddie B. Corley Sr. 1982 200
31 38 Henry L. Aaron Sr. 1999 141
32 25 Ronald L. Hill 1991 168
33 40 James G. Kaiser 1998 80
34 34 Milton Barnes Jr. 1996 70
35 36 David L. Stephens 1999 106
36 37 Pamela Rodgers 2001 81
37 26 Bobby F. Goldston 1998 82
38 44 Franklin D. Greene 1989 122
39 41 Gregory M. Williams Sr. 1999 102
40 59 Desmond Roberts 1999 82
41 53 Gil Chapman 1999 85
42 55 Duane L. Reid 1995 96
43 54 Robert Menzies 1997 72
44 47 Ellenae Fairhurst 1995 75
45 51 John H. Powell Jr. 1998 71
46 50 Wayne Martin 2000 83
47 56 Michael Johnson 1990 62
48 60 Jeffery Shamberger 1988 47
49 46 James Ross 1999 100
50 48 Robert Turner 2000 75
51 66 Terry L. Holmes 1999 75
52 58 Otis J. Thornton 1996 42
53 -- Anthony L. Merritt 2003 64
54 61 Adrian Ward Quinn 1999 44
55 79 Charles W. Sutton 2001 70
56 70 Anderson B. Bryant Jr. 2002 50
57 65 Aeneas Williams 2001 125
58 80 Jimmy Walker 1992 103
59 57 Timothy L. Woods 1981 92
60 -- Philip L. Waterford 1997 70
61 62 Sim E. Fryson 1995 75
62 64 Steven J. Jackson 1998 51
63 86 John F. Stelly 2002 55
64 -- Alfonzo Smith 2002 62
65 91 Randall O. Harris 2002 45
66 71 Henry A. Ware Jr. 1999 57
67 68 Phillip G. Price 1989 72
68 77 Nathaniel D. Greene 1986 69
69 63 Dimaggio Nichols 1985 98
70 85 Monti M. Long 1990 45
71 88 Keith Cox 2000 62
72 82 Raymond 2001 61
M. Wilkinson III
73 74 Alan J. Young 1983 65
74 -- Carl L. Barnett Sr. 1994 55
75 75 Steven J. Jackson 2002 52
76 81 Ray Fregia Sr. 1991 52
77 94 Roland J. Walton 1999 35
78 72 Ray Fregia Jr. 1988 41
79 76 John B. Reggans III 1996 70
80 90 Damon Wickware 1992 50
81 92 Perry Watson III 2003 33
82 67 LaVal Perry 1988 75
83 89 Cecil S. Wright 1993 53
84 96 Yvonne Hovell 2001 50
85 93 William B. Walker 1990 45
86 -- Leroy P. Kemp Jr. 1991 45
87 -- C.V. Willingham Jr. 1998 44
88 -- Gailon McMcGowen 2003 30
89 95 Carl E. Statham 1998 48
90 -- E. Dale Early 1993 39
91 -- Dale F. Harris 1997 50
92 83 Carl R. Dukes 1998 45
93 -- Art Allen 2001 50
94 100 Samuel Johnson Sr. 1990 70
95 -- Clarence E. Parker 1991 40
96 97 Wayne Martin 1989 66
97 -- Carl L. Barnett Sr. 2003 35
98 -- Carl L. Barnett Sr. 2000 40
99 78 Jesse J. Greathouse Jr. 1999 52
100 -- Bobby H. Dawson 1990 37
THIS LAST TYPE OF
YEAR YEAR BUSINESS SALES *
1 1 Chevrolet, Pontiac, Ford, Saturn, 1066.597
Lincoln-Mercury, Buick, GMC Truck
2 2 GM, Toyota, Lexus, Honda, Infiniti, 558.383
Volkswagen, Jaguar, Volvo
3 3 Cadillac, Dodge, Jeep, Chrysler, Kia, 382.445
Chevrolet, Ford, Hummer, Saab
4 4 Dodge Chrysler, Jeep, Toyota, 343.556
Lexus, Honda, Hyundai
5 5 Lexus, Nissan, Honda, 287.791
Volvo, Kia, Hyundai
6 7 Dodge, Nissan, Ford, Honda 141.630
Mercedes-Benz
7 6 Ford, Toyota, Honda 206.518
8 11 Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep, Toyota, 167.578
Lexus, Scion, Nissan
9 9 Ford, Toyota, Scion, Mercury 162.000
10 10 Ford, Lincoln-Mercury 161.388
11 14 Pontiac, GMC, Acura, Lincoln- 151.215
Mercury, Buick, Mercedes-Benz
12 12 Lincoln-Mercury 146.814
13 18 Ford, Lincoln-Mercury, Dodge, 140.000
Buick, Hyundai, Suzuki
14 15 Ford, Toyota 128.000
15 13 Dodge, Chevrolet, Isuzu 126.089
16 17 Lexus, BMW, Infiniti 125.000
17 19 GM, Pontiac, GMC, 112.000
Chevrolet, Mitsubishi
18 39 Honda 110.000
19 16 Ford 103.425
20 32 BMW, MINI Cooper 100.855
21 31 Dodge, Jeep 100.234
22 33 Honda, Ford, 100.000
Lincoln-Mercury, Mazda
23 27 Ford, Lincoln-Mercury 97.098
24 30 Toyota 94.000
25 20 Chevrolet 93.099
26 22 Buick, GMC, Mercedes-Benz, 91.460
Hummer
27 24 Ford 90.212
28 21 Ford 89.846
29 28 Ford 89.842
30 29 Ford, Lincoln-Mercury, Volvo, 88.092
Dodge, Chrysler, Nissan, Jeep
31 38 BMW, MINI Cooper, Toyota, 87.379
Honda, Scion, Jaguar, Land Rover
32 25 Ford, Mazda, Lincoln-Mercury 87.353
33 40 Lexus 77.693
34 34 Chevrolet 77.449
35 36 Jaguar, Audi, Honda 75.191
36 37 Chevrolet 75.167
37 26 Ford 67.000
38 44 Ford, Lincoln-Mercury 65.640
39 41 Chevrolet 65.014
40 59 Chevrolet 63.561
41 53 Ford 63.251
42 55 Ford, Acoln-Mercury 62.947
43 54 Buick, Pontiac, GMC 61.711
44 47 DaimlerChrysler, Nissan, Toyota, 61.000
Dodge, Infiniti, Lexus
45 51 Chevrolet 58.160
46 50 Ford 57.544
47 56 Chevrolet 57.000
48 60 Ford, Lincoln-Mercury 56.805
49 46 Ford 56.450
50 48 GM, Chevrolet, Isuzu 54.870
51 66 Ford, Lincoln-Mercury 51.000
52 58 Buick, Pontiac, GMC 50.642
53 -- Lexus 50.600
54 61 Chevrolet, Cadillac, Hummer 50.126
55 79 Dodge 50.005
56 70 Buick, Pontiac, GMC 50.000
57 65 GMC, Pontiac, Buick, Cadillac, Toyota, 49.877
Lincoln-Mercury, Chrysler, Honda
58 80 Ford, Lincoln-Mercury, Kia 49.549
59 57 Ford 48.000
60 -- Ford, Mercury 46.775
61 62 Mercedes-Benz, Honda, 46.726
Nissan, Mazda
62 64 GM, Buick, Pontiac GMC 43.966
63 86 Nissan, Mitsubishi, Kia 42.581
64 -- Chrysler Jeep 42.184
65 91 Pontiac, Buick, GMC, Isuzu 40.600
66 71 Pontiac, GMC, Buick 40.493
67 68 Ford, Mercury 39.879
68 77 Ford 39.500
69 63 Ford, Lincoln-Mercury 39.055
70 85 Chrysler Dodge, Jeep 38.842
71 88 Nissan 38.434
72 82 GM, Chevrolet, Cadillac 37.782
73 74 GMC Trucks, Buick, Pontiac, GM 36.884
74 -- Ford, Lincoln-Mercury 36.797
75 75 Buick, Pontiac, GMC, GM 36.329
76 81 Ford 36.300
77 94 BMW 36.027
78 72 Ford, Lincoln-Mercury 35.853
79 76 Chevrolet 35.810
80 90 Ford, Lincoln-Mercury 34.519
81 92 Lexus 33.014
82 67 Ford, Lincoln-Mercury 33.000
83 89 Ford 32.500
84 96 Dodge 30.736
85 93 Ford, Lincoln-Mercury, Chevrolet, 30.433
Pontiac, Buick, Cadillac
86 -- Ford 29.944
87 -- Ford, Lincoln-Mercur 28.634
88 -- BMW 28.300
89 95 Ford 28.079
90 -- Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge 27.317
91 -- Ford 27.012
92 83 DaimlerChrysler, Dodge 26.869
93 -- BMW, Porsche, Volkswagen 25.618
94 100 Lincoln-Mercury, Subaru 25.200
95 -- Chrysler, Jeep, Suzuki 23.422
96 97 Ford, Lincoln-Mercury 23.418
97 -- Volkswagen, Mazda 23.185
98 -- Ford, Lincoln-Mercury 23.077
99 78 Chrysler, Jeep 23.040
100 -- Ford, Lincoln-Mercury 22.400
* IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, TO THE NEAREST THOUSAND. AS OF DEC. 31, 2004.
PREPARED BY B.E. RESEARCH. REVIEWED BY THE CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING
FIRM EDWARDS & CO.
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