MILLER ACQUIRES HONDA : MOST FOREMAN EMPLOYEES RETAINED UNDER NEW OWNER.Byline: Deborah Adamson Daily News Staff Writer The Miller Automotive Group in Van Nuys has taken over the franchise of neighbor Foreman Honda. The nine-dealership Miller group, which sells Nissans, Infinitis, Mitsubishis, Toyotas and Kias, also purchased Foreman's remaining cars and parts for an undisclosed price. Miller hired most - 30 to 40 - of Foreman's employees. Fred Miller Fred Miller may refer to:
Miller now sells Hondas out of the old Pontiac-Kia showroom, next door to Miller's Nissan store on Van Nuys Boulevard. Honda sales have been brisk Brisk as a proper name may refer to:
``We started business two weeks ago, and it has been flourishing flour·ish v. flour·ished, flour·ish·ing, flour·ish·es v.intr. 1. To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive: The crops flourished in the rich soil. 2. ,'' Miller said. Marc Foreman, president of Klein Foreman Motors Inc., said the company sold the business to concentrate on other efforts. Foreman also runs a company that makes hardware tools and supplies. ``It was an opportunity that was win-win for everybody,'' he said. Plans for the Foreman facility - at 5511 Van Nuys Blvd., a block away from Miller's dealerships - have not yet been determined. But Foreman said the company will keep open the Honda body repair shop. Foreman Honda has been in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. for 43 years. Founded by Jack Foreman and Gene Klein, the dealership started with Volkswagen and Porsche franchises in Van Nuys, then added Alpha Romeo and Honda. In 1974, the dealership decided to focus on Hondas because of booming sales. Miller Automotive is 47 years old. It began with a Van Nuys location in 1949, then moved to its present site on Van Nuys Boulevard in 1969. The Van Nuys location sells Infiniti, Nissan, Honda and Mitsubishi. It also has an Infiniti dealership in Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. , Nissan and Mitsubishi stores in Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. , and Toyota and Kia outlets in Culver City Culver City, city (1990 pop. 38,793), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1917. It is a center of the U.S. motion-picture industry, whose roots in the city date to c.1915. Its chief manufactures are rubber products and computers. . Miller Automotive Group employs 600 people. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: (color) John Gartman is general manager for Miller N issan/Honda; Miller Automotive bought Foreman Honda. Hans Gutknecht/Daily News |
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