WFAF Announces 2005 Stagecoach Winners
CHESTER, Pa. -- Wells Fargo Auto Finance, the nation's second largest non-captive automotive finance originator, has announced the recipients of its 2005 Stagecoach Dealer of the Year awards.
CHESTER, Pa. -- Wells Fargo Auto Finance, the nation’s second largest non-captive automotive finance originator, has announced the recipients of its 2005 Stagecoach Dealer of the Year awards.
This award distinguishes the achievement of Wells Fargo Auto Finance’s top automotive dealers. The winners were selected from nearly 20,000 dealers across the United States and Canada. One from every sales region was named a Stagecoach Dealer of the Year, 45 in all. Each winner received a hand-made model stagecoach along with a Wells Fargo gift certificate to display and commemorate this honor.
"Our Stagecoach Award winners were integral in making 2005 a record breaking year for our company," said Gary Lorenz, president of Wells Fargo Auto Finance. "It is our philosophy that the best businesses are built from a strong foundation of partnership where each member of the partnership works diligently towards making the other successful. We strive for this with every dealership we do business and we certainly have achieved this goal with this year’s Stagecoach winners."
The following dealers were named 2005 Stagecoach Dealer of the Year winners:
Automax
Balise Chevrolet Oldsmobile
Barberino Brothers
Barts Car Store
Bill Pierre Ford Money Mart
Bob Watson Chevrolet
Capitol Ford
Car Factory Outlet
Car Town Kia USA
City Auto Sales
Colma Buick Pontiac GMC
Columbus Suzuki
Community Ford Mercury
Credit Superstore-Rosedale Dodge
Davis Chevrolet
Edmark Auto Center
Encan H. Gregoire Inc - St-Eustache
Ernie Haire Superstore
Fox Chevrolet Security
Fox Valley Suzuki
Freeway Ford
Gwinnett Place Kia
Holzhauer Auto & Truck
Hudiburg Chevrolet
Johnny's Suzuki
Keith Pierson Toyota
Kentwood Ford Sales
Lake Manawa Nissan
Landmark Chevrolet
Lloyd MacDonald Nissan
Matt Blatt Imports
Metro Auto Wholesale
Metro Hyundai
Midway Chevrolet
Nissan of San Bernardino
Reno Dodge Sales
RK Chevrolet
Serra Kia of Centerpoint
The New Monroeville Dodge
Universal City Nissan
University Ford
Vickar Community Chevrolet
Westway Ford
Williams Chevrolet
Worthington Dodge
Wells Fargo Auto Finance Inc., a unit of Wells Fargo & Company, is one of the nation’s largest auto finance providers and offers a full spectrum of automobile finance and lease options. Wells Fargo Auto Finance services more than 1.5 million customers and nearly 20,000 automobile dealers through 18 origination centers and over 350 outside sales representatives through out the United States and Canada. It is headquartered in Chester, Pa. More information about Wells Fargo Auto Finance is available at www.WellsFargoAutoFinance.com.
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