WFFA Names Stagecoach Award Winners
CHESTER, Pa. -- Wells Fargo Financial Acceptance, one of the nation's largest non-captive automotive finance companies, announced the recipients of its Stagecoach Award for the second quarter of 2005.
CHESTER, Pa. -- Wells Fargo Financial Acceptance, one of the nation’s largest non-captive automotive finance companies, announced the recipients of its Stagecoach Award for the second quarter of 2005.
The Stagecoach Award was created to recognize the achievements of Wells Fargo Financial Acceptance’s best automotive dealers. Winners were selected from more than 13,000 dealers across the country. In all, 32 dealers were named Stagecoach Award winners, one from each of Wells Fargo Financial Acceptance’s sales regions.
"Our second quarter built on our record first quarter and gives us tremendous momentum for the remainder of the year," said Brad Noel, senior vice president of sales. "The Stagecoach Award is our way of acknowledging those dealers who were particularly instrumental this quarter in helping us continue to achieve record results."
The following dealers were named Second Quarter, 2005, Stagecoach Award winners:
Albany Ford
Automax
Balise Chevrolet Oldsmobile
Bill Heard Chevrolet–Arizona
Bill Heard Chevrolet–Texas
Bob Watson Chevrolet
Burgin Dodge
Colma Buick Pontiac GMC
Ernie Haire Superstore
Executive Suzuki
Five Star Automotive Group
Ford of Orange
Glendale Nissan
Harris Ford
Hudiburg Chevrolet
Lynchburg Mitsubishi
Matt Blatt Imports
Metro Nissan of Montclair
Moore Motor Sales
National Auto
Preston Ford
Red Bluff Ford
Reno Mazda Kia
Rosedale Dodge
Serra Kia of Centerpoint
Steven Subaru Kia
Swope Mitsubishi
The New Monroeville Dodge
Towbin Dodge
Town and Country Ford
Webb Chevrolet
Yark Automotive Group
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