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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.

by Staff
August 2, 2005
2 min to read


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.

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"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

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Bill Heard Chevrolet–Arizona

Bill Heard Chevrolet–Texas

Bob Watson Chevrolet

Burgin Dodge

Colma Buick Pontiac GMC

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Ernie Haire Superstore

Executive Suzuki

Five Star Automotive Group

Ford of Orange

Glendale Nissan

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Harris Ford

Hudiburg Chevrolet

Lynchburg Mitsubishi

Matt Blatt Imports

Metro Nissan of Montclair

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Moore Motor Sales

National Auto

Preston Ford

Red Bluff Ford

Reno Mazda Kia

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Rosedale Dodge

Serra Kia of Centerpoint

Steven Subaru Kia

Swope Mitsubishi

The New Monroeville Dodge

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Towbin Dodge

Town and Country Ford

Webb Chevrolet

Yark Automotive Group


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