Interview with Dan Kommeth of Performance Lexus

Performance Lexus, of Cincinnati, Ohio, is an 18-time winner of the Elite of Lexus Award. The store is part of the Performance Automotive Network, a family-owned business operating for over 40 years. The network has enjoyed steady growth and is curre
Jan 4, 2019

An Exclusive Interview with Jenell R. Ross, President of Bob Ross Auto Group

The Bob Ross Auto Group, based near Dayton in Centerville, Ohio, has been selling cars since 1974, including more than 44 years as a Buick dealer, 39 years as a Mercedes-Benz dealer, and 36 years as a GMC dealer. Currently, the Bob Ross Auto Group al
Dec 5, 2018

Interview with Kevin Frye: Jeff Wyler Automotive Family

Jeff Wyler Automotive Family is a Top 50 auto group based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The group offers 15 locations and a huge inventory of thousands of new cars, trucks, vans, SUVs, and commercial work trucks and vans across multiple car dealerships in Ohi
Jul 4, 2018

Interview with Andrew Walser, CEO of Walser Automotive Group

He’s the son of a successful car dealer, but Andrew Walser, CEO of Walser Automotive Group, hadn’t always planned on joining the family business. Instead, Walser first looked to make his career on Wall Street. Before he could get there, he starte
Jun 5, 2018

Interview with Lee Certilman, President/Dealer Principal of Nardy Honda Smithtown

A third-generation car dealer, Lee Certilman, president and dealer principal at Nardy Honda Smithtown, New York, was nominated for the 2017 TIME magazine Dealer of the Year Award. A year earlier, his dealership won the Honda 2016 Council of Excellenc
May 9, 2018

Interview With Ben Keating of Keating Auto Group

After graduating from Texas A&M University with an honors degree in Engineering in 1995, Ben Keating went to work selling cars at a Ford dealership in Austin. Shortly thereafter, he went to work at his father’s Ford dealership in 1996, where he
Apr 3, 2018

Interview with 2018 NADA Chairman – Wes Lutz, Owner, Extreme Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram

NADA Chairman Wes Lutz, owner of Extreme Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram, has been in the retail-auto industry for more than four decades. Prior to his selection as NADA chairman, Lutz was 2017 vice chairman and before that led the organization’s regulator
Mar 8, 2018

Interview with Toni Anne Fardette of Atlantic Auto Group

Toni Anne Fardette is the Director of Business Development for the Atlantic Auto Group ($1.1 Billion Dealer Group) in Long Island, New York.  Atlantic brands include Lexus, Audi, Hyundai, Toyota, Honda, Ford, Lincoln, Nissan, Volkswagen, Chevrolet,
Feb 12, 2018