Seven Iowa dealerships recently earned accolades from Ford Motor Co. Forest City Ford (Forest City) received both the Ford President’s Award and the One Ford Elite award—the only Iowa dealership to do so. Six Iowa dealerships received the …
Smart Lexus of Quad Cities (Davenport) and Willis Lexus (Clive) earned the 2020 Elite of Lexus award.
Trivista Companies, the heavy duty truck group that includes O’Halloran International and two other Midwest truck dealers, is now an authorized Dennis Eagle dealer. Dennis Eagle is a UK-based refuse collection vehicle manufacturer.
Bell Automotive Holdings LLC purchased John Grieder Motors (Belle Plaine). The dealership will now be called Belle Plaine Chevrolet-Buick, and will be led by executive manager Jon Bell and general sales manager Scot Newhouse.
Ellen Pritchard was recently named the director of retail operations for Pritchard Family Auto Stores. She will oversee day-to-day business strategy for six dealerships as part of her new role.
Jensen Subaru (Sioux City) donated $15,782 to Sunnybrook Hope Center as part of the Subaru Share the Love campaign. The donation will help Sunnybrook Hope Center provide food to between 12,000 and 15,000 households over a three month …
Automotive News released its listing of the top 100 vehicle retailers ranked by used-vehicle sales, and several dealer groups with Iowa ties made the list. CarMax: First place Lithia Motors: Fifth place Ken Garff Automotive Group: 11th place …
Honda of Ames (Ames) was recently named a recipient of the 2020 Council of Excellence award from Honda Financial Services.
Four dealer groups with locations in Iowa were recognized by Automotive News as Top 150 Dealership Groups. Lithia, which added 21 dealerships in the last year, was the top group for dealerships added and placed third on the …
The 2020 Ford President’s Award winners have been announced, with seven Iowa dealerships earning the accolade. The Iowa recipients are: Charles Gabus Ford (Des Moines) Dahl Ford of Davenport (Davenport) Deery Brothers Ford Lincoln (Iowa City) Forest City …
Several IADA members were recognized in the annual Siouxland’s Choice Awards. Rooster’s Harley-Davidson (Sioux City) took second place in the Motorcycle ATV Dealer category. Woodhouse Sioux City (Sioux City) placed first, Knoepfler Chevrolet (Sioux City) placed second, and …
Two Iowa dealerships, Honda of Ames (Ames) and Vern Eide Honda (Sioux City), were named 2020 Honda President’s Award winners.