Automotive News, the top trade publication for those in the auto retail industry, came out with a list this week of the 50 visionary auto dealers who "turned up new ways to satisfy customers, move metal, boost profits and get along with the factory."
Top on the list are three names familiar to anyone in South Florida who knows anything about cars. Jim Moran the Courtesy Man who built JM Family Enterprises tops the list and then just below him are Mike Jackson and Mike Maroone, the pair at the top of AutoNation. Interestingly, another household name to South Florida residents, Wayne Huizenga is also recognized, an rightly so. Yeah, he's an entrepreneur who made a name for himself with trash, but he was also the guy who brought us public auto dealership companies. Also on the list is Ed Mullinax, who was one of the first to sell his dealerships to AutoNation and who was also one of the first to implement no-haggle selling.
Of course this reinforces what those of us who live in South Florida and follow the car industry already know and that's that some of the smartest folks in the business are right here in our backyard.
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