TIME and Ally Honor New-Car Dealers at NADA Show 2018

Published March 1, 2018

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Na'Tasha Jones

Forty-seven new-car dealers out of more than 16,500 nationwide candidates have been nominated for the 2018 TIME Dealer of the Year award. This select group of dealers from across the country will be honored at NADA Show 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada, on March 23, 2018. Nominees, finalists and the national Dealer of the Year will be celebrated at the formal opening of the convention, which is expected to draw more than 20,000 individuals involved in the automobile industry. The announcement of this year’s nominees was made by Meredith Long, senior vice president and general manager, News, Luxury & Style, TIME, and Tim Russi, president of auto finance for Ally Financial.

Now in its 49th year, the TIME Dealer of the Year award is one of the automobile industry’s most prestigious and highly-coveted honors. Recipients are among the nation’s most successful auto dealers who also demonstrate a long-standing commitment to community service.

The award is sponsored by TIME in association with Ally Financial, and in cooperation with NADA. A panel of faculty members from the Tauber Institute for Global Operations at the University of Michigan will select one finalist from each of the four NADA regions and one national Dealer of the Year.

Nominees for the 2018 TIME Dealer of the Year award:

Ryan Dolan, Dolan Toyota, Reno, Nevada
David Edwards, Edwards Chevrolet Cadillac, Council Bluffs, Iowa
Steven Ewing, Wade Ford Inc., Smyrna, Georgia
Joe Falzon, Signature Ford Lincoln, Owosso, Michigan
William Fenton, Toyota of Keene, East Swanzey, New Hampshire
Dorothy Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald Subaru, Rockville, Maryland
Gregory Gagorik, Toyota of Scranton, Scranton, Pennsylvania
Frank Hanenberger, MetroWest Subaru, Natick, Massachusetts
William Hatfield, Hatfield Buick GMC, Redlands, California
Art Hudgins, Holiday Chevrolet Cadillac, Williamsburg, Virginia
Dave Jachter, Wilsonville Toyota, Wilsonville, Oregon
Jim Janke, Tommie Vaughn Ford, Houston, Texas
Peter Kolar, Kolar Toyota, Duluth, Minnesota
Elsie MacMillan, Sierra Toyota, Sierra Vista, Arizona
Marcy Maguire, Windsor Nissan, East Windsor, New Jersey
Paul Masse, Paul Masse Chevrolet, East Providence, Rhode Island
Todd Maul, John Elway Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram, Greeley, Colorado
Matt McKay, All Star Toyota of Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Carlo Merlo, Glendale Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram, St. Louis, Missouri
John Miller, Apple Valley Chevrolet, Martinsburg, West Virginia
Flor Navarro, Stadium GM Superstore, Salem, Ohio
Michael Niethammer, King Windward Nissan, Kaneohe, Hawaii
Mark Peterson, Peterson Toyota, Boise, Idaho
Tony Petro, Petro Nissan, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Samuel Roberts, Roberts Motors Inc., Alton, Illinois
Harry G. Robinson Jr., Harry Robinson Buick GMC, Fort Smith, Arkansas
Jack Salzman, Lake Norman Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram, Cornelius, North Carolina
Ted Serbousek, Ritchey Cadillac Buick GMC, Daytona Beach, Florida
Sam Slaughter, Sellers Buick GMC, Farmington Hills, Michigan
Wally Sommer, Sommer’s Subaru, Mequon, Wisconsin
Kevin Ward, Dallin Motors, Rawlins, Wyoming
Steven Watts, Town & Country Ford, Bessemer, Alabama
Rodney G. Wilhelm, Don Wilhelm Inc., Jamestown, North Dakota
Isaac Willis, Willis Chevrolet Buick, Smyrna, Delaware
Edward Witt, Witt Lincoln, San Diego, California
George Youmans, Youmans Chevrolet, Macon, Georgia
Gino (Ambrose) Barbuto, East Syracuse Chevrolet, East Syracuse, New York
Michael Basil, Basil Toyota, Lockport, New York
James Benson Jr., Benson Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram, Greer, South Carolina
JP Bishop, Bob Bell Ford, Glen Burnie, Maryland
Garry Brayko, Archie Cochrane Motors Inc., Billings, Montana
Brad Brotherton, Brotherton Cadillac Buick GMC, Renton, Washington
Brent Brown, Brent Brown Toyota, Orem, Utah
Wallace Camp Jr., Rowe Ford Sales, Westbrook, Maine
Mike Carpino, Mike Carpino Ford, Columbus, Kansas
Raymond H. Cottrell Sr., Ray’s Ford Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram, Brandenburg,Kentucky
Sid R. Dillon, Sid Dillon Chevrolet, Fremont, Nebraska