Top 1992 Fleet Dealers Honored at AFLA Convention
FORD: (Seated, l to r) Third-place winner Randy Malkiewicz of Arlington Heights Ford in Arlington Heights, IL, and first-place winner Jim Hoffer of Jordan Ford in Mishawaka, IN. (Standing, l to r) Bill McCreedy, major accounts manager for Ford Division, and Bob Bland, fleet sales manager for Ford Division.
CADILLAC: (l to r) Third-place winner Manuel Escoto of Prospect Motors in Jackson, CA; Vic Poleni, manager of fleet & specialty vehicles for Cadillac; and first-place winner Jack Evans of Bayview Cadillac in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
PONTIAC: (l to r) Second-place winner Manuel Escoto of Prospect Motors of Jackson, CA and Ned MacDonald, manager of fleet administration for Pontiac.
SUBARU: (l to r) First-place winner Linda Cody of Burt Subaru in Englewood, CO, and Ed Bobit, publisher/editor of Automotive Fleet.
ISUZU: (l to r) Efren Lejano, fleet supervisor for American Isuzu Motors, and first-place winner Rich Cusick of Fountain Isuzu in Orlando, FL.
DODGE & JEEP/EAGLE: (l to r) Manuel Escoto of Amador Motors in Sutter Creek, CA, second-place winner for Dodge and first-place winner for Jeep/Eagle; John Delaney, national fleet sales manager for Chrysler Fleet Operations; and Steve Leach, representing Dodge first-place winner Walden Group/Forest Lake C-P-D in Forest Lake, MN, and Jeep/Eagle second-place winner Walden Group/Southview J/E in Inver Grove Heights, MN.
BUICK: (l to r) Manuel Escoto of Prospect Motors in Jackson, CA, Buick's Number One fleet dealer, accepts award from George Benjamin, Buick divisional liaison for General Motors North American Operations.
CHRYSLER-PLYMOUTH: (l to r) Third-place winner Ronald Pope of Russ Darrow C-P in Waukesha, WI; John Delaney, national fleet sales manager for Chrysler Fleet Operations; and Jack Evans accepting for first-place winner Hollywood C-P in Lauderhill, FL.
NISSAN: (Seated, l to r) First-place winner Ronald Pope of Russ Darrow Nissan in Waukesha, WI, and second-place winner Daniel del Grosso of Hippodrome Nissan in Nashville, TN. (Standing l to r) Jim King, national fleet account manager - East for Nissan; Aaron Ashcraft, manager, fleet & leasing for Nissan; and Terrence Dempsey, national fleet account manager - West for Nissan.
TOYOTA: (seated, l to r) First-place winner Darrell Brooks of Sterling McCall Toyota in Houston, TX and second-place winner Steve Graham of Gene Reed Toyota in North Charleston, SC. (Standing, l to r) Michael Rocco, corporate fleet manager for Toyota Motor Sales; J.D. MacArthur, fleet manager of Gulf States Toyota; Ken McCoy, director of fleet operations for Southeast Toyota Distributors; and Ernest Bastien, national fleet sales manager for Toyota Motor Sales.
OLDSMOBILE: (l to r) Ken Judd, manager of fleet sales administration for Oldsmobile; second-place winner Manuel Escoto of Prospect Motors in Jackson, CA; and Jack griffin, manager - fleet service administration for Oldsmobile.
CHEVROLET: (Standing l to r) Second-place winner Manuel Escoto of Prospect Motors in Jackson, CA; first-place winner Jack Evans of Ed Morse Chevrolet of Lauderhill, FL; third-place winner Steve Leach of Walden Group/Car City in Pine City, MN. (Seated l to r) Jerry Vint, manager of commercial vehicle sales for Chevrolet's Memphis, TN branch; and Jim Conlon, manager - shows and & meetings for the Consolidated Fleet Operations of General Motors.
LINCOLN-MERCURY: (Seated l to r) Thrid-place winner Jim Hoffer of Jordan Lincoln-Mrcury in Elkhart, IN, and first-place winner Ted Daniel of Island Lincoln-Mercury in Merritt Island FL. (Standing, l to r) George Zigas, national account manager for Lincoln-Mercury, and Bob Frey, major leasing & fleet accounts manager for Lincoln-Mercury.
MITSUBISHI: (l to r) Second-place winner Joe Fox of Fountain Mitsubishi in Orlando, FL, and Ed Bobit, publisher/editor of Automotive Fleet.