Meet of the man who has put the team together that is helping change the way business is done at your Neighborhood Car Dealership. First time on our list and well worth the wait, Mr. Bill Cole, President of Bill Cole Automall with locations in Bluefield, West Virginia and Ashland, Kentucky.

Our Social media gurus found Bill Cole Automall on the web, way back in January, and since our discovery, things have changed!!!  Bill Cole Automall in less than 12 months went VIRAL and has not stopped since.  From YouTube to Facebook to Twitter, his dealerships, his inventory, his commercials and his people can be found interacting with customers utilizing the social media platform.

This is why The  A.I. Team had to keep Bill on this years list, from his crazy Dealman commercials to his down to earth straight talking ads, He Did Himself...Bill Cole Automall has taken Automotive Social Networking Management To Yet Another level.....well Beyond Just Facebook!

WOW!!

when we first reported on Jackson, it was a follow-up to the Black Enterprise Article on his Billion Dollar Automotive Group, well this is his second year on The A.I. List and this is our follow-up to the follow-up, lol!!

There is an old saying in business; "that the richer get richer" well we say for Mr. Jackson; "The Great Just Get Better" and he has done just that!

 

Prestige Automotive Group has been ranked #1 in Black Enterprise Magazine on the "List of the Top 100 African American owned dealerships" for the last four years. Prestige Automotive Group was also named "Black Enterprise Magazine's - 2006 Dealer of the Year", Crain's List of Detroit Largest Black-Owned Businesses. The Michigan Chronicle's 2008 Men of Excellence Award and they were the first African American Automotive Group to reach $1 Billion dollars in annual revenue. Most recently, they received the Mercedes-Benz 2008 "Best of The Best" award.

 

Once again, Koodles to Mr. Jackson being on our Top Choice List Once Again!

The Bill Gates of the Automotive Industry and, who could top this three time recipient of A.I.'s Top Choice List.

Mr. Roger Penske, the man, the money and one of the game changers in our industry.  We are always watching Roger and what he does and what he does not do.......but when he even thinks about making a move, it becomes a game changer for the industry

Roger S. Penske

(born February 20, 1937, in Shaker Heights, Ohio) is the owner of the automobile racing team Penske Racing, the Penske Corporation, and other automotive related businesses. A winning racer in the late 1950s, Penske was named 1961's Sports Car Club of America Driver of the Year by Sports Illustrated. Retiring from driving a few years later he created one of the most successful teams in IndyCar Series and NASCAR racing.

 

Penske Automotive Group (NYSE: PAG), headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, is the world's second largest automotive dealership group.

PAG operates 253 retail automotive franchises, representing 40 different brands, and 40 collision repair centers. PAG is a member of the Fortune 500 and Russell 2000, and has approximately 15,000 employees. PAG has 152 franchises in 19 U.S. states, selling new and previously owned vehicles, finance, insurance products, replacement parts, and offers maintenance and repair services on all brands it represents. Outside the United States it has operations in Puerto Rico, Mexico, Germany and 110 franchises in the United Kingdom via the Sytner Group.

Yes!! You guess right, it is that time of the year once again, Holiday greetings, good cheer and when The Automotive Insider reveals the most interesting people in the car business for 2010.  This year was tough, but the A.I. Team believes we have made all great choices. We have some new dealers on the list, as well as a manufacturer for the first time...along with some who have made it every year over the last three years!!

To our new readers, just so you know how the process works. Our Internet Team watches, reads and researches the Internet, magazines, newspapers and more, to come up with 20 interesting people, from that twenty we began to eliminate up to 13, who for what ever reason may have fallen from our original choice.  We then continue to monitor our nominees and see "What Is Really Going On"  WE hope and pray that you have a safe and Happy Holiday and enjoy this Issue.