AutoSuccessOnline

JUNE 11, 2024

I attended the 2024 Women In Automotive Conference in Colorado Springs, Colorado. What makes Women In Automotive different? But none of these were Women In Automotive. This was my first Women In Automotive conference. So, like eight, maybe 10 brave men and the rest all women. I am rarely impressed these days.

Women 105

Women Automotive Networking Principal 105

AutoSuccessOnline

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Karen Sutton-Ford, dealer principal of Sutton Ford in Matteson, Illinois, has been named the winner of the prestigious Ally Sees Her Award. “My mission is to show that women of color belong and can have a huge impact in the auto business.” The dealership business was in Sutton-Ford’s blood.

Women 52

Women Principal Retail Management 52

AutoSuccessOnline

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

My grandfather became the first Portuguese male Chrysler dealer in the nation from a small dealership in Raynham, Massachusetts. My mom then became the seventh female Toyota dealer principal in the nation. I’m also the co-chair of the Women of Color Automotive Network (WOCAN) Member Experience & Events Committee.

Women 75

Women Networking Principal Automotive 75

AutoSuccessOnline

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Though women comprise half of the workforce, they constitute less than a quarter of auto dealers and staff. Together with her mom, the dealer principal (DP) of Ike Family Dealerships, she makes up one of the few female DP/GM duos in the country. So, she thought she’d go back to the dealership. 5000 company.

Women 52

Women Dealerships Management Customer 52

Canadian Auto Dealer

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

She also graduated from the ABSC’s Dealer Academy, which is a training program that helps equip senior dealership personnel for roles as GMs and ultimately dealer principals. Now she actively and regularly takes part in events at the college, working with the next generation of talent, and hires co-op students at her dealership.

Women 52

Women Principal Networking Management 52

Canadian Auto Dealer

OCTOBER 31, 2024

As a result, an entire generation of young men and women thriving in today’s automotive sector owe a debt of gratitude to this iconic industry leader,” said Gauthier. In 1963, he started at Golden Mile Motors and became General Manager and later Dealer Principal, where he retailed more than 3,200 vehicles a year in the 1960s.

Retail 98

Retail Principal Women Automotive 98