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.” This recognition shows what women of color bring to the industry.”

Women 52

Women Principal Retail Management 52

AutoSuccessOnline

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

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. Mine is that I will make this industry better for women everywhere, and I’m working every day on that. Did I mention I’m a singer?

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. Fifty percent of Volkswagen of Marion’s sales floor staff are women.

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. Shannon also makes a point to encourage more young women to attend the program and continue to advance their careers.

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