Brad Drake has been a Maroone Chevrolet Fort Lauderdale salesperson for over 30 years. During that time Brad has worked hard to build close relationships with his customers. One customer had been particularly loyal to Brad and Maroone Chevrolet Fort Lauderdale, so much that he and his family had bought every car for the past 30 years from Brad. [...more]
A general manager shovels stranded customers out of snow-blocked roadways. A salesman gives a touching eulogy at a life-long customer’s funeral. A consultant drives two hours to personally deliver a newly purchased vehicle. These are not the average stories you hear about customer experiences when it comes to buying a car. At AutoNation, we’re [...] [...more]
Following the success of other companies using the power of the crowd to better their businesses (think MyStarbucksIdea.com), AutoNation launched an community site called AutoNation Ideas where you, our friends and customers, could share your thoughts on how we can improve our business. Thanks to all of your fantastic ideas, we’ve got a solid benchmark for [...] [...more]
At AutoNation, we want you to know that we’re listening. We want to change the way you’re accustomed to buying cars by delivering an experience that is tailored to you. If you have a genius idea about how the dealership experience should be different, now is your chance to share it with AutoNation Ideas. [...more]
We want to kick off the giving season early, with your help. Today, we’re launching a charity-focused social media campaign that will award up to $6,000 among three charities. Visit http://www.autonation.com/letsgiveback to submit an idea on how your selected charity can use the money and vote on submitted ideas. The best three [...] [...more]
Our Go Cars and Trucks team pulled out all the stops to create the ultimate used car-buying experience at an off-site sale at Invesco Field. Over 900 used cars of all makes and models were hauled to the parking lot in front of the stadium and priced to sell. [...more]
We're celebrating the debut of Nissan’s new electric car, the LEAF. With your help, we've planted over 500 trees in four countries around the world. Our Social Media Manager Stephen Higgins gives you a little more insight into our Plant-a-Tree campaign. [...more]
To celebrate the debut of Nissan's new electric car, the LEAF, we want to plant trees across the globe with your help. Don't reach for your shovels and gloves just yet, though. All you have to do is visit the Nissan LEAF tab on our Facebook page. 'Like' us and we'll plant a tree for you. [...more]
It’s 2010. By now, most of us have warmed up to the idea of online shopping. It started out small – you bought a book or MP3. Today, most of us don’t even shudder at the thought of booking an international flight online, let alone expensive toys like digital cameras and [...] [...more]
It’s been over a year now since we were all hit by the economic crisis, and the automotive industry was run over and nearly destroyed. Are AutoNation’s better than expect results reason enough to be optimistic about the future? [...more]
