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3rd Charity Classic Car Show

The St. Joe Team just wrapped up their third annual Charity Classic Car, Truck & Bike Show. The proceeds from the event are all to benefit The Dream Factory.

The Dream Factory exists with the mission to grant wishes for critically and chronically ill children. There are 38 local chapters across the country staffed by hardworking volunteers that raise money to make these wishes a reality for kids and families that need a win in their lives. The Dream Factory is also the only children’s wish-granting organization that does not limit its mission to children who have life-threatening illness. They also serve kids with chronic illness and disorders, believing that this segment exemplifies great need and is often overlooked.

Our event linked up directly with the St. Joseph chapter, and will help make a difference in kids’ lives. Thanks for all your help in making it happen!

There were some pretty great entries in the show. Check out the photos below.

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Drive One at Lincoln High

We wrapped up a great event with the Lincoln North team out at Lincoln high on Tuesday. You probably know the drill by now: $20 per test drive donated to the school we’re partnering with. In this case we were helping to raise money for the athletic department.

We ended up raising $2100 for the school! Thanks to all those that volunteered their time to staff the event.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Industry Update

As we enter the fourth quarter of 2013, it is helpful to take a look back on how the industry developed during 2013. I’ve attached a document for review that gives a picture of what took place nationally in the auto industry.

Some highlights of note:

  • Ford Sales were up 12.3% compared to August of 2012
  • While Ford Sales are up for the year, Market Share is down from 14.4% to 13.9%. Imports are gaining ground and all major domestics have given ground
  • CUV segment continues to grow with consumers stating that this is the most likely vehicle they will purchase next
  • Ford maintains 3 vehicles on the best seller list (Top 15 Vehicles Sold in U.S.)
  • Used vehicle market is up 5.6% versus vs. August of 2012

See the PDF below for full details.

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Vets Thank You

Our most recent Car Car Clinic in Lincoln was a little unique. We were made aware of a need in our community among Veterans for the same type of vehicle maintenance service that we have served single moms with in the past.

These men and women have faithfully laid their lives on the line in service to our country, and it was a no-brainer for us to get on board with serving them through our Clinic. The event was a huge success! So much so that the Vets came back for a visit to thank our teams for their work.

Way to go Team!

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St. Joe Car Care Clinic

St. Joe just concluded their latest Car Care Clinic in service of Veterans, single parents & people in need in our community. These events are an awesome way for us to directly impact an urgent need for people in St. Joseph. The BPM team worked with The 139th Airlift Wing, Catholic Charities, Pregnancy Resource Center & Habitat for Humanity to identify people in need. Our Quicklane techs, Service techs as well as people from Parts, Detail and the BPM team gave of their own time to spend an evening fixing vehicles for people that need it the most, for no charge. While the techs are hard at work, we also hosted dinner for the moms.

Kassie Collins, one of the widows we helped in the clinic, lost her husband in 2003 while he was serving in Iraq. She has recently joined the Americorps Vista program and is now serving veterans as a Prevention Coordinator with CADCA/Vetcorps. Her daughter, Landry Collins, did and outstanding job helping us paint faces of the children there. The event was very appreciated and some were move to tears commenting,
“I can’t believe you’d do this sort of thing for someone like me.”

These events aren’t possible without the volunteered time of our dedicated St. Joseph team. Way to go and thank you for making such a big difference for People Who Matter there in St. Joseph! Check out the photos from the event below.

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Veterans Car Care Clinic

In Lincoln we just wrapped up our latest Car Care Clinic. This has been an awesome way to serve people in our community over the last year plus. In the past, we’ve partnered with organizations like City Impact and the Lincoln Crisis Pregnancy Center; each time performing vehicle maintenance for people that otherwise could not afford it.

There’s a lot of cool things about this. Transportation is a core need for people, and we’re uniquely positioned as an auto dealership to help meet this need in a very direct way. Seeing this happen for the people in our community that need it most has been tremendous. It has also been an amazing thing to watch our Service and Quicklane teams band together and step up to the task of serving. These guys and gals are volunteering of their own time (after putting in a full day’s work), and without them it wouldn’t be possible. A huge thanks to them all for making it happen!

Along these lines, there are two unique things about this most recent clinic.

  1. We had the opportunity to serve the men and women who have faithfully served our country and preserved our freedom. The focus for this clinic was servicing the vehicles of veterans in our community.
  2. This whole thing is possible only through the volunteered time of our tech teams. We had a record number of volunteers for this event! Awesome!

 

Check out the photos below from the event. We look forward to hosting more of these in the future in all markets.