Bob Ghent, Ghent Motor Company

Vol. 13, Issue 10 October 2013
IN THIS ISSUE
CADA Annual Meeting ........... page 2
Challenges Facing Dealers ...... page 4
Consumer Tax Incentives ......... page 6
NADA News & Convention .... page 12
Clear the Air Foundation ........ page 13
Bob Ghent,
Ghent Motor Company
Colorado Dealer of the Year
Colorado Nominee for
TIME Dealer of the Year
MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND CADA ANNUAL MEETING
ON TUESDAY DEC. 10 IN THE MILE HIGH CITY
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Our annual CADA Regional Meetings began in late September
and will culminate in Denver with the Denver Regional Meeting
from 11 a.m. until noon, followed by the Annual Meeting from
noon until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 10. These events will take
Denver, CO 80204) in the Denver Performing Arts Complex
parking structure at 14th and Arapaho).
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AWARD
Colorado SFDJQJFOUT
of the Time award:
Greeley dealer Bob Ghent
earns prestigious nomination
For the third time in 45 years, a
Colorado car dealer has followed
his/her father in earning the
annual Time Dealer of the Year
award for the state.
Bob Ghent, whose Chevrolet/
Cadillac dealership in Greeley has
recently completed a major
renovation,
will be one of
57 dealers
nationally to
receive the Time
honor for 2014.
He’ll be honored at the 97th
annual National
Automobile
Dealers
Association
Convention and
Exposition Jan.
25, 2014, in New Orleans.
His father, Dwight Ghent, was
Time Dealer for Colorado in 1980.
Other same-family winners
have been Ralph Schomp in 1976
and daughter, Lisa, in 2007; and
Harry Dowson in 1988 and son,
Dean, in 2001. Lisa Schomp and
Dean Dowson are cousins; their
fathers were brothers-in-law.
The Ghent family’s involvement in the car business dates
back to the late 1930s, when
Bob’s grandfather, Frank, opened
a used-car lot in Fort Collins.
The Ford dealership there was
acquired in 1942.
Ghent began washing cars at
his father’s Ford dealership in
Fort Collins while a student at
Rocky Mountain High School
in 1976. After earning a B.S. in
economics from the University
Bob Ghent at his Chevrolet/Cadillac dealership office in Greeley.
JAN WELLS
of Colorado in 1983, he handled
sales, then managed leasing,
finance and insurance, and sales
at the family business.
Bob and Dwight Ghent purchased the Chevrolet dealership
in Greeley in 1989 and added the
Cadillac franchise in 2000.
Bob Ghent is a member of
the Greeley Rotary Club and
Brothers
Dwight,
left, and
Eldon Ghent
were Fort
Collins Ford
dealers for
many years.
COLORADO
CAR BOOK
served as the business community division captain for the
Northern Colorado Medical
Center Foundation’s Monfort
Children’s Clinic, which provides
medical care to low-income families. He was chairman in 2010 of
the American Cancer Society’s
Cattle Barons Ball, which raised
$300,000 for cancer research and
patient care.
He has held leadership positions for the Greeley Chamber of
Commerce and was automobile
division chairman for the United
Way of Weld County.
Ghent, 54, was nominated for
the Time award by Tim Jackson,
president of the Colorado
Automobile Dealers Association.
Ghent and his wife, Ann, are parents of two children.
Russ Lyon of Boulder was
Colorado’s first Time award nominee in 1970. Last year’s Colorado
winner was Jay Cimino.
Bud Wells can be reached via e-mail at
[email protected].
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Jay Cimino
Mike Shaw
Doug Moreland
Jack TerHar
John Medved
Don Hicks
Lisa Schomp
Barbara Vidmar
Jeffrey Carlson
Jim Morehart
Lee Payne
John Schenden
Dean Dowson
Kent Stevinson
Fred Emich
John Clatworthy
Lloyd Chavez
Jim Reilly
Herrick Garnsey
Roland Purifoy
Jim Suss
Doug McDonald
Bob Markley
Bob Fisher
Harry Dowson
Joe Luby
R.W. Dellenbach
Hugh Tighe
Florian Barth
R.S. Doenges
Jack Maffeo
Nate Burt
Dwight Ghent
Tony Fortino
George McCaddon
Gene Wilcoxson
Ralph Schomp
Al O’Meara
Charlie Williams
Vern Hagestad
Dick Deane
Gene Markley
Russ Lyon
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please visit the online calendar at www.coloradodealers.org/calendar
EVENT DESCRIPTION
DATE/TIME
LOCATION/INFORMATION
WEBINAR: A step-by-step guide for
creating actionable dealership forecasts
WEBINAR: Key Performance
Indicators (KPI) for Parts Managers
WEBINAR: A Process for Improving
NADA Convention and Expo
New Orleans
KPA Webinar: EH&S or HR Webinar
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PARTICIPATION REACHES
806 CARS DONATED
2013 DONATION LEADERS:
Pro Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram - 19
Planet Honda - 16
Johnson Auto Plaza - 11
Courtesy Acura - 10
Shortline Automotive - 10
9 Cars
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We need YOUR car donations to reach
our GOAL! Contact George Billings at
[email protected] or
303.775.8896 for more information.
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Auto Industry Division: 303.205.5746, www.colorado.gov/revenue/AID
Titles/Registration: 303.205.5608, www.colorado.gov/revenue/dmv (Select “Title - Register a Vehicle” link)
Department of Revenue Taxation: www.colorado.gov/revenue/tax
Latest Sales & Use Tax Rate Summary: www.coloradodealers.org/DR1002
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articles, please contact Marsha Temple at 303.457.5123 or e-mail to [email protected].
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OFFICERS
Chair of the Board
John Carroll
Ed Carroll Motor Co., Fort Collins
Vice Chair
Bill Hellman
Hellman Motor Co., Delta
Treasurer
Thom Buckley
Red Noland, Colorado Springs
Secretary
Fletcher Flower
Flower Motor Co., Montrose
Immediate Past Chair
Don Hicks
Shortline Auto, Denver
DIRECTORS
Todd Bondy
Murray Motor Imports
Glendale – District #1
Anthony Brownlee
Land Rover Denver East
Aurora – District #2
Doug Moreland
Skyline Automotive
Thornton – District #3
Ed Dobbs
Land Rover Flatirons
Superior – District #4
Christina Dawkins
Co’s BMW Center
Ft. Collins – District #5
Todd Maul
John Elway
Greeley –District #6
Chair – 2014 Denver Auto Show
Mike Cimino
Phil Long Ford Lincoln Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs – District #8
Larry Spradley
Dale Spradley Motors
Pueblo – District #9
Pat Murphy
Morehart Murphy Regional Auto Center
Durango – District #10
Mike Marquez
John Roberts Motor Works
Gunnison – District #11
Ryan Ramsay
Summit Ford
Silverthorne – District #12
Jeff Carlson
Glenwood Springs Ford Lincoln
Colorado NADA Director
At-Large Director
Lee Payne
Planet Honda/Hyundai
Chair – Clear the Air Foundation
At-Large Director
COMMITTEE &
FOUNDATION CHAIRS
John Medved
Medved Chevrolet Cadillac North
Chair - Legislative Policy Committee
Lee Payne
Planet Honda
Chair – Clear the Air Foundation
Todd Maul
John Elway
Chair – Denver Auto Show
Stephen T. Zeder
Bighorn Toyota
Chair – Member Services Committee
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Tim Jackson, CAE, CMP
[email protected]
303.282.1448
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Tammi L. McCoy
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303.282.1449
Marsha Temple
[email protected]
303.457.5123
Bond Coordinator
Linda Toteve
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303.457.5122
Member Services Coordinator
Kim Harrison
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303.457.5117
Insurance Services - Account Manager
Deb Lay
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303.282.1453
Insurance Services - Account Manager
Bob Kogel
[email protected]
303.282.1457
Field Services Manager
Polly Penna
[email protected]
303.457.5119
Clear the Air Foundation
Program Coordinator
George Billings
[email protected]
303.775.8896
Donnie Chrismer
Korf Continental Sterling, Inc.
Sterling – District #7
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290 E. Speer Blvd. • Denver, CO 80203
Phone: 303.831.1722 • Fax: 303.831.4205
Website: www.coloradodealers.org
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