The nomination period is now open for the 2021 Automotive All-Stars for an owner or employee at a Rhode Island and Southeastern Mass Automobile Dealership or auto body shop. Dealer employees, customers, vendors and general public are allowed to nominate. Nomination period ends December 31st, and voting will start on January 1st 2021. Positions for nomination in this region currently are:
- Dealer/Owner
- General Manager
- General Sales Manager
- New Car Manager
- Used Car Manager
- Business Manager
- BDC Manager
- Salesperson
- Service Manager
- Service Advisor
- Aftermarket Vendor
- Auto Body Shop Manager
Tasca Ford in Cranston. Specifically Carl Tasca. And absolute gentleman. Intelligent, well spoken, respectful. As far as position, I would say he’s the owner (or one of them)?
Brian Benoit, the general manager of Anchor Auto Group. Great guy and excellent manager. Definitely belongs on the list for All-Stars
Mike Meyer at Saccucci Honda. Manager. Excellent to work with.
I recommend/nominate Dave Bordello from Porsche of Warwick. He is the perfect service advisor. Can talk cars with the best of them, but more importantly, knows people and how to talk to them. Always seems to be working late, and goes the extra mile to take care of his customers. Always returns phone calls. Excellent.
I would like to nominate two people at Jake Kaplan’s Jaguar. Paul Martineau in sales and Mike Coccoli in service are both excellent.
Kia of Attleboro. Maurice Lowman nomination. What a story he has. Congratulations on your success!
I nominate Brian Peruggi as all star general manager. Worked with him at Bristol Toyota. Nice guy.
There’s a guy at the Hyundai store in Newport that definitely needs to be on the all star list. Mr. David Brock is an unbelievable salesman, and is the nicest guy you’ll ever meet. Great to work with!!
Nomination for Debra Gleavey who is the business manager at Viti Mercedes in Tiverton Rhode Island. She’s excellent.
Tim Shultz is the manager at Anchor at the Nissan dealership. I would like to nominate him. Super guy.
Paul Martineau at Jake Kaplan’s. He’s the General Sales Manager. Nicest guy in the car business.
Michaela Love at BMW of Warwick is a salesperson. She was great to work with. Very well educated on their product and no pressure.
I am nominating Elaine Kaplan from Jake Kaplans. She was my salesperson and was very good. Please submit my vote for her. Thank you
Gladimir Guerrier who is a salesperson at the Anchor Subaru dealership in Smithfield. Excellent with product knowledge, and very friendly too. I would like to nominate him please
Dennis Freeman. General Sales Manager at Elmwood CDJR in East Providence. Great to work with.
The owner at Hyundai of Newport. Mr Gibb. Great experience and great to work with.
David Bordeleau is the best service advisor in the area. We’ve worked with him for years many years, starting over 25 years ago when he was a service manager at the Acura dealership in Newport (I don’t think it’s there anymore). He used to work on my Acura. I also have worked with him at Porsche where he is an absolute gentleman. Very knowledgeable, courteous, has an unbelievable understanding of the tech side of automobiles, and yet knows how to explain it without being condescending (very difficult to do). My wife loved him too. Always felt respected and understood by Dave, and he made sure our cars were perfect before they were returned to us. I nominate him as top service advisor in the Rhode Island area, and highly recommend him!
There’s a guy at the Inskip Lexus dealership, his name is Neil and I think he’s the sales manager. Excellent. I would like to nominate him. And very funny guy too!
We nominate Sean Gebert at Viti Mercedes-Benz in Tiverton Rhode Island. We had previously worked with him when he was at Jake Kaplan’s Land Rover. We’ve found him to be very friendly, extremely knowledgeable about his product, works very hard, and always returns phone calls. If you are considering a Mercedes-Benz product, we highly recommend Sean.
I would like to nominate Russel Cunha at Flood Mazda. I believe he is the General Manager.
James Mardelli at Scotts Volkswagen in East Providence. Definitely recommend him to work with. Should be an all-star please nominate
I nominate Kirk Stingle at Warwick Porsche. He is the ultimate salesman and great guy. Knows Porsche’s better than anyone.
Salesperson-Mario Sanchez at Herb Chambers Cadillac. Definitely recommend him. Worked with him years ago and just a great guy all around.
Rick Sullivan at Mattie Audi. He’s a hard worker and is a great General Manager. I would like to nominate him for this award.
Lee Arouth at Flood Lincoln. I believe he is the sales manager. Used to work with him and he was always professional and very nice person.
I would like to put in my nomination for Brian Stone. He is the collision center manager for Balise in Warwick. Have been working with him for years and he is the consummate professional. Highly recommended for this award.
I would like to nominate Mike Bernardo at Steingold Volvo. Absolute gentleman, and a pleasure to work with. Have bought 3 Volvos from him and just fantastic every time.
I would like to nominate two people at BMW of Newport. The General Manager Mark Grenga and Justin Moniz salesperson.
Pat Napolitano. Service Manager at Herb Chambers.
I nominate Jon Narcessian at the Hyundai Newport dealership. Have bought two cars from their Premium division and he was excellent.
Brian Benoit he is the General Manager at Anchor Auto Group is excellent. Very knowledgeable and professional, highly recommended to be an All-Star!
Eve from Saccucci Honda is the BDC person I dealt with. She’s great to work with and a real asset to the dealership. Great personality, and very knowledegeable about Honda products!
Howard Wheeler is the best vendor ever. EXCELLENT customer service, always there when you need him, and always has a smile and a great story. A true All-Star.
I would like to nominate Herb Chambers. We purchased a car at his Rhode Island dealership and upon reading more about him, what he’s done is just fascinating. Starting as a copier salesman, and getting to be the largest dealer in New England is quite a feat. I think he belongs on the All-Star list.
Joe Ciccetti at Flood Ford in East Greenwich. He is the General Manager of the East Providence location on Route 2.