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JOAN HORST, BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC HONORED BY AUTO REMARKETING NEWSMAGAZINE FOR ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE IN THE CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED INDUSTRY
Tue May 12 03:38:00 CEST 2009 Press Release
Woodcliff Lake, NJ - May 12, 2009... Joan Horst, Pre-Owned Manager of Marketing for BMW of North America, LLC is one of 12 recipients to receive Auto Remarketing NewsMagazine's inaugural "2009 Women in Remarketing" award.
Woodcliff Lake, NJ - May 12, 2009... Joan Horst, Pre-Owned Manager of Marketing for BMW of North America, LLC is one of 12 recipients to receive Auto Remarketing NewsMagazine's inaugural "2009 Women in Remarketing" award.
The 2009 award winners “consistently go above and beyond” and “best represents the many facets of the industry,” noted the magazine, which received nominations from across the country in its search for women who “have dedicated themselves to furthering the industry, whether through philanthropy, education, breakthrough strategies or other initiatives.”
BMW has the most successful used car program in the premium segment and continues to outperform its closest competitor by 46%. In 2008, BMW sold 104,500 CPO vehicles – an increase of 16.4 percent from last year and so far in 2009, BMW’s total used car business is up 18%.
John Amthor, National Accounts Sales Manager for AutoTrader.com remarked, “What sets Joan apart…is not only her strong commitment and passion toward servicing her dealers, but how fair and clear she communicates with her business partners. Her tremendous pride regarding the BMW certified program continuously shines through and makes you want to work harder for her and her team.”
“I am very pleased Joan has received this honor,” said Peter Miles, Vice President of Operations, BMW of North America LLC. “Joan understands the importance of building a strong certified pre-owned program and capitalizes on every opportunity to expand the brand in a creative as well as practical way. Our used car program is one of the bright spots in an otherwise dismal sales year.”
Other 2009 Women in Remarketing recipients include Carolyn Crafts, Cars.com; Renee Dusek-Higgins, Davis-Moore Auto Group; Jennifer Johnson, Jennifer’s Auto Sales; Melanie Kovach, Automart.com / AutoExtra.com; Carol McDavid, Semperian; Jane Morgan, ADESA; Berta Phelps, Manheim; Shirlie Slack, Shirlie Slack Mitsubishi; Karen Tanner-Smith, CitiFinancial Auto; Allison Weller, Chrysler Financial; and Lynn Wolver, Chase Auto Finance.
Auto Remarketing NewsMagazine is the leading news magazine of the used car industry. Published by Cherokee Publishing Company, its circulation blankets the United States and Canada. Auto Remarketing NewsMagazine is published twice each month and is read by professionals throughout the remarketing and used vehicle industry.
To read a special feature on the “2009 Women in Remarketing” recipients, please see the following link:
http://www.autoremarketing.com/ar/news/story.html?id=9400
BMW Group In America
BMW of North America, LLC has been present in the United States since 1975. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars NA, LLC began distributing vehicles in 2003. The BMW Group in the United States has grown to include marketing, sales, and financial service organizations for the BMW brand of motor vehicles, including motorcycles, the MINI brand, and the Rolls-Royce brand of Motor Cars; DesignworksUSA, a strategic design consultancy in California; a technology office in Silicon Valley and various other operations throughout the country. BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC in South Carolina is part of BMW Group’s global manufacturing network and is the exclusive manufacturing plant for all X5 Sports Activity Vehicles and X6 Sports Activity Coupes. The BMW Group sales organization is represented in the U.S. through networks of 338 BMW passenger car centers, 335 BMW Sports Activity Vehicle centers, 142 BMW motorcycle retailers, 83 MINI passenger car dealers, and 30 Rolls-Royce Motor Car dealers. BMW (US) Holding Corp., the BMW Group’s sales headquarters for North America, is located in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey.
Information about BMW Group products is available to consumers via the Internet at:
www.bmwgroupna.com
www.bmwusanews.com
www.press.bmw-motorsport.com
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