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From Wall Street to Main Street From Wall Street to Main Street

NORWALK, CT - "I didn't know anything about this business before I got into it," says Wall Street broker-turned-auto-dealer Marc Blitzer.He's president of Devan Motors in Norwalk, CT. In February of 1996, Mr. Blitzer and partner Jonathan Brostoff took over a dealership that had been losing money.Mr. Brostoff's father was a Buick dealer for 22 years in New York City. So the son had the auto business

byHerb Shuldiner

Aug 1, 1999

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Steel Turns Green Steel Turns Green

byHerb Shuldiner

Aug 1, 1999

4 Min Read

LOOK FOR SOLUTIONS IN RIGHT PLACES LOOK FOR SOLUTIONS IN RIGHT PLACES

Aug 1, 1999

4 Min Read

Fixed Operations

PARTS ERROR COST CUSTOMER $6,000 PARTS ERROR COST CUSTOMER $6,000

Aug 1, 1999

4 Min Read

SO FAR, SO GOOD FOR ALL FRANCHISES SO FAR, SO GOOD FOR ALL FRANCHISES

Aug 1, 1999

1 Min Read

Rebel Yell Rebel Yell

byMaynard M. Gordon

Aug 1, 1999

4 Min Read

MEGAS TIES WITH JAPANESE BRANDS

MEGAS TIES WITH JAPANESE BRANDS

byMaynard M. Gordon

Internet F&I developments are phenomenal

Internet F&I developments are phenomenal

byMaynard M. Gordon

TRADITION REIGNS IN RICHMOND

TRADITION REIGNS IN RICHMOND

byMaynard M. Gordon

Show Them the Money

Show Them the Money

LOTS OF STARS, CARS - AND F&I FIRMS

LOTS OF STARS, CARS - AND F&I FIRMS

2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE THOUGHS IT OUT AS OTHER SPORTY CARDS DISAPPEAR

2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE THOUGHS IT OUT AS OTHER SPORTY CARDS DISAPPEAR

DODGE THINKS UNCONVENTIONALLY WITH WILD THEME PARK EVENT FOR OWNERS

DODGE THINKS UNCONVENTIONALLY WITH WILD THEME PARK EVENT FOR OWNERS

"SO WHEN CAN YOU BRING YOUR CAR IN?"

"SO WHEN CAN YOU BRING YOUR CAR IN?"

Proposed New York dealership training center is in the works

Proposed New York dealership training center is in the works

VISTEON PITCHES NEW VIDEO SYSTEMS

VISTEON PITCHES NEW VIDEO SYSTEMS

Ford's Quality Chief Tries to Rally Troops

Ford's Quality Chief Tries to Rally Troops

UAW Looks for Membership AdVANCEment

UAW Looks for Membership AdVANCEment

DaimlerChrysler's Tom Sidlik: 'We were the fat slovenly Americans'

DaimlerChrysler's Tom Sidlik: 'We were the fat slovenly Americans'

Smashing for Safety

Smashing for Safety

Mutual Interests

Mutual Interests

Future Viper Survey Under Way

Future Viper Survey Under Way

Pontiac Aztek SUV Hits Streets in '01

Pontiac Aztek SUV Hits Streets in '01

The Mating Game

The Mating Game

Ford's Carlos Mazzorin: 'Prices come down as the technology improves'

Ford's Carlos Mazzorin: 'Prices come down as the technology improves'

Trade Dispute Settled

Trade Dispute Settled

GM's Harold Kutner:--'There's nothing in this game for free.'

GM's Harold Kutner:--'There's nothing in this game for free.'

Exide Intros New Spiral-Wound Battery

Exide Intros New Spiral-Wound Battery

Women in Combat--Real positions of power remain elusive

Women in Combat--Real positions of power remain elusive

Satellite Radio: the Auto Industry's Space Race

Satellite Radio: the Auto Industry's Space Race

byBrian Corbett

Attack of the Killer V-8s

Attack of the Killer V-8s

byBILL VISNIC, with David Scott and Giancarlo Perini in Europe

Saturn Grows Up--Adding midsizer extends Saturn into 41% of the market

Saturn Grows Up--Adding midsizer extends Saturn into 41% of the market

Subaru Stresses Core Technologies With 2000 Legacy, Outback

Subaru Stresses Core Technologies With 2000 Legacy, Outback

Mazda Hopes MPV Will Move Sales

Mazda Hopes MPV Will Move Sales

byBarbara McClellan

Partsmaker Paranoia?---Independent suppliers can't help but be skittish

Partsmaker Paranoia?---Independent suppliers can't help but be skittish

byDavid E. Zoia