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| The TIME Dealer of the Year Award is sponsored by TIME Magazine, in partnership with Ally and in cooperation with NADA. The program was created to draw attention to new-car dealers who demonstrate outstanding dealership performance and exceptional community service. We congratulate the following individuals for their commitment to their community and those around them. | ||
| 2025 | Michael LaFontaine, Highland |
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Karl Zimmermann Jr., Redford |
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| 2024 | John Tapper Jr., Paw Paw |
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Thad Szott, Highland |
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| 2023 | Richard Garber, Saginaw |
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Joseph Lunghamer, Waterford |
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| 2022 | J. Steven Brown, Petoskey |
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J. Douglas North, Westland |
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| 2021 | Jeff Williams, Lansing |
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| 2020 | Colleen Chapleski, Tawas City |
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Bill Golling, Bloomfield Hills |
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| 2019 | Dan Shaheen, Charlotte |
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Ryan LaFontaine, Highland |
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| 2018 | Joe Falzon, Owosso |
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Sam Slaughter, Farmington Hills |
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| 2017 | Daniel DeVos, Grand Rapids |
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Paul Sabatini, Troy |
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| 2016 | Julie Dunning, Ann Arbor |
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Scott LaRiche, Plymouth |
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| 2015 | Tim Kool, Battle Creek |
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Robert Shuman, Walled Lake |
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| 2014 | Tom Cole, Kalamazo |
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Jim Seavitt, Dearborn |
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| 2013 | Ralph Shaheen, Lansing |
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Bill Perkins, Taylor |
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| 2012 | Randy Wise, Flint |
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Hoot McInerney, Southfield |
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| 2011 | Otto Belovich, Traverse City |
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Doug Fox, Ann Arbor |
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| 2010 | Tom Thelen, Bay City |
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Frank Audette, West Bloomfield |
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| 2009 | Dave Kring, Petoskey |
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Carl Galeana, Warren |
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| 2008 | Wesley Lutz, Jackson |
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Robert L. Thibodeau Jr., Centerline |
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| 2007 | Garry Clift, Adrian |
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Richard S. Genthe, Southgate |
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| 2006 | Edward A. Siemans, Bridgman |
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William Cook, Farmington Hills |
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| 2005 | Cliff Anschuetz, Alpena |
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Charles L. Fortinberry, Clarkston |
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| 2004 | Ted Happala, Sault Ste. Marie |
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William Demmer, Dearborn |
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| 2003 | John H. Tapper, Paw Paw |
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Michael Savoie, Troy |
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| 2002 | George A. Sharpe, Grand Rapids |
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Mark J. Snethkamp, Highland Park |
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| 2001 | Joseph O. Serra, Grand Blanc |
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Walter Douglas, Southfield |
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| 2000 | Dean Arbour, Tawas City |
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Tarik Daoud, Warren |
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| 1999 | Nathan G. Conyers, Detroit |
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Woodrow W. Woody, Detroit |
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| 1998 | James A. Sisson, Mt. Pleasant |
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Russell M. Shelton, Rochester |
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| 1997 | Max H. Graff, Jr., Davison |
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Harold Kuhn, Detroit |
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| 1996 | Bill Snethkamp, Jr., Lansing |
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Pete Rosenau, Inkster |
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| 1995 | John B. Plowman, Perry |
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George M. Gorno, Woodhaven |
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| 1994 | Don Tubbs, Sandusky |
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James Tellier, Detroit |
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| 1993 | Robert Frahm, Albion |
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Richard Mealy, Birmingham |
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| 1992 | Thomas B. McNally, Flushing |
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Kenneth G. Meade, Utica |
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| 1991 | David H. Gezon, Grand Rapids |
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Carl Fischer, Troy |
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| 1990 | Albert M. Serra, GrandBlanc |
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Gordon L. Stewart, Garden City |
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| 1989 | John T. Lee, Ann Arbor |
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Robert L. Thibodeau, Center Line |
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| 1988 | Gerald DeNooyer, Kalamazoo |
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Tony Viviano, Sterling Heights |
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| 1987 | Hugh Hanson, Bay City |
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Dave Fischer, Troy |
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| 1986 | Wayne Williams, Lansing |
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Bob Sellers, Farmington Hills |
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| 1985 | Dan Pfeiffer, Grand Rapids |
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Lou LaRiche, Plymouth |
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| 1984 | Victor George, Flint |
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Robert Brent, Warren |
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| 1983 | Joe Iding, Lansing |
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Richard Duncan, Sterling Heights |
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| 1982 | Art Moehn, Jackson |
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Robert Zankl, Sterling Heights |
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| 1981 | Leo Verlinde, Middleville |
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Harry Tennyson, Livonia |
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| 1980 | Dick McQuaid, Marquette |
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Naiff Kelel, Detroit |
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| 1979 | Reed T. Draper, Saginaw |
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Ed Schmid, Ferndale |
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| 1978 | John Schultz, Alpena |
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William Snethkamp, Highland Park |
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| 1977 | Chet Swanson, Traverse City |
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C.M. Shelton, Rochester |
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| 1976 | Rice Fowler, Charlotte |
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Bill Ritchie, Sterling Heights |
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| 1975 | Dale Berger, Grand Rapids |
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Frank Galeana, Warren |
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| 974 | Ken Krum, Vicksburg |
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Carl Fischer, Birmingham |
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| 1973 | Herb Estes, Ann Arbor |
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Gordon A. Wilson, Detroit |
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| 1972 | Art Summerfield, Sr., Flint |
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James Charnock, Detroit |
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| 1971 | Max Curtis, Lansing |
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Jerry Bielfield, Detroit |
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| 1970 | Clyde F. Applegate, Flint |
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Roland Rinke, Warren |
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| 1969 | Fred “Ted” England, Lansing |
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Ed Davis, Detroit |
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| 1968 |
Laverne Marshall, Flint |
| 1967 |
Al Rice, Mason |
| 1966 | Jerry DeNooyer, Kalamazoo |
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George N. Higgins, Ferndale |
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| 1965 |
Albert Edwards, Lansing |
| 1964 | Harold W. Rockwell, Grand Rapids |
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Arnold G. Klett, Detroit |
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| 1963 | W.H. “Bud” Kouts, Lansing |
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Stark Hickey, Royal Oak |
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| 1962 | Howard Cook, Lansing |
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Edgar Rinke, Center Line |
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| 1961 | Harold Draper, Sr., Saginaw |
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Hiram M. Dawson, Birmingham |
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| 1960 | Art Summerfield, Jr., Flint |
| James A. Mason, Ferndale |
