Selling into the stratosphere: B.E. auto dealer of the year. (Cornelius Martin and his four Saturn dealerships, Martin Automotive Group)(25th Anniversary of the B.E. 100s)(Cover Story)

From: Black Enterprise | Date: June 1, 1997| Author: | Copyright information

In 1996, Martin sold 8,000 cars at his seven dealerships and the he uses two pilots and a private plane to stay within an hour of each business. The projection for 1997 is $150 mil, topping the 1996 sales success of $114 mil. Highlights in Martin's life and career are detailed.

GROWING UP ON A FARM IN GREENVILLE, KENTUCKY, taught Cornelius Martin that hard work pays. When he was 14 years old, his father made a deal with him and one of his brothers: grow and sell the family's tobacco crop and they could use the money to buy a car. They did and later bought a 1957 Ford, which they tinkered ...

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