AlabamaLong-Lewis Ford-Lincoln of the Shoals,

Muscle ShoalsArizona

Schumacher European/Mercedes-Benz, Phoenix

ArkansasHonda of Fayetteville

CaliforniaAcura of RiversideCapistrano Volkswagen, San Juan CapistranoCrevier BMW, Santa AnaDCH Tustin AcuraJaguar-Land Rover Sacramento (Niello)Land Rover Rocklin (Niello)Longo Lexus, El MonteLongo Toyota, El MonteMini of Stevens Creek, Santa Clara (AutoNation)Niello Porsche, RocklinNiello Volkswagen, Sacramento

ColoradoPhil Long Ford Chapel Hills, Colorado Springs

ConnecticutHonda of Danbury

FloridaCourtesy Toyota, Winter Park (AutoNation)Dimmitt Chevrolet, ClearwaterLand Rover of Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach

(AutoNation)Lexus of Palm Beach, West Palm Beach

(AutoNation)Warren Henry Infiniti, Miami

GeorgiaMilton Martin Toyota, Gainesville

Illinois Continental Audi of NapervilleKunes Country Ford of Antioch

IndianaRomain Cross Pointe Auto Park, EvansvilleTerry Lee Honda, Avon

IowaDave Wright Nissan-Subaru, Cedar Rapids

KentuckyAlton Blakley Ford-Lincoln-Mazda-Honda,

SomersetLouisiana

White Ford-Lincoln, Winnsboro

MainePatriot Subaru, SacoPrime Toyota of SacoPrime Volkswagen, Saco

MarylandDARCARS Chevrolet, LanhamDARCARS Lexus of Silver Spring

MassachusettsAcura of PeabodyLand Rover PeabodyMini of Peabody

MichiganCrown Central (Crown Chrysler), HollandGeorge Matick Chevrolet, RedfordMeade Lexus of Lakeside, UticaSellers Buick-GMC, Farmington HillsSuburban Cadillac-Buick, Troy

Missouri Frank Leta Acura, St. LouisFrank Leta Honda, O’FallonThompson Sales Co., Springfield

NebraskaDuTeau Chevrolet-Subaru, Lincoln

New HampshirePorsche-Audi of Nashua

New Jersey Cherry Hill VolvoDCH Millburn Audi, Maplewood Elite Acura, Maple Shade Holman Toyota-Scion, Mount LaurelIrwin Lincoln-Mazda, FreeholdPrinceton Porsche, Lawrenceville

New YorkBMW of RochesterCarbone Subaru, TroyHillside Honda, JamaicaMaguire Cars Chrysler, IthacaMaguire Ford-Nissan, IthacaMercedes-Benz of RochesterWest Herr Chevrolet of Orchard ParkWest Herr Honda of LockportWest Herr Toyota of Orchard ParkWest Herr Toyota-Scion of Williamsville

OhioDan Tobin Buick-GMC, ColumbusGanley Westside Imports, North OlmstedYark Chevrolet, Whitehouse

OklahomaNelson Mazda, Tulsa

OregonCapitol Toyota-Chevrolet-Cadillac-Subaru,

SalemPennsylvania

Audi WynnewoodBobby Rahal Motorcar Co., WexfordCiocca Honda, HarrisburgDiehl Automotive Group, Butler

South CarolinaHilton Head Automotive, BlufftonJim Hudson Toyota-Scion, IrmoLexus of Charleston, Charleston

TennesseeBill Gatton Honda, BristolFriendship Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge-Ram

of BristolFriendship Ford-Hyundai-Volvo of BristolFriendship Hyundai of Johnson CityNewton Nissan of GallatinWolfchase Toyota-Scion, Cordova

TexasBMW of AustinDodge Country, KilleenFernandez Honda, San AntonioGunn Acura, San AntonioGunn Honda, San AntonioGunn Infiniti, San AntonioJaguar Plano, PlanoMcRee Ford, DickinsonPlanet Lincoln, SpringRandall Reed’s Planet Ford 45, SpringSewell Chevrolet of AndrewsSewell Ford, OdessaStar Dodge-Chrysler-Jeep, AbileneStreet Toyota-Scion, Amarillo

UtahLarry H. Miller Lexus, Murray

WashingtonBMW of Bellevue (AutoNation)McCurley Integrity Honda, RichlandMercedes-Benz of Tri-Cities

WisconsinKunes Country Ford-Lincoln, Delavan

Announcing the 2012 Best Dealerships To Work For.

This list is arranged geographically. A ranking of

the top dealerships to work for will be revealed at a gala celebration Oct. 17 at the Ritz-Carlton Chicago where Automotive News will celebrate the achievements of all the dealerships recognized in this inaugural list.

That day, Automotive News will host a half-day program called "The Pursuit of Excellence," with speakers from top dealerships, plus experts in employee

and customer satisfaction. The program's keynote speaker will be Michael Maroone, COO of AutoNation Inc., the largest dealership group in the U.S.

On Oct. 22 we'll publish a special section and ranking of the top 100. Some of the dealerships will be profiled in depth, with a look at the practices and policies that helped establish them as great places to work. Photos from the Best Dealerships To Work For celebration in Chicago also will be included.

We look forward to seeing you in Chicago!– Jason Stein, Editor

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