San Diego County
| John Ball | State/Metro Winners | |
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ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 13, 2010 – John Ball, President of Ball Automotive Group, an Acura, Suzuki, Mitsubishi, Honda and Kia dealership in National City, Calif., was named the TIME Magazine Dealer of the Year from San Diego County, Calif.
Ball was chosen to represent the New Car Dealers Association San Diego County in the national competition. The award is sponsored by TIME Magazine in association with Goodyear, and in cooperation with NADA.
Ball first started working at a car dealership in 1969, when, at age 15, he began washing cars for his father, John David Ball Sr., who had just opened Ball Oldsmobile, a single store in National City. During high school, Ball worked his way through the parts department, the body shop and service drive as well as used car wholesale.
After graduating from Bonita (CA) Vista High School in 1971, Ball earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from San Diego State University, class of 1976.
That same year he launched his career in automobile sales working for Lamb Chevrolet in National City. He spent another year in sales at nearby Frank Lincoln Mercury, but in 1978, he moved back to his father’s store as a veteran salesman.
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