ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 13, 2010 – Mat Raymond, President of Sanders Ford, Inc., a Ford dealership in Jacksonville, N.C., was named the TIME Magazine Dealer of the Year from North Carolina.
Raymond was chosen to represent the North Carolina Automobile Dealers Association in the national competition. The award is sponsored by TIME Magazine in association with Goodyear, and in cooperation with NADA.
“At each stage of my career, I have felt privileged to be in the automotive industry,” says Raymond. “From the time I was named dealer-successor to the day my son joined me in the family business, I have felt very blessed.”
Raymond joined Sanders Ford in 1970 after moving from Raleigh with is wife Elizabeth to work for her father Bruce J. Downey, Jr. Over the years, Raymond has performed many roles in the dealership. He has worked in parts and service, customer relations and sales, and has been general manager. “I became President of the dealership in 1995,” he says. In both 2006 and 2009, Raymond was nominated for Ford Motor Company’s “Salute to Dealers Award,” which recognizes dealer principals who generously work to improve their communities while providing outstanding products and services.
Raymond has a long and distinguished track record of community service.
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