Iowa
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ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 13, 2010 – Paul Stueland, President of Stueland Auto Center, Inc., a Chevrolet and Buick dealership in Tipton, Iowa, was named the TIME Magazine Dealer of the Year from Iowa.
Stueland was chosen to represent the Iowa Automobile Dealers Association in the national competition. The award is sponsored by TIME Magazine in association with Goodyear, and in cooperation with NADA.
“The most rewarding part of my retail automotive career has been serving our community,” says Stueland.
Stueland graduated from Calamus (IA) Community School in 1965, and also earned a degree in Farm Operations at Iowa State University in Ames, IA. But the Vietnam War was in full swing, and Stueland spent four years in the United States Air Force, including two years in Vietnam. “Just as I was completing my Air Force career,” Stueland says, “our local Calamus, Iowa, Chevrolet and Oldsmobile dealer asked if we would be interested in purchasing his dealership.” Stueland’s father had been selling for the dealer part-time and Stueland had worked there before going into the service, so, Stueland says, “We felt we would be naturals for the dealership.”
After Stueland returned from military service in 1970, the family purchased the local Chevrolet-Oldsmobile dealership. Today, Stueland and his brother, Mark, are co-owners of the Tipton, IA, dealership they purchased in 1982. “We have seen generations of family members continue as customers as we have serviced their automotive needs since 1970,” Stueland says, “It has created friendships that have developed over the years.”
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