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In November of 1991, Hal reopened a Ford/Mercury
Hal Somers
ELP4
President / Dealer Principal
Towne Ford Sales and Service
Limited
Miramichi New Brunswick
http://www.townefordnb.com
hal@townefordnb.com
Josh Somers
EChO3
Used Sales manager
Towne Ford Sales and Service
Limited
Miramichi New Brunswick
http://www.townefordnb.com
joshsomers @townefordnb.com
dealership that had been closed for over a year with
partner B. Bowes. We bought a Mazda store and
have opened a used vehicle operation in a separate
location and have branded our organization as
Towne Auto Group. We started with 10 employees
and currently have 72
.
Hal’s personal experience has been in sales and
sales management. His goal had always been to own
his own business. Hal started in 1991 with 10
employees and has over 45 employees between the
two locations.
Hal’s passion for community growth has led to
leading the Miramichi CoC.
My name is Josh Somers. I have been involved in
my family business for years growing up around the
industry. After finishing university in 2011 I was
privileged enough to start working in sales at our
dealer ship. One year of sales and a loss of a long
time employee ended up with me being put in the
used sales manager position.
The first two years were a big learning curve,
creating new process’s, and implementing new
strategies. The department has come a long way
from where it has been, and look forward to
continuing this until the department reaches a
consistent and sustainable level.
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