Thrifty Car Sales Adds Seven New Dealerships In Six States

CNNMoney.com:

Thrifty Car Sales, a subsidiary of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., is adding seven new locations in six states to its national network of franchised used car dealerships. The new markets include locations in Scottsdale, Ariz.; Santa Clara, Calif.; West Palm Beach, Fl.; Twin Falls, Idaho; Melrose Park and Woodstock, Ill.; and Belgrade, MT.

In Scottsdale, Ariz., Shawn Silver of Scottsdale Motor Company is a third-generation Ford dealer from El Monte Calif. who is opening his first Thrifty Car Sales location at 707 N. Scottsdale Rd. A 2006 graduate of the NADA Dealer Academy, Silver has served as Internet Sales Manager and General Sales Manager of El Monte Ford in California. The Thrifty Car Sales dealership in Scottsdale has the capacity to display approximately 200 vehicles.

In Santa Clara, Calif., Ron Battistella opens a location at 3939 Stevens Creek Blvd. A 30-year automotive veteran in the Silicon Valley area, Battistella has previously owned Auto San Jose, Celebrity Dodge and Las Gatos and Silicon Valley Hummer. He sold the Hummer franchise to General Motors earlier this year and the property has since been converted to Thrifty Car Sales of Santa Clara. The dealership has the ability to display approximately 100 vehicles.