http://www.AutoDealerMonthly.com/Top 10 Article Headlines Sales Professional of the MonthCopyright 2011 Auto Dealer Monthly CCU RSS Feed V1.0Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:39:42 GMTen-ushttp://www.AutoDealerMonthly.com/32/4380/ARTICLE/Lopez--Gili---January-2012.aspxhttp://www.AutoDealerMonthly.com/32/4380/ARTICLE/Lopez--Gili---January-2012.aspxKimberly LongTue, 24 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMTGili Lopez’s knowledge, enthusiasm and dedication to customer service have won him an extremely loyal following, as evidenced by his 85 percent repeat and referral rate. Lopez averages 21 vehicle sales per month at Lithia Toyota of Odessa.http://www.AutoDealerMonthly.com/32/4381/ARTICLE/Howell--Tim---2011-Sales-Professional-of-the-Year.aspxhttp://www.AutoDealerMonthly.com/32/4381/ARTICLE/Howell--Tim---2011-Sales-Professional-of-the-Year.aspxKimberly LongMon, 16 Jan 2012 20:48:00 GMTTim Howell, who has earned the title of Auto Dealer Monthly’s 2011 Sales Professional of the Year, is a die-hard Chevrolet man whose solid base of repeat and referral business has helped him consistently average 46 units a month at Sharpnack Chevrolet Buick.http://www.AutoDealerMonthly.com/32/4362/ARTICLE/Howell--Tim---December-2011.aspxhttp://www.AutoDealerMonthly.com/32/4362/ARTICLE/Howell--Tim---December-2011.aspxKimberly LongWed, 14 Dec 2011 15:52:56 GMTIf there’s one word to best describe Tim Howell, it’s probably “modest,” but there’s certainly nothing modest about his sales numbers. He averages 46 units per month and maintains at least 50 percent repeat business at Sharpnack Chevrolet Buick.http://www.AutoDealerMonthly.com/32/4329/ARTICLE/Nieves--Bob---November-2011.aspxhttp://www.AutoDealerMonthly.com/32/4329/ARTICLE/Nieves--Bob---November-2011.aspxKimberly LongMon, 14 Nov 2011 15:44:45 GMTIn his 30 years on the job, about the only thing Bob Nieves hasn’t done is deliver a baby on a test drive. That’s an exaggeration, of course, but at times it must certainly seem that way.http://www.AutoDealerMonthly.com/32/4204/ARTICLE/Buckner--Jim---October-2011.aspxhttp://www.AutoDealerMonthly.com/32/4204/ARTICLE/Buckner--Jim---October-2011.aspxJennifer MurphyWed, 12 Oct 2011 14:00:00 GMTHow a person overcomes adversity says a lot about that person’s character. When Jim Buckner Jr., a top-notch salesperson at Lithia Toyota of Abilene, wasn’t chosen for a finance manager position he applied for back in January 2011, he could have reacted a number of ways. He chose to recommit himself to his sales job and take it to the next level. http://www.AutoDealerMonthly.com/32/4177/ARTICLE/Pint--Rob---September-2011.aspxhttp://www.AutoDealerMonthly.com/32/4177/ARTICLE/Pint--Rob---September-2011.aspxKimberly LongWed, 14 Sep 2011 19:09:43 GMTSome things just naturally fit well together: peanut butter and jelly, movies and popcorn, and Sales Professional Rob Pint and the dealership he calls home, Autoline in Atlantic Beach, Fla. He has been with the store for three years and currently averages 17 sales per month.http://www.AutoDealerMonthly.com/32/4160/ARTICLE/Ouk--Ron---August-2011.aspxhttp://www.AutoDealerMonthly.com/32/4160/ARTICLE/Ouk--Ron---August-2011.aspxKimberly LongMon, 29 Aug 2011 14:00:00 GMT“Professional” is the word that best describes Ron Ouk, according to Rich Sargent, owner of Rich’s Car Corner, an independent dealership in Shoreline, Wash. “If he’s having a bad day … or he doesn’t feel too well, that doesn’t change how he sells cars. He’s going to give it 100 percent, 100 percent of the time,” said Sargent.http://www.AutoDealerMonthly.com/32/4142/ARTICLE/Brown--Leonard---August-2011.aspxhttp://www.AutoDealerMonthly.com/32/4142/ARTICLE/Brown--Leonard---August-2011.aspxKimberly LongWed, 10 Aug 2011 14:00:00 GMTFrom franchise lots to buy here pay here, it’s safe to say Leonard Brown knows his way around the retail automotive business. If any question exists about that, one need only look at his sales numbers. At InstaCredit Automart in O’Fallon, Mo., he has consistently sold more than 40 cars per month so far this year.http://www.AutoDealerMonthly.com/32/4116/ARTICLE/Rassas--Rami---July-2011.aspxhttp://www.AutoDealerMonthly.com/32/4116/ARTICLE/Rassas--Rami---July-2011.aspxAlexandra BarlowMon, 11 Jul 2011 14:20:59 GMTThere seems to be nothing Rami Rassas can’t do. This sales pro for E-CarOne in Carrollton, Texas, handles mainly online sales and manages to squeeze in over 40 vehicle sales per month.http://www.AutoDealerMonthly.com/32/4091/ARTICLE/Kennedy--Tom---June-2011.aspxhttp://www.AutoDealerMonthly.com/32/4091/ARTICLE/Kennedy--Tom---June-2011.aspxAlexandra BarlowMon, 13 Jun 2011 14:00:00 GMTAsk Tom Kennedy of Walser Toyota Scion what makes him the best at selling cars, and he’ll say, “I want to sell a car.” His passion is his trademark, and it serves him well.