Pub 2 2021-2022 Issue 1

MEMBER FOCUS Holler-Classic Parts Associate Clocks in for 50 Straight Years “HEY, DUDE, WHERE’S MY PART?” “If you love cars, this is where you want to work,” said Parts Specialist John R. Hudson of Oviedo. It must be true, because for 50 years John, affectionately known as “Dude”, has manned the parts department at Driver’s Mart of Winter Park, Holler-Classic Automotive Group’s used car superstore. When he started there in 1971, new cars cost less than $4,000 and Richard Nixon was president. “Dude” has no plans to retire anytime soon. Earlier this year, members of the Holler family and fellow associates gathered for a surprise celebration to honor Hudson for his loyalty, knowledge and especially his dedication to customer service. If the average number of years an employee stays at a job is 4.1 years, Hudson is far from average — twelve times the national norm*. LOYALTY, LEVITY AND LONGEVITY “This is a guy who started here when he was just 18 years old delivering parts. Now he’s a mainstay behind the parts desk. He knows his cars. He knows all the parts. He must agree with us that he’d be irreplaceable,” laughed Richard Ilgenfritz, Hudson’s 16 Pub Yr 2 | Issue 1