O ces: 2822 Remington Green Circle Tallahassee, Florida 32308 Tel 850.878.6404 Fax 850.942.4869 4208 Six Forks Road, Suite 100 Raleigh, North Carolina 27609 Tel 919.847.8632 Fax 919.847.8633 DEALERLAWYER.COM PROTECTING OUR FLORIDA DEALER CLIENTS FOR OVER 30 YEARS Bass Sox Mercer represents automobile, truck and motorcycle dealers in complex franchise issues, litigation and transactions. The firm has the knowledge and experience to address a wide range of issues, with the goal of not only aiding their clients in meeting a specific, immediate objective, but also providing creative responses and strategic solutions for issues that will arise in the future. You have been the Chairman of the Orlando Auto Show for many years; what are some of the changes you’ve seen over the years? I’ve been involved with the show for about 25 to 30 years now. You know it’s the show that helped us build the training center. There were many individual contributions, and we worked with our vendors, but the auto show was a big factor in getting that center done. What are your thoughts on the popularity of auto shows? I think it’s a mixed bag. I hear the comments, but people like them. If the auto show is good, people will come. I think the displays have gotten better over the years; the videos are definitely better. There are lots of things to entertain the customers. I think the concept cars are waning. I haven’t seen a really good one in years. You can have movie stars, you can have singers and dancers, but at the end of the day, it’s about the cars. People like to see the cars. They want to sit in the cars, touch the cars and see themselves in the cars. Orlando’s show is in the top 20 – we’re 18th in the country. I think we have a good show. Pub Yr 2 | Issue 4 13 CFADA.ORG
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