7 KENTUCKY AUTO DEALER CONTINUED ON PAGE 8 The nomination of Jack Kain, Sr., founder of Jack Kain Ford in Versailles, Kentucky, for the 2022 TIME Dealer of the Year award was announced by TIME. Kain is one of a select group of 47 dealer nominees from across the country who will be honored at the 105th annual National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Show in Las Vegas on March 11, 2022. The announcement of this year’s annual award was made by Viktoria Degtar, Global Chief Revenue Officer, TIME, and Doug Timmerman, president of Dealer Financial Services, Ally Financial. The TIME Dealer of the Year award is one of the automobile industry’s most prestigious and highly coveted honors. Recipients are among the nation’s most successful auto dealers who also demonstrate a long-standing commitment to community service. Kain was chosen to represent the Kentucky Automobile Dealers Association in the national competition – one of only 47 auto dealers nominated for the 53rd annual award from more than 16,000 nationwide. “I built my dealership on a foundation of honesty and integrity,” nominee Kain said. “We treat every visitor as an honored guest and put customer satisfaction and transparency first – both before and after the sale.” Kain served in the United States Air Force and earned a B.A. from the University of Kentucky in Lexington in 1951. He grew up on a dairy farm and while in college, he began to sell cars part-time at a local dealership. Kain realized he had a knack for sales and a passion for the retail automotive business. He acquired a DeSoto-Plymouth store in Frankfort, Kentucky, in 1953, and launched his first Ford store in Frankfort in 1959. He later moved his Ford operation to Versailles in 1979, added another Ford store in London, Kentucky, and bought and sold Chevrolet, Chrysler and Nissan dealerships over the years. Kain built his current stateof-the-art facility in Versailles in 2003 and sold the Ford dealership in London in 2012. Today, he owns Jack Kain Ford in Versailles with family members. Four of his children – Bob, Patrick, Bill and Vickie Kain-Fister – work for the dealership and are the next generation to carry on his legacy. “My children are making their own positive impact on this business and on the level of service provided to customers,” Kain said. “I’ve seen many changes in vehicles over the course of my career. The sheer inventiveness and technology now are amazing, and the choices provided to consumers are great. This industry is always interesting, and I am proud to say I sell cars.” As a trailblazer in the retail automotive sector, Kain was called on to serve in leadership positions on the state and national level. He was president of the Kentucky Automobile Dealers Association in 1982 and held numerous executive positions at NADA, including chair (2005), vice chair (2004), treasurer (2003) and secretary (2002), as well as contributing to the board of the NADA Foundation.
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