I was recently interviewed by the Birmingham Business Journal on my dealership purchase. The full interview is available here, and the press release is below.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala., January 13, 2023 – John Paul Strong, owner of Strong Automotive Merchandising, has recently become an owner of Hunter Ford in Marion, Indiana.
Originally known as Southworth Ford, the dealership is now under new ownership and has been rebranded as Hunter Ford. The deal came into effect on January 1, 2023, when John Paul partnered with Jed and Meghan Hunter on the purchase.
The dealership generates an average of $40 million in annual revenue, making it a top tax contributor to both Grant County and the City of Marion.
John Paul’s new role as an owner of Hunter Ford will combine his decades of automotive acumen with the strength of his Birmingham-based advertising agency. He will continue to serve as Strong Automotive Merchandising’s top executive and put his team’s resources behind Hunter Ford’s rebrand and growth.
“From the beginning, I knew that Hunter Ford’s strength was its people,” John Paul said. “I want to build on that strength and reinvent the customer experience at the dealership. We will continue to grow and evolve the family atmosphere while pushing the business into the future.”
Hunter Ford offers the people of Central Indiana a complete line of new and pre-owned vehicles, along with a Ford-certified parts and service center.