Greenwood Chevy earns award from GM

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Neighbors | Submitted.Greg Greenwood holds the award he received during a presentation celebration Monday at the dealership on Mahoning Avenue. His dealership was named as one of GM’s Dealers of the Year for 2011.

General Motors has named Greenwood Chevolet as one of its Dealers of the Year for 2011. Greg Greenwood will travel to Detroit to accept this prestigious award.

A local presentation celebration was held at the dealership on Mahoning Avenue Monday.

“We are proud that our hard work and dedication to the customer has allowed us to be recognized as one of General Motors’ Dealers of the Year,” said Greg Greenwood, Dealer Principal/Owner of Greenwood Chevrolet. “Our No. 1 priority is providing the best customer experience and we look forward to building on this in 2012.”

This is Greenwood Chevrolet’s fifth time being recognized as a Dealer of the Year by General Motors, an honor given to only 2 percent of Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac dealers in the North Central region.

To receive Dealer of the Year recognition, a dealer must be a top performer in sales and customer service. Dealers also need to show a commitment to these areas on a long-term basis by retaining and providing customers with exceptional service using Genuine GM Parts.

GM has recognized dealerships throughout the United States with this honor since 2000.

Greenwood is third generation of Greenwood’s family-owned and operated automobile dealers. His grandfather, Wayne, started automotive operations in 1950 in Cortland and Greg’s father, Bud, purchased the Austintown location in 1979. The family owns three Chevrolet locations — one in Florida and two in Northeast Ohio.