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in the kid’s room–when kids are entertained, the parents are more at ease.” Both Cheryl and Joel agree that the Group’s future growth will continue to be cautious and measured- as it has been in the past.“Small and steady wins the race,”Cheryl says.“We’re always looking at opportunities, but it’s got to make sense geographically,” adds Joel.“I like to be in the stores every day, and the stores that I’m responsible for are all within a close radius, so it makes it easy. The one outlier for my travels is the Ferrari/Mase- rati location, but I love being around those cars, because they embody the company’s roots and our enthusiasm for sports cars.” Meanwhile, the Continental Motors Group will carry on as the respected company that has served its local clientele well for over half a cen- tury.“We’re not the typical dealership in that we don’t applymaximum pressure during the sales process and we’re not trying to squeeze every last cent out of our customers,” says Joel.“It’s all about building relationships, long-term.Here we are, 55 years in, and we have a lot of people who have bought dozens of cars from us–three generations of buyers. So, I think that’s howwe try to differen- tiate ourselves.We’re not super flashy.We’re down to earth.” In accordance with applicable professional standards, some firm services may not be available to attest clients. © 2017 Crowe Horwath LLP, an independent member of Crowe Horwath International crowehorwath.com/disclosure RD-18000-033A Audit / Tax / Advisory / Risk / Performance Drive Value With Deep Industry Expertise Connecting deep industry and specialized knowledge with innovative technology, Crowe Horwath LLP delivers deep expertise and quality services to retail dealers. To learn more, visit crowehorwath.com/dealerships or contact Rebecca Newton at +1 630 586 5116 or rebecca.newton@crowehorwath.com 630.663.9900 www.lamantia.com An industry leader in both the commercial and residential sectors since 1973, our award-winning design & remodeling team can turn your vision into a realty. 20 E. Ogden Ave Hinsdale, IL 60521 CONTINENTAL MOTORS GROUP PREFERRED VENDORS n F&I Solutions Group www.fisolutionsgroup.com Based in Muskego, Wisconsin, the F&I Solu- tions Group provides consulting, training, and cutting edge products to automobile dealers. The company was founded by Frank Martin, who sold finance and insurance products. After an extremely successful in-store career, Frank decided to take his wealth of knowledge to other dealers by offering a non-product based, temporary resource for providing a fill- in finance pool of F&I specialists. n Crowe Horwath LLP www.crowehorwath.com n VinSolutions www.vinsolutions.com Headquartered in Mission, Kansas, VinSo- lutions is an industry-leading developer of Internet-based desking, automotive CRM, and Internet lead management (ILM) software that consolidates data from all areas of an auto- motive dealership and helps dealers find, sell, and keep customers. This all-in-one internal management, sales and service marketing solutions platform is a cloud-based system that is used by dealer groups and individual dealerships from anywhere an Internet con- nection is available. n LaMantia Design and Construction www.lamantia.com