Puget Sound Business Journal Ranks Top 20 Largest LGBTQ+ Owned
Companies in the Region for 2024
RENTON,
Wash., July 16, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Car
Pros Automotive Group, one of the fastest growing automotive groups
in the United States, today
announced that it ranked #1 on the list of Top 20 largest LGBTQ+
owned companies by the Puget Sound Business Journal for 2024. The
list ranks companies with at least 51% LGBTQ+ ownership by 2023
revenue, with headquarters in the Puget Sound region, defined as
King, Kitsap, Pierce and Snohomish counties in Washington State.
We are truly humbled that Car Pros has been
recognized by Puget Sound Business Journal as the largest LGBTQ+
owned business in the region, and we are proud to be an integral
part of the Puget Sound community, contributing to the growth of
Washington state's leading
economic region.
Car Pros ranked 48th in the 2024 Automotive News List of Top 150
Dealer Groups,* marking the second consecutive year the company
ranked in the Top 50. Earlier this year, Car Pros announced that
its Kia Glendale dealership finished
#1 in the nation in new Kias sold, and Car Pros Kia Glendale also
took the top spot for Kia EV sales in the U.S. Car Pros, which
operates three dealerships in Western
Washington, reported revenue of $344.52 million for 2023 in the region, which was
more than all other companies on the list combined. Car Pros is
100% LGBTQ+ owned and employs 234 in Puget Sound. Car Pros as a
whole achieved record sales of more than $1
billion in 2023.
"We are truly humbled to be recognized by Puget Sound Business
Journal as the largest LGBTQ+ owned business in the region," said
Matthew Phillips, CEO and owner of
Car Pros Automotive Group. "My family and I started Car Pros in
Tacoma, WA in 1993, and more than
30 years later, I am proud that Car Pros continues to be an
integral part of the Puget Sound community, contributing to the
growth of Washington state's
leading economic region. Many thanks to the Puget Sound Business
Journal for this honor."
As one of the few openly LGBTQ+ dealers in the U.S., Phillips
has broken multiple molds in a tradition-bound industry through his
leadership, and by empowering people – specifically
under-represented groups – to succeed in a workplace where respect,
equity and inclusivity are pillars of the company's culture. In
2023, he was recognized as one of Automotive News' Notable
Champions of Diversity, awarded the Silver Stevie® Award for
Maverick of the Year in the American Business Awards®, and named
one of Puget Sound Business Journal's 11 Business of Pride
Outstanding Voices.
Car Pros continues to receive accolades for its sales and
customer service, including: the 2023 Kia President's Club Award
for Exceptional Customer Service and Sales Success; the 2023 Honda
Masters Circle award recognizing the nation's top 50 Honda
dealerships; 2024 J.D. Power Dealer of Excellence for Customer
Sales Experience; and named among "The Best CPO Dealers in the
USA" by Auto Remarketing
Magazine.
"This recognition, among others, is made possible by our
outstanding Car Pros team who are dedicated to our mission of
changing lives through high-performance and values-led dealerships,
and committed to creating opportunity through excellence,"
concluded Phillips.
Car Pros began as a small used car lot with just two employees.
Together with his family, Phillips built Car Pros into a leading
automotive sales and service group with more than 700 employees and
nine dealerships in Western
Washington and Southern
California, selling over 2,400 cars per month. Car Pros
serves customers in the communities of Renton, Tacoma, Glendale, Los Angeles, Huntington Beach, and Moreno Valley.
About Car Pros Automotive Group
Car Pros Automotive Group is a leading automotive sales and
service group, with dealerships representing Kia, Hyundai, Honda,
BMW and MINI. Founded in 1993 by Ken
Phillips, Car Pros currently has annual sales of more than
$1 billion and is the top selling Kia
retailer in the nation, having retailed over 175,000 new Kia
models. The retailer is committed to changing lives through
high-performance and values-led dealerships. Led by CEO
Matthew Phillips, Car Pros is
shaping the future of automotive retail: Franchise, professional,
tech-savvy, values driven, and people focused. Visit
https://www.carpros.com to learn more.
Media Contacts:
Angela Jacobson, mWEBB
Communications, angela@mwebbcom.com, (714) 454-8776
Melanie Webber, mWEBB
Communications, melanie@mwebbcom.com, (949) 307-1723
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