Sunday, March 4, 2012

Kjell Qvale: A car dealer and more.(Column)(a discussion of car dealer Kjell Qvale)(Column)

Byline: KEITH CRAIN

One of the nice things about National Automobile Dealers Association conventions is that they give you a chance to see old friends and meet new ones.

Last week in San Francisco, I had the chance to spend some time with Kjell Qvale, whose success story goes back more than half a century.

Kjell is a youthful 83 and acts and thinks like a fellow half his age. I imagine that most of his employees have a difficult time keeping up with him. He's one of the heroes of our industry, a guy who has done it all.

Kjell started out selling Jeeps after World War II. But after he saw his first MG, the poor Jeep didn't have a chance. He …

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