Support during pandemic helps DeSilva Jr. win Dealer of the Year honor
Rick DeSilva Jr. is the 2021 TIME Dealer of the Year. Photo courtesy of Ally Financial. Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, 04:11 PM By Auto Remarketing Staff DETROIT -
As vice president of the Mahwah Board of Education, Rick DeSilva Jr. helped in the planning of bringing students and staff back to school safely during the COVID-19 pandemic.
DeSilva is owner of Liberty Subaru in Emerson, N.J., and for his community stewardship during a time of crisis,
TIME and Ally Financial have recognized him as the 2021
TIME Dealer of the Year.
The recognition came at the NADA Show, and
TIME and Ally Financial Name 2021 Dealer of the Year Time 2/9/2021
nd Annual Award for Community Service and Industry Accomplishments at NADA Show
(New York, NY, February 9, 2021) – Today, Rick DeSilva Jr., owner of Liberty Subaru in Emerson, N.J., was named the 2021 TIME Dealer of the Year.
Now in its 52nd year, the TIME Dealer of the Year award is one of the automobile industry’s most prestigious and highly coveted honors. Recipients are among the nation’s most successful auto dealers who also demonstrate a long-standing commitment to community service. DeSilva, 45, was chosen to represent the New Jersey Coalition of Automotive Retailers in the national competition – one of only 40 auto dealers nominated for the annual award from more than 16,000 dealers nationwide.
New Jersey’s Rick DeSilva Jr. is 2021 TIME Dealer of the Year.
Second-generation dealer and all-round community do-gooder Rick DeSilva Jr. wins the 2021 TIME Dealer of the Year award sponsored by Ally Financial.
The owner of Liberty Subaru in Emerson, NJ, is cited for a long list of charitable works as well as COVID-19 pandemic safety efforts last year.
Looking at the impressive list of fellow nominees in the running, “I didn’t prepare an acceptance speech,” DeSilva says of the award presented to him at an online ceremony during the National Automobile Dealers Assn.’s annual convention. State and local dealer associations nominated 40 dealers nationwide.
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DETROIT, Feb. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ In recognition of outstanding community stewardship during a time of crisis, Rick DeSilva Jr., owner of Liberty Subaru in Emerson, New Jersey, was announced as the 2021 TIME Dealer of the Year by leaders from TIME and Ally Financial at the 104
th National Automotive Dealers Association Show.
2021 TIME Dealer of the Year - Rick DeSilva Jr., owner of Liberty Subaru in Emerson, N.J., was named the 2021 TIME Dealer of the Year in recognition of outstanding community and business leadership.
The New Jersey-area dealer s ongoing charitable work, particularly during the unprecedented challenges of the past year, earned DeSilva the most prestigious award in the automotive dealer industry. Among DeSilva s most recent community service efforts was his involvement as vice president of the Mahwah Board of Education in the planning of safely bringing students and staff back to school during the COVID-19 pandemic. D
Online sales have been given the green light during the pandemic, but customers have still been required to visit the dealership in person to sign necessary paperwork.