2 weeks ago Share If you take out March and April 2020, the dealership was only down 1.5% for the year.
The coronavirus swallowed the economy whole in March 2020. It wasn’t any kinder in April, as Florida’s unemployment rate hit 12.9%. Palm Coast Ford took a hit but things improved steadily afterward. In fact, although the dealership’s sales were down 10% in 2020 when compared with 2019, if you took out March and April, sales would only be down 1.5% for the year.
And so, Ford General Manager Don York feels optimistic. Even before the second round of stimulus checks were announced, he said, “We felt like we were in a very good position heading into 2021.”