St. Clairsville-Ted Z. Showalter, Whiteside’s General Manager, announced that the local automobile dealership’s Fleet and Commercial Division finished third out of 25 regional dealerships in a General Motors fourth quarter, 2014 Sales Incentive Contest.

This GM Sales Contest was a part of the Dealer Recognition Program in the Northeast Region. Whiteside’s competed against various dealerships located in Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New York, Connecticut and Virginia.

“This recent honor bestowed upon our Fleet and Commercial Division makes the entire company proud of this accomplishment, Showalter said. “Brian McCulley (Manager of the F & C Division at Whiteside’s) has worked very hard to not only meet but exceed these expectations set by General Motors,” he added. “At Whiteside’s, our customer’s have always come first; and we are honored to be recognized for our continued commitment to this philosophy especially during this intense GM Sales Contest,” Showalter concluded.

Brian McCulley, Whiteside’s Fleet and Commercial Manager stated: “It is quite humbling to receive this distinguished honor; but our employees consistently strive to be the best and work as a ‘team’ to elevate Whiteside’s as the premier Fleet and Commercial dealer nationwide.”

“Hard work and dedication to the customer have obviously paid off for Whiteside’s,” McCulley concluded.

“My hat goes off to everyone at Whiteside’s who set the bar high when it comes to quality and my thanks to our customers who recognize that just like our slogan says: ‘No matter where you are, it will pay to drive to Whiteside’s,” Showalter said.

Whiteside Auto Dealers is the largest GM dealership in the Ohio Valley area. General Motors, Chevrolet, Buick, GM Commercial and Cadillac-along with a wide selection of GM Certified used cars are found on the showroom and on the lot at the St. Clairsville facility. Whiteside’s is the only GM Business Elite dealer in the upper Ohio Valley and less than 20 per cent of GM dealers nationwide are GM Business Elite dealers.

For more information on the Whiteside ranking, or any other questions regarding the Fleet and Commercial Division, please call the dealership at (740) 695-0211 or visit the website at www.whitesides. com