First African American Auto Dealer in the country to celebrate 50 years in business

Bob Ross Auto Group 50th Anniversary Jenell and Bob Ross Dayton, Ohio based Bob Ross Auto Group is the first African American automobile dealer in the country to celebrate 50 years in business. DAYTON, OHIO, UNITED STATES, July 11, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ — Bob Ross Auto Group is the First African American automobile dealer in the country to celebrate 50 years in business. The dealership is celebrating with an anniversary event on July 13. The event, which will include several hundred guests of Bob Ross Auto Group, will feature leaders from local government and representatives from General Motors and Mercedes-Benz, along with some special guests from the community. In 1962 Bob Ross entered the automobile industry as a salesman for Shannon Buick in Dayton, Ohio. While at Shannon Buick he qualified for the Buick Sales Master Club for ten years. Ross began pursuing his entrepreneurial dream when he was chosen to participate in the First General Motors Minority Dealer Academy, graduating in 1972. He received an Associate Degree from the University of Detroit. He was the first graduate of the Academy to be approved as an Automobile Dealer. He purchased Vivian Buick, Opal and International Harvester Trucks in Richmond, Indiana in...