Frank Alfano - President
Frank started in the automotive business in 1963 cleaning tools in a GMC truck garage. In 1970 he and a partner purchased a service station in his hometown in New Jersey where they built the company into two service stations, small trucking company but most importantly Franks love - a used car lot. He was involved in the structuring and development of what has now become a national technician certification, ASE (Originally NIASE). He progressed “through the ranks” from NIASE MASTER CERTIFIED technician in the 70’s to dealer.

His dealership experience is in both domestic and import dealerships and the buy out from the original dealer, relocation of the store, sale of other dealerships and the building of two new facilities. Under his supervision his dealerships have won a number of awards including the WINNING COMBINATION AWARD from Honda naming him one of the Top Fifty General Managers in the country. His Honda store held the highest CSI rating in the southeast zone for ten consecutive years. He was also closely involved with a group with a number of domestic stores in north central Florida, Koons Automotive Group, Apple Automotive Group and Nimnicht Family Dealerships.

Frank was in the fourth Progressive Basics class and has practiced the Progressive Basics philosophies since the early 80’s. Frank is proud to now be able to bring this knowledge to dealers throughout the country.

Frank has been called by the dealerships he works with and by the workshop attendee’s he speaks to, “just a real car guy, having been there and done that”, type trainer.
His simple approach to dealership problems make him on of the most sought after In- House Used Car Trainers in the country.

He has had the pleasure of working and continues to work with some of the top automotive groups in the country including: Volkswagen of America, Hitchcock Automotive, Chris Auffenberg Automotive, Brad Deery Automotive, DCH of New Jersey and California, Max Holmes Dealer Group, Franklin Greene Automotive, Middlekauff Automotive, Les Stanford Auto Group, March Hodge Automotive and Sewell Automotive. He was also closely involved with a group with a number of domestic stores in north central Florida, Koons Automotive Group, Apple Automotive Group and Nimnicht Family Dealerships.