40 Under 40

Honorees announced July 2018

Each of the individuals in Automotive News' seventh annual listing of 40 Under 40 in auto retailing earned their spot on the list by their real-world accomplishments. These individuals are certainly among the industry's standouts today -- and are poised to be tomorrow's leaders. We congratulate them and hope you will enjoy reading their stories

Click here to watch the recording of 40 Under 40 Live, our online discussion with five honorees from the 2018 class.

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Jeremy Beaver, 32

COO

Del Grande Dealer Group in San Jose

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Christopher Berlin, 33

Director of operations for 13 luxury stores in California

Ferrari-Maserati

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Shelby Bigelow, 34

General manager

Palm Beach Toyota

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Molly Blanco, 36

Senior manager of digital advertising

AutoNation Inc.

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Chris Boone, 37

General manager

Rick Hendrick City Chevrolet

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Charlie Brown, 39

General manager, Partner in Lithia Motors Inc.

of Beaverton Buick-GMC and Portland Cadillac and Lithia Motors

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Megan Bush Del Pizzo, 33

Vice president

Tom Bush Family of Dealerships

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Scott Campbell, 38

Dealer principal

My Auto Group

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Jay Cardwell, 38

General manager

BMW Northlake

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Jarryd Carver, 33

Executive managing partner

Sheehy Hyundai of Waldorf and Sheehy Ford of Marlow Heights

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Alison Cohen, 31

Vice president and general manager

Priority 1 Automotive Group

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Evan Cygler, 30

Director of special projects

Miller Motorcars

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Tim Dalton, 38

General Manager, Volvo Cars Mall of Georgia

Jim Ellis Automotive Group

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David Ellis, 31

General manager

RBM

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Shay Foley, 38

Business manager

Champion Chevrolet of Avon

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Mark Foster, 36

Executive manager

Walker Cadillac-Buick-GMC

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Trevor Gile, 39

Managing partner

Motorcars Honda

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Matt Gregg, 36

General manager

Four Seasons Ford

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Justin Harmon, 39

Dealer principal/general manager

Bob Caldwell Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge-Ram

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Lauren Heunis, 34

Senior manager of third-party and affiliate marketing

AutoNation Inc.

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Karen Lombardo, 31

General manager

Roadshow BMW-Mini

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Michael Lucia, 36

General manager

Mercedes-Benz of Pompano

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Adam Marburger, 38

Corporate finance director

Suntrup Automotive Group

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Catherine Martin, 38

Fleet and conversion general manager

Ilderton Dodge-Chrysler-Jeep-Ram

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Dan Mason, 38

Platform finance director

Brandon Steven Motors

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Amanda Mendenhall, 37

Service manager

Harry Robinson Buick-GMC

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Jessica Minnihan, 36

Digital marketing manager

Ballweg Automotive Cos.

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Dan O'Brien, 33

President

Dan O'Brien Kia

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Erika Olson, 33

Sales director

Lexus of Bellevue

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Anuj Patel, 34

IT director

Potamkin Houston Hyundai

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Jesse Peterson, 38

President of three dealerships, and vice president

Eide Ford-Lincoln

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Stacey Riggs, 34

Service manager

Fairfield Volkswagen in Ohio

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Joe Rodriquez, 38

General manager

Feldman Chevrolet of Lansing

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Andrew Ruthven, 33

Parts director

Berger Chevrolet

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Barry Schwartz, 28

Operations manager

Robertson Honda

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Aaron Stark, 35

General manager

Martin Kia

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Chris Torres, 39

Internet director

Hendrick Volkswagen Frisco

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Sarah Vantine, 32

Service business development center director

Scott Clark Auto Group

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Mike Yusko, 38

National director of operations

Victory Automotive Group

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Larry Zinn, 31

Organizational general manager

Warren Henry Auto Group