NEW - AN AUTOMOBILE ODYSSEY Automobile History & Biography by John Dalessio

Description: Hello,My name is John Dalessio.An Automobile Odyssey is my autobiography with a brief history of the automobile industry from the early horseless carriage days, decade by decade to present day. Travel through the decades as automobiles evolved, with a glimpse into the future and the pros and cons of autonomous driving cars.You are about to read a story of a man who started out in life with next to nothing and was able to achieve the American dream with notable success in the automobile industry as a new car dealer.The history of the automobile reflects a worldwide evolution that took place over 130 years. Much has been written about America’s love affair with the automobile. I fell in love with cars at an early age. It was easy to fall in love with my first car, savoring the freedom that it would bring to my teen life. The exhilaration of driving to distant places and discovering what life was about in my youth was something that I will remember always.My story began when I was born the son of Italian immigrants who came to America as teen agers and achieved citizenship. I was the youngest of five siblings. I was raised in a comfortable but modest environment in a small town, Penns Grove in southern New Jersey and the only one of five to graduate high school. My father, was a tough old country Italian who taught me something very valuable – the work ethic. I became aware of the moral benefit and importance of hard work and its ability to strengthen one’s character. Little did I realize back then as a teenager how far the work ethic would take me going forward.Not having attended college, I recognized early on that the automobile industry offered unprecedented opportunities for someone with the drive and ambition to succeed, particularly in an automobile dealership. The automobile industry is one of the world’s most important economic sectors by revenue.When I look back on my forty-seven years in the auto industry, I can recall my humble start as a parts counterman in a NAPA Auto Parts store. I was later hired as a Parts Manager for a local Lincoln-Mercury dealership. The job was a beginning that helped me to launch a highly successful career in the automobile industry. After managing the parts department for a year, I became an automobile Salesman, later was promoted to Sales Manager, then moved up to General Manager. The wealth of experience I had successfully accumulated in six years with a new car dealer operation had prepared me to go out and establish my own new car dealerships with ultimately 3 locations and 10 Franchises.We are soon entering an era of new technology with autonomous or self-driving cars What will the future hold for automobiles? Let me tell you about An Automobile Odyssey . . . .

Price: 4.95 USD

Location: Brigantine, New Jersey

End Time: 2025-02-09T19:09:53.000Z

Shipping Cost: 4.63 USD