Billion signed a non-compete when he split from Billion Auto, the company his grandfather owned and his father still owns. David Billion: Six-story building will be first development at Sioux Falls downtown railyard site. October will be a soft opening for Autos on the Mall. Billion describes his business as a forward-thinking used car retailer, with a presence online and space for car consignments and consignment of snowmobiles, boats, ATVs and other vehicles.
The website for the business will be autosonthemall. Billion left Billion Auto in April of after growing up in the business. Power against all automakers for two consecutive years. The conversion from Lewis to Kia will start shortly after the store moves late this year and probably will take about six months, he said.
Billion is tackling an even bigger property on the west side, where the company owns about 15 acres in the area of 12th Street and Marion Road. Billion already has opened a reconditioning center and parts warehouse there. The company also is remodeling and expanding its West 12th Street Toyota dealership — a project held up for years waiting on flood-related restrictions to be lifted.
Now that construction is allowed, the dealership is adding 15, square feet and a couple of acres for parking and inventory. The new building will include a customer reception area for the service department, quick lube and customer-car delivery area.
The Billion philosophy is to turn our inventory and sell volumes of cars. We like the action, and we like to see volumes of cars come through and inventories turn and taillights going down the road. But I have excellent management. We had record months in my absence, and that makes me feel really good. Billion primarily lives in Sioux Falls, spends some time in California and balances work with time away. Get our free business news delivered to your inbox.
Leave this field empty if you're human:. Billion said his company has asked the FTC to be specific on how many words a minute it should have in its radio ads, or how large the print should be on TV and in in newspapers.
Billion said regulators, however, refuse to be specific on those points. We don't have a size of print, it's just supposed to be clear and we don't think yours was,'" Billion said. Billion said his company altered its advertising approach after the first complaint was lodged against the dealership and thought it was in compliance. He said the company will now have to alter it again. Because you can't comply without speaking fast or having smaller print.
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