And now he looks forward to lowering his golf handicap and being granddad, helping to car pool his four grandkids in the morning. But Bob Hoy can't stop talking about cars, and he has a lot to say. Pay particular attention to the cupholders. When you think about it, the retail automobile business is the last of the major retail segments in this country that hasn't seen a enormous change in the way it does business. It's a unique business, with unique people.
Automobile dealers are the last of the real old-fashioned entrepreneurs.
El Paso is typical of most communities in that the car dealers are usually high profile individuals. They're large employers who do big-volume business, they advertise, market and merchandise. They're active in civic matters, their churches, civic causes. They're generally darn good citizens. And while most every other retail segment in the country has changed dramatically in the way it sells, the car industry has stayed pretty much the same.