F&I and Showroom, Industry Summit 2019
www fi magazine com 46 F I and Showroom Industry Summit 2019 DWAYNE HAWKINS GIVES BACK The chairman and CEO of Crown Automotive Group has lived the American dream created opportunities for thousands of employees and offered countless car buyers a fair deal all while devoting time money and resources to a long list of charitable causes BY NANCY DUNHAM DEALER PROFILE PHOTOS COURTESY CROWN AUTOMOTIVE GROUP Dwayne Hawkins is the founder and chief executive of the St Petersburg Fla based Crown Automotive Group Dwayne Hawkins well remembers what he was doing in 1969 While his peers were celebrating others achievements including the Beatles last concert and the Apollo 11 moon landing he was working toward creating his own success Today Hawkins chairman and CEO of Crown Automotive Group headquartered in St Petersburg Fla operates 22 dealerships in three states that employ more than 1100 people and sell more than 22000 new cars and trucks annually Yet for all his dealer groups success he seems proudest of its role in the community It all started with Doug Willey says Hawkins of the Birmingham Ala dealer who gave him his first real start in the auto business He was always giving back to the church He said Dwayne whatever charity it is you have got to D
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