Experience counts at Dave Kring
Dave Kring grew up in Petoskey and has been working his way up in the industry since his chance meeting with Budd Tallberg owner of Tallberg Chevrolet in Petoskey. The Central Michigan University graduate came to the dealership to buy a car and walked out with a job.
Kring began working at Tallberg's as a bookkeeper and by 1987, purchased the dealership. In 2005, Kring opened a new facility on U.S. 31 North and renamed it Dave Kring Chevrolet-Cadillac.
The dealership has won several automotive rewards, including the Oldsmobile Elite Dealer (2003), Chevrolet Genuine Leader (1997-2001) and GM Mark of Excellence (2004-06). In addition, Kring received the Petoskey Area Chamber of Commerce Mission Award in 2005 for his "undying spirit promoting Petoskey and its mission programs".
In December of 2008, Dave Kring was nominated for one of the most prestigious awards in his industry - TIME Magazine Dealer of the Year. The National Automobile Dealers selected Kring as one of 49 finalists out of 19,500 dealers nationwide for this 40th annual award. The program calls attention to new-car dealers exhibiting exceptional performance in their dealerships, combined with distinguished community service.
On a larger measure of who Dave is, when the TIME announcement was made "I don't think it should be dealer of the year, it should be dealership of the year- it's all of our people that work here who put it together, it's not just me."
While Dave Kring wasn't named The Dealer of the Year, being among the nations leaders is an achievement backed by pride of those who Kring and his team have served locally with top-notch customer and community service.
Dave Kring Chevrolet Cadillac Sales Team
Dave Kring Chevrolet Cadillac Service Team
Dave Kring's Certified Service technicians have over 128 years of combined repair experience. We can service most any make and model.
Jim Hoehn
Service Manager
jimhoehn@davekring.com
Over 35 years of automotive experience and service manager. |
Don Crandell
Service Consultant
1985
donc@davekring.com
ASE Certified Technician and Service Consultant with over 13 years of experience at Dave Kring |
Theron Reibel
Service Consultant
theron@davekring.com
ASE Certified Technician and Service Consultant with over 10 years of experience at Dave Kring
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Chad Gaskill
Service Consultant
chad@davekring.com
ASE Technician and Service Advisor with over 15 years of experience at Dave Kring
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Tom Vargo
GM ASE Certified
1985 |
Jamie Clark
GM ASE Certified
2001 |
Jason Hitchings
ASE Certified
2002 |
Scott Castleberg
GM ASE Certified
2002
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Mark Tomlanovich
GM ASE Technician
1982
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Matt Speltz
GM ASE Certified
1991 |
Kirk Sanders
Lot Assistant
2005 |
Russ Bock
GM ASE Certified
2000
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Chris Myers
GM ASE Certified
1998 |
Josh Swartz
GM ASE Certified
2010 |
Nick Aytes
Wash Bay
2012 |
Nick Bodette
Wash Bay
2013 |
Matt Hatfield
Service Tech
2012 |
Kurt Johansen
Lube Tech
2012
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Todd Allain
Oil Tech
2013 |
Jim Kroswek
Oil Tech
2013
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Dave Kring Chevrolet Cadillac Body Shop
Mike Reeves
mike@davekring.com
Body Shop Manager
1981 |
Jeff Schutte
bodyshop@davekring.com
Estimator
2011 |
Ben Ross
Body Shop Detail
1997
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Chip Radle
Body Shop Tech
1981
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Chris Krupa
Body Shop Tech
1987 |
Jim Duncan
Body Shop Tech
2001 |
Mike Bodzick
Body Shop Tech
1985 |
Steve Howard
Body Shop Tech
2013 |
Sue Garcia
Body Shop Secretary
2012 |
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Dave Kring Chevrolet Cadillac Parts Team
Dave Kring Chevrolet Cadillac Office Staff
Dave Kring Chevrolet Cadillac Detail Department Staff
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Rick Croff
Detailer
2009 |
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