Articles from Walser Automotive Group

Walser Automotive Group is driving change once again, this time for Minnesota’s military community. On November 13, Walser will become the first automotive retailer in the state to be recognized as a Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Company. This designation recognizes employers who actively support veterans, service members, and their families.

Walser Automotive Group continues its strategic growth with the opening of Walser Kia in Minnetonka today, adding one of the industry’s fastest-growing and top-performing brands to its expanding network of dealerships.

Mitsubishi Motors is the latest brand to join Walser Automotive Group’s expanding portfolio. Walser Mitsubishi Burnsville will open in early April at 600 W 121st Street, the former site of Walser Experienced Autos. The dealership will employ 21 team members and bring new energy to the Burnsville community.

A growing partnership between Walser Automotive Group and WSU Tech is helping address the critical shortage of skilled technicians in the U.S. Last week, Walser celebrated the unveiling of the Walser Automotive Service Lab as part of WSU Tech’s $3 million renovation to its automotive service facility.

Imagine this: Fifty-two extra working days off a year. It’s not vacation time. And no, you’re not “between opportunities.” It’s the result of a new four-day workweek at Walser Automotive Group and the newest perk for its Minnesota sales force.

A new partnership between Walser Automotive Group and Urban League Twin Cities supports young, black leaders of tomorrow. The partnership, funded through the Walser Foundation, is connected to Urban League Twin Cities’ Black Gems program. Black Gems is a college and career readiness program open to Twin Cities students in grades 9-12. The program helps students navigate the transition from teen life to adulthood with a focus on navigating post-secondary training.

Walser Automotive Group’s first-ever class of scholarship winners are thinking big when it comes to their future. Potential careers in law, hospitality, cyber security, occupational therapy, and entrepreneurship are on the horizon for the five winners of Walser’s Driven To Succeed Scholarship Program.

Radio, not automotive, is where Walser Automotive Group’s Ashley Cavazos always thought she’d land. After all, broadcasting is her family business. But the journey leading the Texas native into the auto industry is paying off both personally and professionally. Cavazos, Walser’s Director of Digital Performance, is a 2022 Automotive News 40 Under 40 winner.

Walser Automotive Group is thinking about the success of its employees in a new way—by focusing on their children. A new scholarship program launching this month now extends new education benefits to employees’ children and dependents.

Walser Automotive Group’s Chief Human Resources Officer Sherry Schultz has a simple business philosophy. People over product. That mentality is a key driver behind a recent award given to Schultz. This week, Schultz was named a 2021 Automotive News Notable Champion of Diversity in Automotive. Schultz is featured in a special section in the December 27 Yearbook Edition issue of Automotive News.

A campaign by Walser Automotive Group is driving more than $100,000 to nonprofits in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area, and Wichita, KS region. The campaign, called Shop For a Cause, donated $25 for every new and pre-owned vehicle sold during June 2021.

In a year of incredible challenge and change, Walser Automotive Group is recognizing two employees named to Automotive News’ 40 Under 40. Colton Ray, CEO of FUSE Autotech, an affiliate of Walser Automotive Group, and Lindsey Trett, Walser’s Director of Service Process and Implementation, received the honor Monday. This annual program honors 40 high achievers at new-car dealerships who are under 40 years old.