Billy Fuccillo "It's HUGE" Story

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Billy Fuccillo "It's HUGE" Story

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Billy Fuccillo
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Billy Fuccillo, owner of Fuccillo Automotive
Group, has been a HUGE part of the automotive
industry for nearly four decades.   Born and
raised in Greenport, Long Island, Billy maintains
close ties with his family, including his father
Veto, a hair stylist, his mother Joan, and his
two siblings, Joan and Gary. A born leader and
excellent athlete, Billy served as captain of
this high school football, baseball and golf
teams. While he loved all sports, Billy excelled
on the football field, where he was voted a
McDonalds Football All-American. Billy was
recruited by many universities including Notre
Dame, Penn State and Temple, before ultimately
choosing to attend Syracuse University on a full
football scholarship.   After graduating from SU
in 1978 with a degree in marketing, Billy got his
start in the automotive business as a salesman at
a dealership in Fayetteville, New York. He then
spent three years in the wholesale business
rounding out his automotive education. In 1987,
Billy Fuccillo purchased his own used car
dealership in Syracuse, New York.  
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Billy made the most of his opportunity in
Syracuse, cutting through the clutter with
aggressive advertising and promotions. The
formula quickly paid off, as he expanded his
reach, first northward into Adams, New York,
before stretching it across the state. Today,
Fuccillo Automotive Group is the largest
automobile dealer in New York State with
locations in the Albany, Buffalo, Rochester,
Syracuse and Watertown markets. Billy Fuccillo
was one of 15 dealers nationwide to be welcomed
into the Kia Presidents Club in 2009 for
achieving the highest overall sales volume and
outstanding customer satisfaction. He has been
accepted into the Kia Presidents Club each year
since. Over the course of his career, Billy has
owned dealerships all over the country, including
New York, Florida, California, Nevada, New
Mexico, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina.  
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In 2010, Billy brought his HUGE auto empire and
personality to Florida and opened Fuccillo Kia of
Cape Coral. Relying on the same formula that
yielded decades of success in New York, Fuccillo
Kia of Cape Coral quickly garnered national
recognition and was named the Best New Dealer
by Kia Motors Corp. after just one year of
business. In the years since, Fuccillo Kia of
Cape Coral has been named the National Dealer of
the Year for Highest Sales Volume four
additional times.   To further expand his
footprint in Florida, Billy Fuccillo soon opened
Fuccillo Kia of Wesley Chapel in 2015, and both
Fuccillo Kia of Merritt Island and Fuccillo Kia
of Port Charlotte in 2016. Fuccillo Kia of Port
Charlotte features a two-story,
50,000-square-foot building that sits on 70 acres
of property, making it Billys largest dealership
in Florida to date. Altogether Fuccillo
Automotive Group now comprises 28 dealerships and
33 franchises in New York and Florida, and
employs 2,500 people. Billys son, Billy Fuccillo
Jr., has followed in his fathers footsteps and
operates four of his own dealerships.
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Known for his HUGE monthly promotional events,
Billy hosted his first event in May 1996 at his
dealership in Adams, New York, where Robbie
Knievel, son of Evil Knievel, set a world record
with a no-hands jump over 25 new cars. Since
then, Billy Fuccillo has held half-court
basketball shoot-outs, miniature golf tournaments
and enter-to-win contests to give his customers
the chance to win not only cars, but houses, a
tanker of gas, trips around the world, cruises
and cash, and more.   Most importantly, Billy has
made giving back to the communities he serves a
top priority. He regularly includes charities in
his promotions, with benefactors of Billys
generosity having included local childrens,
disability services, domestic violence, veterans
and hunger relief organizations, and
schools. Today, after nearly 40 years in the
business, Billy remains at the top of his game
and Fuccillo Automotive Group is stronger than
ever. Whether youre talking about sales numbers,
customer service or commitment to community,
theres really only one way to describe it all
ITS HUGE!TM