Billy Fuccillo parts ways with general manager Xavier Villarreal

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Billy Fuccillo parts ways with general manager
Xavier Villarreal
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Xavier Villarreal, who helped build Fuccillo Kia
in Cape Coral into the worlds bestselling Kia
dealership, said he mutually parted ways with
owner Billy Fuccillo. Villarreal, 36 and until
July 1 the only general manager at Fuccillo Kia,
is three weeks into his search for a new job. The
2000 Fort Myers High School graduate is pursuing
multiple car dealership opportunities in
Southwest Florida, around the state, and across
the country. He was traveling to Los Angeles for
job interviews Thursday. The hardest part
wasnt leaving Billy, said Villarreal, who had
been in the role since the dealership opened in
December 2010 off Pine Island Road. It was
leaving my staff. That really was the hardest
part.
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Villarreal said Fuccillo recently had promoted
him, but the promotion did not include their
agreed-upon pay raise, Villareal said. Fuccillo
could not be reached for comment. Fuccillo Kia
announced Carl Rosciti as the new general
manager. He declined to comment. The bottom line
is, he couldnt afford to pay me anymore,
Villarreal said of Fuccillo. We had agreed on a
certain amount. Unfortunately, that didnt pan
out. Im very grateful for Mr. Fuccillo and the
company and the opportunities they have given me.
Ive built a reputation for taking care of my
staff and selling a lot of cars. Its opened up a
lot of doors. It was just time. It was time for
me to go. Villarreal, a high school football
standout at Fort Myers, was inducted into the
schools football Hall of Fame in 2015.
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Author Bio Billy Fuccillo is president of
Fuccillo automotive group Syracuse New York.
Fuccillo Automotive Group is the largest
automobile dealership in New York. Source 
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