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Stephen Pankow

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Director of used vehicle acquisitions at Basil Family Dealerships
📍 Grand Island, New York, United States

Stephen Pankow is the Director of Used Vehicles at Basil Family Dealerships, leveraging an extensive career in the automotive industry, including a previous role as General Manager at West Herr Automotive Group. A graduate of SUNY at Buffalo, he is an experienced sales professional skilled in negotiation, sales operations, and retail.

Stephen is actively involved in the community, with his team supporting local first responders. He has also personally contributed to fundraising campaigns for charities like Cradle Beach, an organization dedicated to helping children with disabilities and those from disadvantaged backgrounds in Western New York.

He spearheaded the creation of an award-winning, direct-to-consumer vehicle acquisition strategy and a unique car-buying website for his dealership group.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Director of used vehicle acquisitions
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Grand Island, New York, United States
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Vehicle Acquisition
He developed an award-winning, direct-to-consumer strategy and a custom website to innovate his dealership's used car acquisition process.
Automotive Technology
Integrates modern technology, such as AI-driven vehicle inspection tools and APIs, to enhance the customer trade-in and valuation experience.
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Career

Work history

8-2019 - 6-2023
Director of used vehicle acquisitions
Basil Family Dealerships
7-2019
Used vehicle director
Basil Family Dealerships
9-2010 - 7-2019
General Manager
West Herr Automotive Group
12-2000 - 8-2010
Manager
Paddock Chevrolet
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Education
1997 - 2000
Business/Managerial Economics
SUNY at Buffalo
2008 - 2009
Business/Corporate Communications
Dale Carnegie Training
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