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No FTC Customer Complaints at Hyundai of Milford

Thursday, April 5th, 2012

Interesting times at Hyundai of Milford and Key Hyundai of Vernon where no Connecticut car customers are complaining, but the FTC cited CT car dealer Key Hyundai with deceptive advertising…which is painting one small error of a missing disclaimer with a very broad media brush.

Here’s the skinny on the two missing disclaimers on seldom viewed YouTube videos and what Jill Merriam did about it the second she found out. And  here’s why we stand by the Key Hyundai mission of being solution providers and not product pushers.

MORE Love Open House Success at Key Hyundai of Manchester

Wednesday, February 15th, 2012

Let’s just say the Grand Opening Celebration for Key Hyundai of Manchester was nothing less than perfect!

Food, music, champagne, fabulous family and friends, and frankly, the best employees and customers in the whole state of Connecticut!

And I can’t thank you enough.

Thank you for sticking by Key Hyundai during our 6 month construction destruction where we tore down to the ground, then down even further, and rebuilt a $3 million facility right here in Vernon Connecticut.

Thanks for still buying and driving with us out of temporary trailers, while the building went up brick by brick, or rather beam by beam, in front of our very eyes.

Thanks for the hardworking construction crew of Claris Construction, another Connecticut gem, who met deadlines, made the impossible possible, so we would meet all necessary deadlines!

And thanks to my fabulous employees who did more with less in the decrepit 1950s shell of a dealership we previously used, then the temporary trailers, and now can fully flourish and grow in our new building!

And thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate in style! One customer, Sandra Fierstein, said it perfectly:

“It was such a lovely afternoon at Key Hyundai! It felt like a huge family reunion, I just love you guys!”

Open for Business in Key Hyundai’s Brand New Building

Friday, January 13th, 2012
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Key Hyundai is OPEN FOR BUSINESS at 21 Hartford Turnpike Vernon, CT!

You know what is pure, 100% awesome-sauce?

Starting 2012 in Connecticut with a brand new open for business $2.5 million dollar car facility for Key Hyundai of Manchester!

That’s right folks, after 6 long months through Hurricanes and freak October snowopolis and power outages and working out of trailers in our parking lot, we are in and man-oh-man is it all kinds of awesome!

Key Hyundai Open for Business: On Time, On Budget & Raring to Go!

The shop is incredible. The showroom is spacious — we can fit multiple cars here! The customer lounge is cozy, comfortable, high-tech and has a floor to ceiling fireplace that adds to the ambiance. And a huge flat screen for tv groupies!

It’s nicer than I ever expected.

Even the bathrooms have Key Hyundai ecstatic! It’s the little things: like your very own potty for girls and potty for boys that makes our people happy!

New service area! Fancy, fancy Key Hyundai of Manchester

We’re planning to CELEBRATE our commitment to you, our unbelievably patient customers, our commitment to staying put here in Vernon Connecticut, and our commitment to our employees, friends and family with a MORE LOVE appreciation Grand Opening Brunch.

Save the date:

Grand Opening Celebration Key Hyundai of Manchester

Open House Brunch with MORE Love & MORE Appreciation

Sunday, February 12, 2012 – 11:00 am – 3:00 pm

Food, music, raffles and lots and lots of love.

Sunday, February 12 from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. Stop by and see how Key Hyundai is growing and staying right here to bring Central Connecticut MORE!

Key Hyundai of Manchester Opening Day

Saturday, January 7th, 2012
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Open for business in the new building January 10

Drum Roll please! Key Hyundai of Manchester is opening the brand new, state-of-the-art showroom, service center, and customer lounge on Tuesday, January 10! Key Hyundai fans and those passing by daily on Route 83 through Vernon and Manchester has been watching the building grow – and grow it did!

Key Hyundai of Manchester New Building Opens January 10, 2012

Now business will follow! Small business is alive and well in Vernon | Manchester Connecticut! MORE jobs, MORE value, MORE solutions, MORE of what Connecticut needs to get people the cars they want to drive!

It’s been busy at Key, and we fully expect the new facility to treat our customers in the luxury they deserve. Roomy showroom, comfortable, cozy lounge. Fast financing, contemporary, state-of-the-art, top-notch service bays that get your vehicle up and out faster than ever! Woot! Woot! The Key Hyundai service guys, gals, and advisers are pumped!

The wait is over! We’ve been watching the day-by-day progress, from tear down to build up, and before our very eyes, our dreams were realized. This new facility is long overdue: and it promises to bring so much more to our central Connecticut friends and neighbors looking for a nicer newer car.

Grand Opening MORE LOVE Celebration Planned for Key Hyundai Friends & Family

And our fabulous, patient, hardworking employees will have comfortable, spacious, somewhat snazzy building to work in! We’ll be getting settled the next couple weeks, then get ready to PAR-TAY! The grand opening celebration is in full swing to bring MORE Love and gratitude and appreciation to our customers, staff, vendors, family and friends!

MORE Signs of Progress at Key Hyundai of Manchester

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
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Key Hyundai of Manchester construction is looking good!

So excited I can barely even stand it! Look what went up on Route 83 on the Vernon Manchester town line!

Right outside Key Hyundai’s brand new facility is a brand-spanking new sign for all to see! This is a “sign” of things to come!

Our building is happening; thanks to our loyal customers for hanging with us during the construction. And so many thanks to our fabulous staff who worked out of trailers during this construction destuction mayhem! You guys rock!

This is real! We’re a CT business growing in Vernon | Manchester all to give you MORE!

Our multi-million dollar construction of the new and improved Key Hyundai of Manchester will be opening its doors soon! Very, very soon … aiming for January 2012 with MORE value, MORE solutions, MORE financing, MORE of what you want when shopping for a nicer, newer car.

Stay tuned! Hey, and visit us on Facebook for updates, news, wheels & deals from the construction site! And win some goodies and hear good Key Hyundai news as well!

 

MORE Power for Local Business in Manchester Connecticut!

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

Storms like this are not business friendly!

What a crazy week in Connecticut!

An October snowstorm dumped 15″ of winter knocking out power for most of the state and halting business – including Key Hyundai of Manchester.

One week of no power on Rte 83 in Vernon/Manchester means little or no business to be had for Key Hyundai of Manchester. Or so I thought!

The October Nor’easter blew into our state, leaving Key Hyundai without power for 8 days: no phones, no electric, no internet, no nothing. But that didn’t stop us!

Despite being under construction, despite going “old-school” with hand-written orders piling up for “anticipated power restoration dates” that never realized when promised, all was not doom and gloom at Key Hyundai of Manchester!

In fact, in my glass-half-full optimism, our parking lot was able to be paved, and construction of the new Key Hyundai moved at breakneck speed, much in part, unfortunately, due to the lack of foot traffic and customer shopping.

MORE Key Hyundai Service! Even with limited power!

That said, our service department kept at it, servicing cars they could with what they had, amazing colleagues and thrilling customers with a results. Great job!!!

Sales plodded along, slower than slow, but each day, our staff showed up, ready to work, meeting and greeting our community and commiserating about the power outage, and test driving a few vehicles in the meantime. We made connections, sharing hope and tales of downed trees and blocked roads.

Neighbors helping neighbors. What’s more powerful than that?

The power may have gone out, but our community remains strong! Now time to get back to business, full steam ahead, with MORE power, MORE energy, and MORE Connecticut nose-to-the-grindstone work ethic that will get our business moving and growing and thriving to bring MORE to Connecticut car buyers!

MORE for the People at Key Hyundai of Manchester

Thursday, October 20th, 2011

Key Hyundai Vernon Open for Business

The new building is going up right before our eyes, and all I can say is WOW.

We recently put up additional banners announcing how the new Key Hyundai of Manchester will bring MORE to the community: MORE Value,  MORE Service, MORE Solutions, MORE financing – MORE of what you need when looking to buy a nicer, newer car.

Selling Cars Out of Trailers at Key Hyundai of Manchester

It’s true, and despite a bit of ribbing from competitors, we are selling cars out of trailers. LOTS OF THEM.

We’re open for business, and if you stop in today, you’ll see the trailers are not only getting the job done, but getting it done in comfort. Here’s a peek inside: but you must check it out for yourself.

 

Georgina Jones is new General Sales Manager at Key Hyundai of Manchester!

Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
Key Hyundai Manchester hires new General Sales Manager

Georgina Jones, New General Sales Manager of Key Hyundai of Manchester

Listen Up Connecticut!!! Good news from Key Hyundai:

Georgina Jones is up and running as the new General Sales Manager for Key Hyundai of Manchester.

Yes, the brave woman agreed to come on right in the middle of our massive$2.5 million construction project. Because, as you heard, we’re selling cars like candy bars out of trailers (rather nice ones, I must admit!) The trailers are only short term because…we’re on schedule!

YIPPPEEE!

In fact, we’re under budget and a teeny-tiny bit ahead of schedule (KNOCK ON WOOD!) and ready for the grand RE-opening of Key Hyundai of Manchester January 2012. With Georgina on board and at the helm to direct the growth, sales, and operations of Key Hyundai in Manchester, we are in tip-top shape!

For those of you not in the Hartford east of the river area, Key Hyundai of Manchester is in the midst of a $2.5 million renovation, doubling the Hartford area car dealer to provide more, more, MORE to the customer. And despite the construction, we’re selling tons of cars: brand, spanking new 2011 40 MPG Hyundais, and more Key-Certified Pre-Owned trade-ins than I ever dreamed possible. It’s a lot, but Georgina is ready for a lot! Already her impact is making a vast difference with the customers and staff.

Why I love Georgina Jones; And why you’re gonna love her too!

“I started in the car industry right on the lot, back when very few women were in the business,” said Georgina Jones, new General Sales Manager of Key Hyundai of Manchester. “I moved to finance and insurance, then became F&I Director and Manager. I’ve worked at small family owned dealerships and huge conglomerates. Bigger is not always better!”

“I know this business inside and out,” said Jones, ”and know nothing is more important than the experience each and every customer has every time they walk through our doors. I’m here to make sure that experience is extraordinary, whether it’s sales or service or just plain ol’ window-shopping. Soup to nuts, customers is our #1 priority, day in and day out.”

See what I mean? She’s terrific! CT car customers, staff, community: she’s the whole package!

Georgina says it all comes down to the customer experience. She wants to make car buying, car servicing, car financing smooth, comfortable, friendly and fun. She wants to know your name; she wants to remember your name. I love this woman!

Not to worry, the Key Hyundai staff you know and love (yes, I’m talking about the brilliant Tom!) is still here ready to help. He’s taking over Key Hyundai Manchester financing and insurance, a department near and dear to his heart, and one he is magnificent at.

Come on by and say hello! And check out the new building because we’re growing fast and furious at Key Hyundai!