Article: New York: 'now I can give back,' says Johnson. (Bob Johnson Chevrolet owner Bob Johnson)(Face of the Dealer)

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Bob Johnson enrolled in General Motors' affirmative action program nearly 20 years ago and hasn't looked back.

He had been selling insurance for Allstate but decided that owning an auto dealership would he more interesting - and more lucrative. GM accepted Johnson, placed him in a two-year management training program and then gave him the chance to buy a dealership in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1981.

Today, Johnson's business has moved to Rochester, where he owns the No. 1 ranked Chevrolet dealership in the market. In November, he purchased a Ford store in a suburb. In the past decade, he has more than doubled the annual sales volume of ...

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