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Article: Jackson, Maroone: Innovative and influential.(NEWS)(Mike Jackson)(Michael Maroone)
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- Automotive News
- Article date:
- November 9, 2009
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Byline: Diana T. Kurylko
Not only have Mike Jackson and Michael Maroone made AutoNation Inc. the biggest auto dealership group, they have made it one of the most innovative and influential as well.
As CEO of the public retailer for the past decade, Jackson, now 60, has taken on the Detroit 3, backed a federal gasoline-tax increase and publicly scolded automakers' captive finance companies for cutting off consumer credit.
As AutoNation's COO, Maroone helped pioneer online car and truck shopping by listing vehicles at the company's dealerships on the Internet as early as 2002. Maroone, now 55, also has worked to create greater transparency in ...