Our foundation is complete and steel beginning to erect at the new Honda North location in Butler, Pa.  Flatbed trailers began to arrive this past Friday delivering the main steel beams that will complete the frame of the building.  Additionally, the majority of the other large building materials have been delivered and will be ready to enclose the facility once the framing is complete.

Rear shop area and car wash.

NW corner.

Front

Progress continues on our new dealership on the intersection of Kreiss Rd. and Rt. 68 in Butler.  For the past month, much of what has been occuring has been moving of dirt and leveling of ground, in addition to the completion of the foundation.  The work that has been going on behind the scene has been fantastic as well.  It has been an incredible experience planning and executing exactly what goes in to building a new Honda dealership.  We are currently covering such details as:  Site lighting plans, full electrical plans, surviellance plans, and more.  Being that we are covering nearly 4 acres in asphalt, executing the details on the underground wiring/ pipe laying plans is important right now.  

Soon the erection of the building will occur and noticable progress will move more quickly.  The next photos that you are likely to see should show the building skeleton and shape should start to take place. 

Honda North can be reached at 800-786-2756 or at www.hondanorth.net

Honda North in Butler, Pa was recently honored by a visit from Dick Szamborski, Vice President of National Sales of American Honda Automobile Division.  Mr. Szamborski spent the afternoon with the Partners at Honda North to recognize their recent achievements of new Honda sales, and to take a first hand look at the construction of their new facility on Evans City Rd. in Butler, Pa.  Honda North is the one of the first dealerships in the country to be building a second new facility, due to outgrowing the existing facility in 4 short years.  When Honda North purchased Country Motors Honda in May, 2005, existing Honda new car sales volume in Butler was approximately 500 units.  In 2008, Honda North fell just short of 1000 new Hondas.  Preowned sales have increased over 400% in these 4 years as well.  Honda North is now ranked as one of the two highest volume Honda Certified Preowned dealers in the Pittsburgh Region, which includes all Honda dealers from Erie, Pa to northern West Virginia.

Mr. Szamborski toured the dealerships existing facility and examined the architectural drawings for Honda North's new facility, which will be approximately 29,500 square feet and will have both new and used vehicle showrooms, an indoor vehicle delivery area, as well as climate controlled indoor service drive.  Honda North Partners were honored by the visit by Dick Szambo, as he's known within American Honda.  He is the 2nd in command in the United States with American Honda Automotive Division; for him to take the time to travel to Butler, Pa to recognize our achievements is a visit that will be remembered for some time. 

Honda North Sales and Service can be reached at 800-786-2756 or through their website at www.hondanorth.net.

Pictured from left to right are: Joe Palmiero - Honda North President, Jon Palmiero - Honda North Vice President, Dick Szamborski - Vice President of National Sales - American Honda, Howard Neff - Honda North Vice President, and Michael Oberschelp - American Honda District Sales Manager, Pittsburgh Region.