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The Herb Chambers Companies, headquartered in Somerville, Massachusetts, is the world's 17th largest automotive dealership group and the largest in New England. Herb Chambers operates 55 retail car dealership locations,〔 representing 31 different brands, and 56 service centers. Herb Chambers has approximately 2,000 employees and was ranked one of the "Top Places to Work" in the Boston Globe for the seventh straight year in 2015.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Top Places to Work )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Top Places To Work 2009 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Top Places To Work 2010 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Top Places To Work 2011 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Herb Chambers Cos. )〕 ==History== In 1983, after founding the largest office copier dealer in the world, A-Copy America, Herb Chambers sold the business to Ikon Office Solutions for $80 million. Ikon is now part of the copier manufacturer Ricoh. In 1984, Chambers was looking to purchase a Cadillac for personal use and while going through the process of buying the car he became so disgusted with the experience, he made an offer to purchase the dealership on the spot for $1.7 million. Chambers found the dealerships during the mid-1980s needed to improve customer service to sell more cars. He was reportedly the first dealer in the United States to clean and vacuum a car after servicing or repairing the vehicle. After opening the first dealership in New London, Connecticut, Chambers quickly added BMW, Hyundai, Porsche, and Mercedes-Benz franchises during the next year. In June of 2012, Chambers began selling Lamborghini, Bentley, and Rolls-Royce brands in a showroom in Wayland, Massachusetts. In September of 2013, Chambers opened his first Volvo franchise in Dedham, Massachusetts. Today more than half of Herb Chamber locations sell higher-margin luxury brands such as Lincoln, Lexus and Mercedes-Benz. All of the dealerships are within 75 miles of Boston, the sixth-wealthiest city in the country. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Herb Chambers Companies」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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