Bobby Rahal Acura

Mechanicsburg, PA, February 16, 2010 - Bobby Rahal Acura of Mechanicsburg has been awarded Acura's most prestigious honor - the Dealership of Distinction award - for its exceptional performance during 2009.  This distinguishing honor is reserved for those select dealers that excel in providing an exceptional client experience.

American Honda Motor Co., Inc., established the Dealership of Distinction award in 1991 to recognize its Acura dealerships for exhibiting excellence across all areas of operation.  Bobby Rahal Acura is among 76 out of 263 Acura automobile dealerships in the United States to meet or exceed the award standards to qualify for the Dealership of Distinction award.  This is the 5^th time that Bobby Rahal Acura has received Acura's highest dealership honor.

"Winners of the Dealership of Distinction award are the very best dealerships in the country," said John Mendel, executive vice president of automobile sales for Acura.  "They established the lofty standards established to exceed the expectations of even our most discriminating clients.  These standards guarantee that the client's ownership experience will be as exclusive as our high-performance Acura automobiles.

"Each award-winning dealership can be recognized by the Dealership of Distinction trophy and other recognition items displayed throughout the dealership," said Mendel, "and by the exceptional and personal experience that is delivered to every client who visits that dealership.  I invite you to stop in and experience the benefits of working with an Acura award-winning dealership."

Todd Swope, General Manager, Bobby Rahal Acura added, "This is truly a team effort from all associates.  Every team member plays a role in achieving this award."

Bobby Rahal Acura offers a full line of technologically advanced performance luxury vehicles.  The 2010 Acura lineup features six distinctive models including the RL luxury sport sedan, the TL performance luxury sedan, the TSX sports sedan, the turbocharged RDX luxury crossover SUV, the award-winning MDX luxury sport utility vehicle and the all-new ZDX four-door sports coupe.  For further details regarding the full line of Acura vehicles, visit our new Vehicles pages.

Jeff Miller (left) & Jeffrey Leukus (right) of Bobby Rahal Acura have been awarded Acura's highest honor for an Automotive Technician, Master Technician.

A 1980 graduate of York Co. Vo-Tech school, Jeff Miller has been in the Automotive field 30 years, working on Honda and Acura vehicles the entire time. In that time span he has won two national awards from American Honda Motor Company and now is being awarded Master Technician status from Acura. Jeff joined Bobby Rahal in 1993 and moved to the Acura dealership in 2003. A current resident of Mount Wolf and a York county native, Jeff shares his free time with Vicki, his wife of 17 years.  He is one of 77 technicians in the nation to achieve the honor.

Jeff Leukus has been in the automotive business for 19 years.  He enjoys and loves working in the industry and is thankful for all his blessings and knowledge he has gained during his professional career.  Leukus graduated in march 1988 with an associates degree in Automotive Technology.  He is married with two sons and resides in Etters.  He became Master Tech Certified by ASE in 1990.  In February 1991, he started his employment with Bobby Rahal Automotive Group.  During his years at Bobby Rahal Honda, he achieved Platinum Level Status.  In September 2002, he moved to Bobby Rahal Acura and achieved Platinum Level Status with Acura.  Leukus is now Master Tech Certified with Acura.  He is one of 77 technicians in the nation to achieve the honor.

Acura has received an award from the Nationsal Highway Traffic Safety Administration for becoming the first and only full-line of Five-Star crash-safety-rated vehicles.

*Star ratings are part of the U.S. Department of Transportation's Safercar.gov program (www.safercar.gov). Models tested with standard side-impact airbags (SABs). Based on testing of 2009 models."

ALG has awarded Acura as being "The highest expected resale value of any luxury brand" and "Ranked number one in expected resale value among luxury brands"

Based on ALG's 2009 Residual Value Award for a Luxury Brand