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Billy Fuccillo 2018-12-28

The son of mega-car dealer Billy Fuccillo is opening dealerships and selling cars—his way.Last week, the 23-year-old Fuccillo Jr. opened his second dealership, Fuccillo Volkswagen in Schenectady.The franchise, located at 2242 Central Ave. across the street from his father’s Fuccillo Hyundai, is Fuccillo Jr.’s second dealership.

His company operates as BFJ Enterprises.I spoke with the younger Fuccillo this week by phone while he was tending to his Clay dealership.

He tells me he has other acquisitions in the works, but is not able to discuss them yet.As a youngster, Fuccillo Jr. spent many years learning the trade while working at his father’s dealerships.

Today, Fuccillo Sr.’s Fuccillo Automotive Group includes 26 stores in New York and Florida with combined annual revenue of almost $1 billion.After graduating in 2011 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he majored in political science and Spanish, Fuccillo Jr. managed his father’s Fuccillo Hyundai and Kia stores in Schenectady before opening up his own dealerships.Fuccillo Sr., who is known for his catch phrase, “H-U-G-E,” once told me for one of our 10 Minutes With interviews that he saw a lot of potential in the car business for “Junior’s” friends, many of whom were college graduates working in mediocre-paying jobs.“Why would they go work for Enterprise-Rent-A-Car when they could start at our company for a lot more?” Fuccillo pondered during that interview.His son, who crammed in quite a few marketing, accounting and advertising electives while attending Chapel Hill, made that philosophy part of his business model.He says his Nissan dealership, which is near Syracuse, has been the automaker’s second-highest U.S. performer for five of the 12 months it has been open.

It mainly operates with people who have never been in the car business beforeFuccillo Jr. is applying that same philosophy to his Volkswagen dealership.“I think that’s really what helped us.

We’re kinda like going into an Apple store, where we want to show you all the cool features.

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Billy Fuccillo 2018-07-03

Billy Fuccillo, president of Fuccillo Automotive Group, addressed a record audience of 1,300 people at the 23rd Annual Newton Plaza & Marini Homes Siro’s Cup and made a surprise donation of $50,000 to the Center for Disability Services Foundation.

Shown here, Fuccillo and George R. Hearst III, chairperson of the Center for Disability Services Foundation Board of Directors, are shown during the presentation.Siro’s Cup is held as a benefit for the center on the eve of the opening day at the Saratoga Race Course.

In many cases, the center’s innovative programs and vital services are not available elsewhere.“The center has been doing HUGE things for families in the Capital Region for the past 74 years,” said Fuccillo.

“We’re excited to continue our support of the place ‘where people get better at life’ and those who benefit greatly from the center.”This year’s Siro’s Cup honored trainer Kiaran McLaughlin who is known as one of the top trainers in the sport.

Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, McLaughlin is sympathetic toward the Center for Disability Services Foundation and appreciates “all they do for all the people who need their help and for a better life.”All proceeds from Siro’s Cup were donated to the Center for Disability Services Foundation.About Fuccillo Automotive Group: Fuccillo Automotive Group is the largest automobile dealership in New York State.

Owned by Billy Fuccillo, the Fuccillo Automotive Group comprises 26 dealerships and 33 franchises with locations across New York State and Florida.

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Billy Fuccillo 2018-11-16

You know him for his "huge" car sales,but Fuccillo Automotive Group owner Billy Fuccillo is known to one Florida war veteran as something of a savior.Gordon Page, an 85-year-old Korean War Veteran, made news last week when his home where he and his wife care for three other vets was flooded, WIVB-TV reported.Fuccillo saw the story, felt a connection to Page, and decided to help by pledging to pay for almost all of the repairs required.

"My dad's 92 now, so I know a little about what went on way back, especially with war veterans," Fuccillo told WFLA-TV in Florida, where he owns several dealerships.In total, Fuccillo wrote a check for $30,000.

$25,000 of that came out of his own pocket, and $5,000 came from donations by Fuccillo employees.

"Before you put your head on the pillow at night, it's always good to make sure you do the right thing for people," Fuccillo said.

"The Lord has blessed me.

He's letting me live a dream.

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Billy Fuccillo 2018-06-14

Adams, NY -- The tagline ends almost every one of auto dealer Billy Fuccillo's colorful ads: "It's huge!

"Or, more accurately, "IT'S HUUUUGE-GA!!!

That's according to Department of State corporation records.The chief executive officer is "William B. Fuccillo" and it's registered on U.S. Route 11 in Adams -- the home of Fuccillo's first dealership.It's Huge Inc is not the only company Fuccillo's auto empire has spawned, or even the first.

In fact, the state filing shows its sister company has a much more bland title: Fuccillo Automotive Group.

And Fuccillo has been selling cars for three decades, long before forming It's Huge Inc.All told, there are 30 separate businesses now registered in New York State with the Fuccillo name.

Many are devoted to individual dealerships.But a recent slip-and-fall lawsuit filed against Fuccillo Kia of Clay calls "Huge Inc." the umbrella owner of the other corporations.

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Billy Fuccillo 2018-10-26

Xavier Villarreal, who helped build Fuccillo Kia in Cape Coral into the world’s bestselling Kia dealership, said he mutually parted ways with owner Billy Fuccillo.Villarreal, 36 and until July 1 the only general manager at Fuccillo Kia, is three weeks into his search for a new job.

The 2000 Fort Myers High School graduate is pursuing multiple car dealership opportunities in Southwest Florida, around the state, and across the country.

He was traveling to Los Angeles for job interviews Thursday.“The hardest part wasn’t leaving Billy,” said Villarreal, who had been in the role since the dealership opened in December 2010 off Pine Island Road.

“It was leaving my staff.

That really was the hardest part.”Villarreal said Fuccillo recently had promoted him, but the promotion did not include their agreed-upon pay raise, Villareal said.

He declined to comment.“The bottom line is, he couldn’t afford to pay me anymore,” Villarreal said of Fuccillo.

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Billy Fuccillo 2018-06-13

Billy Fuccillo, owner of Fuccillo Automotive Group, has been a “HUGE” part of the automotive industry for nearly four decades.Born and raised in Greenport, Long Island, Billy maintains close ties with his family, including his father Veto, a hair stylist, his mother Joan, and his two siblings, Joan and Gary.

A born leader and excellent athlete, Billy served as captain of this high school football, baseball and golf teams.

He then spent three years in the wholesale business rounding out his automotive education.

The formula quickly paid off, as he expanded his reach, first northward into Adams, New York, before stretching it across the state.

Today, Fuccillo Automotive Group is the largest automobile dealer in New York State with locations in the Albany, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Water town markets.Billy was one of 15 dealers nationwide to be welcomed into the Kia President’s Club in 2009 for achieving the highest overall sales volume and outstanding customer satisfaction.

Over the course of his career, Billy has owned dealerships all over the country, including New York, Florida, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina.In 2010, Billy brought his “HUGE” auto empire and personality to Florida and opened Fuccillo Kia of Cape Coral.

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Billy Fuccillo 2018-09-27

Car dealership owner Billy Fuccillo is in a “huge” trademark dispute with a competitor.Fuccillo, known for his advertisements across the Tampa Bay area, is suing Trent Silver in federal court, alleging that he engaged in "cyberpiracy" when Silver registered the domain "billyfuccillo.com" on Go.Daddy.com and used it to redirect customers to the Century Kia website.Silver's use of the domain name was "willful, deliberate and in bad faith," according to the lawsuit filed last week in U.S. District Court in the Middle District of Florida, Tampa division.

Fuccillo, who owns Fuccillo Automotive Group, operates Fuccillo Kia in Wesley Chapel while his rival, Century Kia, is only 10 miles away, the lawsuit said.In his lawsuit, Fuccillo said the battle has been going on since March 27, when he submitted a complaint to arbitration.According to the lawsuit, shortly after Fuccillo filed that arbitration claim, Silver "contacted Fuccillo Kia in Wesley Chapel offering to sell the billyfuccillo.com domain name to [Fuccillo] further evidencing his bad faith in having registered it.

The panel, in its decision, noted that Silver bought the domain name on Aug. 29, 2006.Silver, in a telephone interview, said he did transfer the domain name back to Fuccillo and doesn't understand why he is being sued.

The billyfuccillo.com site currently leads to Fuccillo Automotive Group.Silver said he regrets what happened.

He added that Century Kia had nothing to do with the matter, adding: "I really wasn't trying to do anything malicious.

He is also demanding that Silver delete the domain name from any computer files and hand over any revenues and profits he may have gotten by using the domain name.Lawyers for Fuccillo didn't immediately respond to requests for comment on the lawsuit, which includes claims for cyberpiracy and unfair competition under federal trademark law as well as violations of Florida's deceptive and unfair trade practices law and the state's right of publicity law.

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Billy Fuccillo 2018-12-28

The son of mega-car dealer Billy Fuccillo is opening dealerships and selling cars—his way.Last week, the 23-year-old Fuccillo Jr. opened his second dealership, Fuccillo Volkswagen in Schenectady.The franchise, located at 2242 Central Ave. across the street from his father’s Fuccillo Hyundai, is Fuccillo Jr.’s second dealership.

His company operates as BFJ Enterprises.I spoke with the younger Fuccillo this week by phone while he was tending to his Clay dealership.

He tells me he has other acquisitions in the works, but is not able to discuss them yet.As a youngster, Fuccillo Jr. spent many years learning the trade while working at his father’s dealerships.

Today, Fuccillo Sr.’s Fuccillo Automotive Group includes 26 stores in New York and Florida with combined annual revenue of almost $1 billion.After graduating in 2011 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he majored in political science and Spanish, Fuccillo Jr. managed his father’s Fuccillo Hyundai and Kia stores in Schenectady before opening up his own dealerships.Fuccillo Sr., who is known for his catch phrase, “H-U-G-E,” once told me for one of our 10 Minutes With interviews that he saw a lot of potential in the car business for “Junior’s” friends, many of whom were college graduates working in mediocre-paying jobs.“Why would they go work for Enterprise-Rent-A-Car when they could start at our company for a lot more?” Fuccillo pondered during that interview.His son, who crammed in quite a few marketing, accounting and advertising electives while attending Chapel Hill, made that philosophy part of his business model.He says his Nissan dealership, which is near Syracuse, has been the automaker’s second-highest U.S. performer for five of the 12 months it has been open.

It mainly operates with people who have never been in the car business beforeFuccillo Jr. is applying that same philosophy to his Volkswagen dealership.“I think that’s really what helped us.

We’re kinda like going into an Apple store, where we want to show you all the cool features.

Billy Fuccillo 2018-10-26

Xavier Villarreal, who helped build Fuccillo Kia in Cape Coral into the world’s bestselling Kia dealership, said he mutually parted ways with owner Billy Fuccillo.Villarreal, 36 and until July 1 the only general manager at Fuccillo Kia, is three weeks into his search for a new job.

The 2000 Fort Myers High School graduate is pursuing multiple car dealership opportunities in Southwest Florida, around the state, and across the country.

He was traveling to Los Angeles for job interviews Thursday.“The hardest part wasn’t leaving Billy,” said Villarreal, who had been in the role since the dealership opened in December 2010 off Pine Island Road.

“It was leaving my staff.

That really was the hardest part.”Villarreal said Fuccillo recently had promoted him, but the promotion did not include their agreed-upon pay raise, Villareal said.

He declined to comment.“The bottom line is, he couldn’t afford to pay me anymore,” Villarreal said of Fuccillo.

Billy Fuccillo 2018-07-03

Billy Fuccillo, president of Fuccillo Automotive Group, addressed a record audience of 1,300 people at the 23rd Annual Newton Plaza & Marini Homes Siro’s Cup and made a surprise donation of $50,000 to the Center for Disability Services Foundation.

Shown here, Fuccillo and George R. Hearst III, chairperson of the Center for Disability Services Foundation Board of Directors, are shown during the presentation.Siro’s Cup is held as a benefit for the center on the eve of the opening day at the Saratoga Race Course.

In many cases, the center’s innovative programs and vital services are not available elsewhere.“The center has been doing HUGE things for families in the Capital Region for the past 74 years,” said Fuccillo.

“We’re excited to continue our support of the place ‘where people get better at life’ and those who benefit greatly from the center.”This year’s Siro’s Cup honored trainer Kiaran McLaughlin who is known as one of the top trainers in the sport.

Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, McLaughlin is sympathetic toward the Center for Disability Services Foundation and appreciates “all they do for all the people who need their help and for a better life.”All proceeds from Siro’s Cup were donated to the Center for Disability Services Foundation.About Fuccillo Automotive Group: Fuccillo Automotive Group is the largest automobile dealership in New York State.

Owned by Billy Fuccillo, the Fuccillo Automotive Group comprises 26 dealerships and 33 franchises with locations across New York State and Florida.

Billy Fuccillo 2018-06-13

Billy Fuccillo, owner of Fuccillo Automotive Group, has been a “HUGE” part of the automotive industry for nearly four decades.Born and raised in Greenport, Long Island, Billy maintains close ties with his family, including his father Veto, a hair stylist, his mother Joan, and his two siblings, Joan and Gary.

A born leader and excellent athlete, Billy served as captain of this high school football, baseball and golf teams.

He then spent three years in the wholesale business rounding out his automotive education.

The formula quickly paid off, as he expanded his reach, first northward into Adams, New York, before stretching it across the state.

Today, Fuccillo Automotive Group is the largest automobile dealer in New York State with locations in the Albany, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Water town markets.Billy was one of 15 dealers nationwide to be welcomed into the Kia President’s Club in 2009 for achieving the highest overall sales volume and outstanding customer satisfaction.

Over the course of his career, Billy has owned dealerships all over the country, including New York, Florida, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina.In 2010, Billy brought his “HUGE” auto empire and personality to Florida and opened Fuccillo Kia of Cape Coral.

Billy Fuccillo 2018-11-16

You know him for his "huge" car sales,but Fuccillo Automotive Group owner Billy Fuccillo is known to one Florida war veteran as something of a savior.Gordon Page, an 85-year-old Korean War Veteran, made news last week when his home where he and his wife care for three other vets was flooded, WIVB-TV reported.Fuccillo saw the story, felt a connection to Page, and decided to help by pledging to pay for almost all of the repairs required.

"My dad's 92 now, so I know a little about what went on way back, especially with war veterans," Fuccillo told WFLA-TV in Florida, where he owns several dealerships.In total, Fuccillo wrote a check for $30,000.

$25,000 of that came out of his own pocket, and $5,000 came from donations by Fuccillo employees.

"Before you put your head on the pillow at night, it's always good to make sure you do the right thing for people," Fuccillo said.

"The Lord has blessed me.

He's letting me live a dream.

Billy Fuccillo 2018-09-27

Car dealership owner Billy Fuccillo is in a “huge” trademark dispute with a competitor.Fuccillo, known for his advertisements across the Tampa Bay area, is suing Trent Silver in federal court, alleging that he engaged in "cyberpiracy" when Silver registered the domain "billyfuccillo.com" on Go.Daddy.com and used it to redirect customers to the Century Kia website.Silver's use of the domain name was "willful, deliberate and in bad faith," according to the lawsuit filed last week in U.S. District Court in the Middle District of Florida, Tampa division.

Fuccillo, who owns Fuccillo Automotive Group, operates Fuccillo Kia in Wesley Chapel while his rival, Century Kia, is only 10 miles away, the lawsuit said.In his lawsuit, Fuccillo said the battle has been going on since March 27, when he submitted a complaint to arbitration.According to the lawsuit, shortly after Fuccillo filed that arbitration claim, Silver "contacted Fuccillo Kia in Wesley Chapel offering to sell the billyfuccillo.com domain name to [Fuccillo] further evidencing his bad faith in having registered it.

The panel, in its decision, noted that Silver bought the domain name on Aug. 29, 2006.Silver, in a telephone interview, said he did transfer the domain name back to Fuccillo and doesn't understand why he is being sued.

The billyfuccillo.com site currently leads to Fuccillo Automotive Group.Silver said he regrets what happened.

He added that Century Kia had nothing to do with the matter, adding: "I really wasn't trying to do anything malicious.

He is also demanding that Silver delete the domain name from any computer files and hand over any revenues and profits he may have gotten by using the domain name.Lawyers for Fuccillo didn't immediately respond to requests for comment on the lawsuit, which includes claims for cyberpiracy and unfair competition under federal trademark law as well as violations of Florida's deceptive and unfair trade practices law and the state's right of publicity law.

Billy Fuccillo 2018-06-14

Adams, NY -- The tagline ends almost every one of auto dealer Billy Fuccillo's colorful ads: "It's huge!

"Or, more accurately, "IT'S HUUUUGE-GA!!!

That's according to Department of State corporation records.The chief executive officer is "William B. Fuccillo" and it's registered on U.S. Route 11 in Adams -- the home of Fuccillo's first dealership.It's Huge Inc is not the only company Fuccillo's auto empire has spawned, or even the first.

In fact, the state filing shows its sister company has a much more bland title: Fuccillo Automotive Group.

And Fuccillo has been selling cars for three decades, long before forming It's Huge Inc.All told, there are 30 separate businesses now registered in New York State with the Fuccillo name.

Many are devoted to individual dealerships.But a recent slip-and-fall lawsuit filed against Fuccillo Kia of Clay calls "Huge Inc." the umbrella owner of the other corporations.