
They’re probably doing more business as a result of upgrading. Jack Madden Ford is your source for new Fords and used cars in Norwood, MA. “Almost everybody on the Automile in the last five years have built brand-spanking new stores.

“It’s populated now by really upscale dealerships,” Ciccolo said. He declined to reveal the sale price, except to say it was more than $1 million.Ĭiccolo, who runs six dealership sites out of the Village Automotive headquarters in Brighton, said the Automile stretch of Route 1 has been a successful address for his company in the 10 years Village has been there.

Central Auto will continue to sell Chrysler brands from its location at 70 Providence Highway.Ĭiccolo said he expects to complete the renovations within a year to match dealership requirements established by General Motors, which owns the Saab brand.Ĭiccolo said General Motors helped Village with its purchase of Central Saab because GM is trying to consolidate the locations where its premium brands – Cadillac, Hummer and Saab – are sold. Ciccolo said his Cadillac Village of Norwood is the busiest Caddy dealership in New England.Ĭiccolo said he wrapped up the purchase of the Central Saab dealership, which will be called Saab of Norwood, on Friday, and he hired many of the mechanics and salespeople from Central Auto who dealt with Saabs.

The Saabs this week are joining the Hummers and Cadillacs that Village already sells at the 40,000-square-foot Norwood location, which sits on an eight-acre site. Village Automotive Group’s Norwood location will be the latest dealership on the Automile to get a makeover now that Village owner Ray Ciccolo is adding Saabs to the mix.Ĭiccolo said on Monday that he plans to spend more than $1 million on renovations to the Village site at 700 Providence Highway (Route 1) now that he has purchased a Saab dealership from Central Auto Group. of Route 128 and Route 1 and is only semi-famous for a six-lane sprawl of car dealerships, motor lodges, and speedburger places called The Automile.
