Las Vegas, Nevada (February 8, 2024) – Rita Case, president and CEO of Rick Case Automotive Group, the nation’s largest female owned and operated automotive dealer group in America, received the 55th Annual TIME Dealer of the Year Award, one of the automotive industry’s most prestigious and highest honors for a dealer. Rita is only the fifth woman to be named TIME Dealer of the Year.

Nominated by members of the Automotive Trade Association Executives, Rita represented the Florida Automobile Dealers Association as the Florida Dealer of the Year. Rita and 49 other dealers from around the U.S. were nominated from more than 16,000 dealerships. Awarded annually since 1970, the TIME Dealer of the Year Award, in partnership with Ally and National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA), recognizes the nation’s most successful auto dealers who also demonstrate a long-standing commitment to community service.

​FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (November 14, 2023) - Rick Case, a visionary in the automotive industry, was honored posthumously by the Florida Automobile Dealers Association (FADA) which inducted him in the prestigious FADA Hall of Fame. 

​A trailblazer and retail pioneer of car brands, Case was founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Rick Case Automotive Group for 60 years. Beginning his journey as a dedicated and passionate salesman, Case's foray into the automotive sector began in 1962 in Ohio when he started selling used cars. His relentless pursuit of excellence and unparalleled salesmanship led to remarkable achievements, one of which is holding the world record for selling the most Honda cars in a single month, an astounding 1,222 vehicles.