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Avis Ford owner passes reins of dealerships to sons.(News)(Walter Douglas Sr.)(Mark Douglas)(Edmund Douglas)(Brief Article)
Crain's Detroit Business, January, 2005 by Snavely, Brent
Byline: Brent Snavely Walter Douglas Sr. has handed over the day-to-day operations of Avis Ford Inc. to his son Mark Douglas and also is helping another son, Edmund Douglas, open a Jaguar-Land Rover dealership in Sylvania, Ohio. Douglas, 71, remains chairman of Avis Ford. "I moved out of my office and let Mark move into my office.
I have a small cubbyhole now, and that is enough for me,'' said Walter Douglas, who was in Florida on Friday. Walter Douglas was president of New Detroit Inc. from 1978-85 before he purchased Avis Ford in 1986 with a partner, and currently is chairman of the board for Dearborn based Auto Club Group and is on the board of AAA Michigan Inc. Mark Douglas, 37, has been with Avis Ford since 1998. He was assistant general manager...
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