Wheels Up

The Christmas season was certainly good to Ernie Withers and his team at Mercedes-Benz of Sarasota.

The entire month of December, actually, was the dealership's best month ever. Plus, the Mercedes-Benz corporate office named the dealership a Best of the Best for 2012. That puts it among the top 25 out of 364 Mercedes Benz dealerships nationwide. Withers, general manager of the dealership, which is owned by Fort Lauderdale-based AutoNation, declined to disclose total sales for the month or year.

“To win that award,” says Withers, “you have to be on top of your game every day.”