Another Year Come & Gone at Bergen Jaguar

Well another year has come and gone... 2012 starts our 19th year as Bergen Jaguar. Sometimes it seems longer and other times it feels just like yesterday.

Nineteen years ago you had to choose either a glove box or an airbag in our 1993 XJ sedan… a lot has changed since then. People have changed, at our dealership and at corporate, staff has gotten married and had children, some kids even sent off to college… some have also gone.

We should always remember that if not for our customers we would not have been able to accomplish these milestones… but one thing has remained constant throughout our history, people passionate about the brand as though it was living thing.

I tell people this is the best job I have ever had and it is… I have met all kinds of people from all over the world, but the folks that have worked at our stores, Bergen, Englewood, and Madison are the ones I will remember always. They have a special place in my heart—so thank you for making my life special… Happy New Year!

The day I met Tony Curtis

I met Tony Curtis one night at Nicky Blair's in Beverly Hills about 20 years ago. I was attending a 40th Birthday party and I was wearing a lime green Comme des Garcons sport jacket I had just got at Barney's NY... he commented how much he liked it, I offered to him, he declined graciously, we chatted and then went on my way... I remember thinking how much he looked like a movie star and seemed to enjoy being one...



Tony did love his Jaguars... read this.

Happy 75th Birthday Jaguar!

Happy Birthday Jaguar! Jaguar this month is celebrating its 75 years in the automotive business. Always exhilarating to drive, stunning to look at & now worry-free (with best in class platinum coverage).

Jaguar is back as a fashion icon, along with Ray-Bans & Converse sneakers. With a sense of theater & innovation the Jaguar line-up, that Ian Callum & his team have designed, has been well received not only by the press, but by the folks who have made Jaguar sales & market share increase double digits. Good for us! So I say thanks Ian.

Jaguar celebrated at the Paris auto show with its concept all aluminum CX75. Pictures & a link are available on our website at BergenJaguar.com. It has never been so exciting, in our 17 years of being with Jaguar, so thank you Mr. Tata, Happy Birthday Jaguar & here’s to another 75 years.

2009, What a Year for Bergen Jaguar

Hard to believe the year is almost over. Going onto Bergen Jaguar’s 17th anniversary. First and foremost, Happy Holidays to all. What a year, I wasn’t sure we were going to be around when we started this year, but things have certainly changed. We just found out that Jaguar once again won the #1 ranking In the JD Powers customer satisfaction award. By the way that 5 times in the last 6 years, but who’s counting? Great press on Jaguar everywhere you looked this year. Whether it was the new 2010 XF with added features like our new 5.0L engine, or our 510 Horse Power available in our XK and XF versions. Imagine a car with 510 HP, 0-60 in 4.6 seconds, and it does not even qualify for the gas-guzzler tax! New dramatic interiors in our portfolio editions as well as state of the art technology. And what a reaction to the 2011 XJ, words like modern, stunning, and of course gorgeous.

We also want to congratulate the folks of Bergen Jaguar and Madison Jaguar for making us the largest Jaguar dealer in the tri-state area, yep, we sell more new and pre-owned Jaguars than anyone else and have remained a leader in customer satisfaction. Wow, what a year. We had our grand opening in March at our Madison store, traveled to London for the launch of the 2011 Jaguar XJ, and just had parties at both Madison Jaguar and Bergen Jaguar premiering the new XJ. Jaguar Corporate got a new (actually an alumni) Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Richard Beattie, and we got a new sales manager at Bergen, Paul “the teacher” Sheridan. Mr. Rattan Tata came along with Ravi Kant and took 2 hours to discuss their plans as well as our preparations for the “new Jaguar”. What an honor. If you get a chance, Please take a look at our web sites: bergenjaguar.com and madisonjaguar.com for the latest in Jaguar news, whether real or maybe a little true. I want to thank our customers, vendors, Jaguar, and of course our staff for making a very difficult year survivable…I promise we’ll do our best to earn your trust and anticipate your needs.