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Best of the Best — On The Move

Rick Buffkin​

Rick Buffkin is now General Sales Manager at Newton Ford South​

Rick Buffkin is now serving as General Sales Manager at Newton Ford South, part of Newton Motor Group. An August 6 dealership article identifies him in the role, and the group’s staff page lists him.


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LOL @Rick Buffkin , this is an AI f'up! THIS IS WHAT AI SAW:

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hahaha...
p.s. nice detail on your AI art on the back wall. Well done sir.
 

✨ AI Highlights

The thread celebrates career moves and achievements in the automotive industry, spotlighting John Quinn joining InFocus Solutions as Director of Product & Systems, Rick Buffkin becoming GSM at Newton Ford South, and Jeff Kershner's dealership earning a Cars.com 2026 Dealer of the Year award. A side conversation develops around how joe.pistell used AI to harvest these career updates from LinkedIn and DealerRefresh profiles, with Ryan Everson and others riffing on AI agents, Grok, and the potential to automate repetitive dealership office work — with a humorous note about an AI misreading Rick Buffkin's photo.

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