Carl Barnett
President at Barnett Auto Group
- Role
- President at Barnett Auto Group
- Location
- Austin, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Carl Barnett
Mr. Carl Barnett, Sr is a quintessential American success story. He is a natural entrepreneur and a highly successful business professional. He is the President of Barnett Auto Group comprised of the Onion Creek Volkswagen Dealership in Austin, Texas, the Paris Ford and Lincoln Dealership in Paris, Texas, and the Gorman McCracken Volkswagen-Mazda Dealership in Longview, Texas. Mr Barnett is a role model to employees, customers and corporate entities. Coming from humble beginnings, Carl has achieved success by investing in people, building winning teams and providing exceptional customer service.
Experience
President
Jun 1989 — Present · Houston, TX, US
In 1987 Carl Barnett began to prepare himself for a career as an automotive dealer by enrolling in the General Motros Dealer Academy. Upon graduating, Mr. Barnett purchased his first dealership, Barnett Oldsmobile in Tulsa Oklahoma.In May of 1991 Carl Barnett became the proud owner of Gulf Freeway Pontiac-GMC in Houston, Texas. Mr. Barnett and the Barnett Auto Group owned three dealerships in the Houston area. Through various strategic business moves, Mr. Barnett has now diversified and streamlined his holdings to three dealerships (Onion Creek Volkswagen, Paris Ford-Lincoln, and Gorman McCracken Volkswagen-Mazda) and looks forward to continued growth of his dealer group.
Education
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Honorary Doctorate, Doctor of Laws
2013 — 2013
Mott Junior College
Journeyman Millwright Apprenticeship, Journeyman
1969 — 1973
Skills
- Strategic Planning
- Team Building
- Dealer Principle
- Vehicles
- Automobile
- Sales Management
- Parts
- Customer Satisfaction
- Automotive
- Sales
- Manufacturing
- Profit
- Dealership Owner
- President of Dealer Group
- Automotive Aftermarket
- Dealers
- Leadership
- Journeyman
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