New Fletcher Jones Imports Dealership to Be Magnificent - Why Not It Is In Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS--Oct. 7, 2003--When the new Fletcher Jones Imports automotive dealership opens next week, it will be perhaps the finest automotive dealership in the world. The new home of Mercedes Benz in Las Vegas sits on almost 7 acres of land and offers 205,000 square feet of showroom, administration and service and meeting areas. The total cost to build the facility including land, when completed, will cost nearly $30,000,000.

The Fletcher Jones family of dealerships have been a part of the Las Vegas valley since the early '60s, starting with Fletcher Jones Chevrolet. Today, Fletcher Jones operates stores in Las Vegas, Reno, Newport Beach and Chicago, with three Mercedes stores -- Mercedes of Chicago, Fletcher Jones Mercedes in Newport Beach and Fletcher Jones Imports in Las Vegas. Fletcher Jones sells more Mercedes Benz automobiles than any other dealer in the United States.

There are many features that make the new store among the most unique car dealerships in the world. For starters, when visitors enter the new car showroom, they are surrounded by 160,000 square feet of stunning stone flooring imported directly from Italy. This look of elegance is topped off with stately Pomele wood paneling, a fine wood from the mahogany family, which was imported from Brazil. The paneling carries a distinct consistency as one wanders throughout the dealership for a car buying experience like none other.

Another extraordinary distinct addition to the new car store is the inclusion of a Maybach design area. Mercedes Benz just unveiled its new Maybach 62, a revival of a German limousine of the 1920s, boasting a sticker price of $353,000. Fletcher Jones Imports will feature a special Maybach center, where customers can select their very own Maybach. Mercedes estimates that a thousand of these vehicles will be sold worldwide, 400 of them in the United States.

Coffee bars will be found throughout the dealership, along with several plasma TVs, a shoe shine area and a full-time manicurist. The store will offer free car washes to its customers, manned by the Las Vegas division of Opportunity Village. The store will double its capacity in service offering a total of 54 service bays. A child play area will keep kids busy viewing videos or playing video games, while parents shop or get their automobile serviced. Fletcher Jones Imports will have the largest indoor showroom area in the Southwest, including a basement area offering an additional 39,000 square feet of new car showroom space.

A private interview or a photo opportunity with Ted (Fletcher) Jones and/or key management representatives of the Fletcher Jones Management Co. may be made available by contacting Tom Letizia. The state-of-the-art dealership is located on West Sahara Avenue.