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DUBUQUE AUTO PLAZA
DUBUQUE AUTO PLAZA. In October Doug Warthan, sole owner of Dubuque Auto Plaza (formerly KRUSE-WARTHAN DUBUQUE AUTOPLAZA, announced the purchase of Birdnow Chevrolet of Cascade. Dubuque Auto Plaza sold Missan and BMW vehicles. Warthan also co-owned Warthan Brothers Maquoketa Ford with his brother, Matt. The Cascade dealership would be Warthan, his sister Gwyn Wilson and Cory Horstman. (1)
The sale of the Hyundai dealership to MCGRATH AUTO GROUP in September allowed Dubuque Auto Plaza to close its lot at the corner of John F. Kennedy Road and Pennsylvania. (2)
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Source:
1. Montgomery, Jeff, "Dubuque Car Dealer Adds Cascade Site," Telegraph Herald, October 29, 2016, p. 3
2. Ibid.