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KRUSE-WARTHAN DUBUQUE AUTOPLAZA
KRUSE-WARTHAN DUBUQUE AUTOPLAZA. Located at 600 Century Drive, Kruse-Warthan was established in 2006 when Doug Warthan, his sister and two brothers purchased the Dan Kruse auto dealership.
The "Nobody beats a Doug Warthan Deal" slogan led in part to the dealership receiving by 2010 the Nissan highest award possible four consecutive years and BMW's highest award three consecutive years.
In February 2008 Doug Warthan, president of Kruse-Warthan Dubuque Auto Plaza, purchased Dubuque's Calcars Hyundai. Calcars was as planned took on a new name: Hyundai of Dubuque, a division of Kruse-Warthan Dubuque Auto Plaza.
In June, 2009 with drums and champagne, Doug Warthan presided over the opening of his dealership's sparkling new Nissan showroom, part of Kruse- Warthan Dubuque Autoplaza, overlooking U.S. 20 from Century Drive, on the city's west side.
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Source:
"Families in Business," Telegraph Herald, July 30, 2010 "Dubuque Dealer Buys Out Calcars," Telegraph Herald, February 5, 2008