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This is Chris Redgrave for Zions Bank Speaking on Business.
After buying a home, probably the next most significant purchase you'll make is your car. And you want to be comfortable while doing it. Ryan Patterson has auto sales in his blood, since he's been working in the family business, Rand's Auto Sales, beginning at the tender age of 5.
Now alongside his brother, Andy, with their father, Rand, who founded the business, what sets this used auto dealer apart is how they absolutely do not like high-pressure tactics. In fact, Rand felt so strongly about it, he founded his company based on that exact principle. He's been in the auto business since 1969, and he didn't care for the sales model, so he set things up differently with Rand's Auto Sales in North Salt Lake.
Thanks to Ryan's digital prowess and his self-proclaimed "geekness," he started their website in 1997. Their online sales have easily gone up 300 percent in the past five years. At randsauto.com, with every car for sale, Rand, Ryan or Andy have personally inspected it before bringing it home to sell. This is because they're picky and want to offer only the best for their customers. While they have a strong return customer base for the physical dealership, 50 percent of their customers find their car online prior to coming in. Some even fly in from out of state to drive their new car home.
Rand's Auto Sales leans towards Toyotas and Hondas, but they can also identify a good American made car. They have two locations in North Salt Lake that are fairly close together where they sell several thousand cars a year to their loyal customer base. They believe in keeping their overhead low, with a long-term strategy of putting you in a great affordable used car that will last a long time. At randsauto.com, they get great reviews on Google.
Ryan will be the first to tell you they're already working on their third generation at Rand's Auto Sales since he and Andy have four kids a piece.
For Zions Bank, I'm Chris Redgrave, speaking on business.
Rand's Auto Sales 1060 N. 400 East North Salt Lake, UT 84054 801-298-4222 www.randsauto.com
