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October 13, 2008

FleetSources Announces Soleta as VP, General Manager

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MINNEAPOLISFleetSources has announced that Larry Soleta has returned to lead the organization. As vice president and general manager, Soleta will oversee all sales, marketing, and administrative activities of the organization.

Soleta has been in the car rental industry for more than 25 years, most recently with GE Capital as their regional VP of sales, rental finance, and leasing. Soleta began his career with National Car Rental which later became ANC, where he served as VP – Brand Integrity, vice president of franchise development, and regional VP of sales.

FleetSources, owned by the Walser Automotive Group based in Minneapolis, Minn., is a multi-fleet dealer organization representing Nissan, Hyundai, Toyota/Scion, Honda, Mazda, Subaru, Mitsubishi, Dodge, Jeep, Chrysler, GMC, Buick, and Pontiac brands.

 

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