CMA's News and Events

Employees from CMA’s Valley Honda joined thousands of volunteers across North America participating in Honda’s fifth annual Week of Service, in which Honda associates conduct volunteer service activities in local communities.

CMA’s Valley Honda team worked at Creative Works Farm on various projects for Camp LIGHT, a summer day camp for at-risk youth and individuals with special needs. CMA is proud to support such an amazing organization and to be part of #TeamHondaCares! #CMAgivesback #proudtobeCMA

CMA's three Subaru dealerships raised over $49,750 for Virginia charities through the recent Share the Love Event:

• CMA’s Valley Subaru in Staunton, VA, raised $21,000 for Samuel’s Supper
• CMA’s Subaru of Winchester raised $16,363 for the local SPCA
• CMA’s Colonial Subaru near Richmond, VA, raised $7,047 for FeedMore, and $5,351 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation

“We are so pleased to support these important local non-profits,” said Liza Borches, CMA’s president & CEO, “CMA’s mission is Moving Lives Forward, and a big part of that is supporting our communities. The money…

CMA’s Colonial Auto Center and CMA’s Volvo Cars of Charlottesville were selected as finalists in the Daily Progress 2021 Readers’ Choice Awards! The newspaper polls local readers for nominations and tallies the votes. Both Cville dealerships were finalists in the New Car Dealer category, and CAC was Runner-Up for Used Car Dealer!  You can find the full publication including all award categories and winners HERE. Our CEO, Liza’s interview is on pages 6-7.

Thanks to every CMA associate in Charlottesville for your hard work. Our customers are showing their appreciation!

 

CMA’s bike drive this year was a huge success! Thanks to our associates, vendors, and customers, we donated over 700 bikes and toys to Virginia children:

415+ Bikes & Toys for Toys for Tots from CMA’s Richmond, Williamsburg, & Winchester dealerships

250+ Bikes for Salvation Army from CMA’s Valley & Skyline dealerships

40 Bikes + $4,350 for Toy Lift from CMA’s Charlottesville dealerships

A special shout-out to CMA’s Williamsburg Ford for their 1st Annual Brandon Stanhope Bike Drive. That store alone collected 159 bikes for area kids. What a lovely way to honor Brandon’s memory!

Carter Myers Automotive (CMA) observed Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in a big way. For each vehicle sold during the month of September, CMA’s dealerships throughout Virginia made a donation to local non-profits that support pediatric cancer research and treatment and provide resources for local children as they undergo cancer treatment.

“We are so proud to support the incredible work of these organizations,” said Liza Borches, President and CEO of Carter Myers Automotive, “As a family and employee-owned company, CMA has always made giving back to our communities a top priority...

CMA was proud to volunteer for the 29th annual United Way Day of Caring across Greater Charlottesville. Our team was at Georgia’s Healing house all day. Georgia’s friends and their healing house provide health, hope, and healing to women in recovery in our community. Thank you to many members of the CMA family for helping work on maintenance projects, clean-up and yard work to give these women a safe and nice home to live for up to two years during their recovery. To learn more: https://www.georgiasfriends.org/

#unitedwaydayofcaring #ProudtobeCMA #Movinglivesforward

As a team, all CMA dealerships are Fueling the Fight to help families in each of our communities who are battling childhood cancer. We are working to raise awareness and funds for local families who are affected by childhood cancer. Contributions will be going to non-profits serving the communities in which CMA does business:

UVA Children's Hospital - Charlottesville, Staunton, Winchester and Woodstock
ASK Childhood Cancer Foundation - Richmond
Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters - Williamsburg

Here’s what we have going on across all of our market:

All 3 of CMA's Subaru dealerships have won 2020 Subaru Love Promise awards! These awards nationally recognize Subaru retailers who are making the world a better place while demonstrating an outstanding commitment to supporting passions and causes in local communities. These efforts are focused in important areas such as the environment, community, health, education, and pets.

• CMA's Valley Subaru won the 2020 Customer & Community Commitment Award.
• CMA's Colonial Subaru won the 2020 Community Commitment Award.
• Subaru of Winchester won the 2020 Community Commitment Award.

CMA is pleased to announce the acquisition of Subaru of Winchester. The dealership will operate as CMA’s Subaru of Winchester at its existing location, 3019 Valley Avenue in Winchester, VA.

“We are excited to bring CMA’s mission of Moving Lives Forward to Winchester,” said Liza Borches, CMA’s President & CEO. “Our goal is to always be improving the lives of our associates, our customers, and our communities. The Subaru of Winchester team, led by GM Bobby Williams, has already been living that mission through their work with the local SPCA and the Subaru Love Promise program...

We are so proud to announce the first-ever winners of CMA’s Moving Lives Forward Scholarships! Born from an idea proposed by a CMA associate, these are awarded to children whose parents work for our company in an effort to move their lives forward through education. Our inaugural winners are:

Wyatt Lamb - $2,500
Attending Universal Technical Institute
Son of Michelle Lang, Charlottesville

Iyaana Johnson - $2,000
Attending Howard University
Daughter of Carlos Johnson, Richmond

Jada Keene - $1,500
Attending Mary Baldwin University
Daughter of Brandi Bane, Staunton