Manhattan Motorcars

Manhattan Motorcars is a New York City mega luxury car dealership. It was the only official Lamborghini, Bentley, Rolls-Royce, Spyker Cars, Porsche, Bugatti and Lotus dealership in NYC. It was located at 270 Eleventh Avenue in a building that belonged to Michael Dezer, who was a noted real estate developer and car collector.[1]

Manhattan Motorcars
Private
IndustryAutomobile Sales
Headquarters
New York
,
USA
Area served
USA
Key people
Brian Miller
ProductsSports cars, Luxury vehicles
Websitewww.manhattanmotorcars.com

After 20 years of selling Porsches at its location, Porsche and Manhattan Motorcars announced that they are building a new Porsche NYC headquarters on Eleventh Avenue (Manhattan), which will have 125,000 square feet and the rights to build on another 60,000 square feet.[2]

In March 2014 Koenigsegg Supercars announced it was appointing Manhattan Motorcars as its main point of sale for America's northeast.[3] The supercar company had three North American dealers to cover the U.S. and Canada.[4]

Philanthropy

In 2014, Manhattan Motorcars and its owner Brian Miller participated with other auto dealers in the New York metropolitan area in the donation of more than 3,000 coats to the needy in the midst of one of the coldest and snowiest winters on record. Auto dealers in the New York metropolitan area got together to contribute and make the donation.[5] Manhattan Motorcars often was the host to charitable events including the annual Our Place (organization) VIP Blackjack tournament.[6]

Media Reception

The company was often quoted and sometimes mentioned in the media, including former news publications such as the Wall Street Journal,[7][8] the New York Times,[9][10][11] the Daily News (New York) [12] and others.[13]

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References
  1. Elliott, Hannah (1 April 2013). "Meet The Real Estate Baron Who Owns James Bond's Soviet Tank - And The Batmobile". Forbes. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  2. Belson, Ken (8 August 2014). "As Dealers Settle In, Residential Developers Come Knocking". New York Times. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  3. Vijayenthiran, Viknesh (6 March 2014). "Manhattan Motorcars Signed As Dealer For Koenigsegg Supercars". Motor Authority. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  4. Duff, Mike (11 December 2014). "Koenigsegg to Return to U.S. in 2015 with Two Federally Compliant Models". Car and Driver. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  5. "New York Area Auto Dealers Donate Over 3,000 Winter Coats to Needy". Edmunds.com. January 27, 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  6. Gordon, Larry (Jan 3, 2014). "Our Place To Hold Ultimate VIP Reception". the Five Towns Jewish Times.
  7. "Austerity, Wall Street-Style". The Wall Street Journal. Dec 13, 2010. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  8. "This is Belt-Tightening on Wall Street: Brown Bag Lunch on the Private Jet". The Wall Street Journal. Dec 14, 2010. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  9. "Spyker, Saab's New Supercar Suitor?". the New York Times. Dec 15, 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  10. Robbins, Liz (Dec 15, 2009). "In Chelsea, Determining Plans to Evacuate". the New York Times. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  11. Laura, Holsen (Jan 22, 2010). "Ready to Spend, but Not to Boast". the New York Times. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  12. "The $28G Lamborghini paint job is fit for road royalty". the Daily News (New York). April 18, 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  13. "The Problem With Henry May Derail U.S. Recovery". Bloomberg News. June 18, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
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