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John Joseph Hughes is an Australian businessman best known for his eponymous car dealership.
Early life
Hughes was born in
Fremantle, Western AustraliaFremantle is a city in Western Australia, located at the mouth of the Swan River. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle was the first area settled by the Swan River colonists in 1829...
in 1935 and attended Christian Brothers College, Fremantle. As a teenager he began working at a car dealership while studying accounting by correspondence. By his late 20s he owned his own car dealership.
His dealership was the world's highest selling
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dealer for eight years running between 1997-2003. He played an integral part in establishing the brand Hyundai in Australia. Hughes, along with
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, through Bond Motor Corp. are responsible for bringing the Korean car manufacturer to Australia. Hughes held a position on the board of the
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, and was a founding member on the board of the
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.
Hughes recently received an acknowledgment by being honoured as an
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of
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. He is famous for car promos live to air.
His automotive group also markets other major motoring brands from Mitsubishi, Volkswagen, Ford, Kia and now Geely.
General sources
- The Jindalee Factor: Insights on Western Australian Entrepreneurs. (1988)
- Mr Who? - The West Australian
The West Australian is the only locally-edited daily newspaper published in Perth, Western Australia, and is owned by ASX-listed Seven West Media . The West is published in tabloid format, as is the state's other major newspaper, The Sunday Times, a News Limited publication...
, 17 December 2005
- HUGHES TOP SELLER - The West Australian, 27 March 2004, By Stephen Williams
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