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Bay Auto Wholesale
was founded in 1986 and for the last several years
has been the #1 highest volume single location independent dealer in the Hampton Roads area. There are many months
Bay Autosells over 100 cars to customers from Virginia, Maryland, and North Carolina. The Bay Auto Team
contributes a great deal of their success to their unrelenting strive for 100% customer satisfaction from their 20 plus employees.
Bay Auto was the first independent dealer in the area to insist that all first time buyers and lower ranking military
try and obtain credit union financing. This benefit to their customers is now known throughout the community because a
lot of their first time customers have now become 2nd and 3rd time buyers coming back to Bay Auto Wholesale.
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In addition to their customer satisfaction, Bay Auto has
been a major contributor, over the years,
to the USS Iowa Relief Fund, USS Cole Relief
Fund, sponsored MWR events, the Navy League, USO, the
Military Citizen of the Year Award Program, the Virginia
Beach Sailor of the Year Program, and Flagship Military
Appreciation Night at Tides Harbor Park. Bay Auto’s
generosity has been noted in the annual reports of the
Navy-Marine Corps. Relief Society recognition of Major Sponsors.
Bay Auto Wholesale is a national award winning Customer Service dealer of the Wynn’s Warranty Corp. and
has an impeccable record with the Better Business Bureau, National Independent Automobile Dealers Association, Virginia
Independent Automobile Dealers Association, Retail Merchants Association, and the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce.
Bay Auto Wholesale is located on Virginia Beach Blvd, near the new Virginia Beach Towne Center Complex at Pembroke Mall.
The owner of Bay Auto Wholesale is shown in the following images accepting recognition for sponsoring many military awards ceremonies over the years. |
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THESE IMAGES ARE NOT TO BE CONSIDERED ENDORSEMENTS BY THE DOD, THE MILITARY OR THE INDIVIDUALS FOR ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICES |
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TESTIMONIALS
THE FOLLOWING TESTIMONIALS ARE NOT TO BE CONSIDERED ENDORSEMENTS BY THE DOD, THE MILITARY OR THE INDIVIDUALS FOR ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICES |
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BAY AUTO
WHOLESALE
“Eastern
Virginia’s
No. 1
Independent
Dealer”
As the old
saying goes,
“If you
don’t know
cars, know
the people
you buy
from.” In
the Hampton
Roads area,
people have
learned that
they can
trust the
professionals
at Bay
Auto
Wholesale,
located in
Virginia
Beach at
4989
Virginia
Beach
Boulevard,
phone
497-4000.
They are one
of
Virginia’s
top five
largest
volume
independent
dealers.
Founded in
1986, Bay
Auto
Wholesale
contributes
a great deal
of their
success on
the
unrelenting
strive for
100%
customer
satisfaction
from their
20
employees.
They sell
over 1,000
pre-owned
cars and
trucks each
year to
Hampton
Roads
customers
and more
than 55% of
their
business is
associated
with federal
credit union
lending.
They also
have an
impeccable
record with
the Better
Business
Bureau, the
Retail
Merchants
Association
and the
National
Independent
Auto
Association.
To show
community
support,
Bay Auto
Wholesale
has donated
tens of
thousands of
dollars
toward
military
events,
military
charity
relief, the
USS UOWA
Relief Fund.
In addition,
they sponsor
MWR Military
Family Days
at numerous
bases
throughout
the area and
set up
“welcome”
tents with
free gifts
for
returning
military
personnel
and their
families as
well as
battle group
homecomings.
Bay Auto
Wholesale
is the
founding
sponsor and
creator of
the very
popular
Flagship
sports page.
Admiral T.I.
Johnson,
President,
Navy-Marine
Corps Relief
Society, has
recommended
Bay Auto
Wholesale
to be
mentioned in
the
Society’s
annual
report for
their
significant
contributions
to the
military.
Not only
will you
find good
deals on
good
vehicles at
Bay Auto
Wholesale,
but you will
also find
goof people
with a
special
interest in
you - the
customer. |
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Dear Employees of Bay Auto:
Thank you for your thoughtful and generous contribution to provide financial assistance to the surviving spouses and dependent children of U.S. naval personnel who were critically injured or killed during the October 12th attack on the guided missile destroyer USS COLE (DDG 67). |
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Public response to this tragedy has been heartwarming. Although we can’t turn back the clock, your contribution (when added to other donations from across the America) will help ease the burden of the families whose lives have been torn asunder by this senseless act of terrorism.
Because it is an organization that has been offering a helping hand to Sailors, Marines, and their families since 1904, the Commander-in-Chief, a U.S. Atlantic Fleet, requested that the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society receive and administer these funds to assist the families of USS COLE in their time of need. Your donation has therefore been forwarded to the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society for administration in accordance with your wishes. On behalf of the USS COLE families who will benefit from your generosity, please accept the Navy’s heartfelt gratitude. For Internal Revenue Service documentation purposes, this was a cash contribution, and no goods or services were exchanged for the donation. Again, please accept my sincere thank you for your generous gift.
Sincerely,
W.C. WRIGHT,
Sr. Captain, U.S. Navy Commanding Officer
Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek
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Dear Mr. Ortiz:
Thank you for your thoughtful and generous contribution intended to provide financial assistance to the surviving spouses and dependent children of U.S. naval personnel who were critically injured or killed during the October 12th attack on the guided missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67). |
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Public response to this tragedy has been heartwarming. Although we can’t turn back the clock, your contribution (when added to other donations from across the America) will help ease the burden of the families whose lives have been torn asunder by this senseless act of terrorism.
Because we are an organization that has been offering a helping hand to Sailors, Marines, and their families since 1904, the Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, requested that the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society receive and administer these funds to assist the families of USS COLE in their time of need.
On behalf of the families who will benefit from your generosity, please accept the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society’s heartfelt gratitude. For Internal Revenue Service documentation purposes, this was a cash contribution, and no goods or services were exchanged for the donation. When it is published next April, I will be sending a copy of the Society’s Annual Report which will mention your significant contribution.
Sincerely,
J. L. JOHNSON Admiral,
U.S. Navy (Ret.)
President |
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Meet
Our Team |
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Mike Ortiz
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General Manager
Originally from Brooklyn, NY, Mike moved to New
Jersey in the mid-1970s. A graduate of Vineland High
School, Mike Ortiz played football, baseball, and
wrestling. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1982.
Mike was stationed on several ships in Norfolk, VA
and one in Charleston, SC. In 1990, he received the
state of South Carolina’s Distinguished Volunteer
Award (the only individual recipient of that year).
Mike Ortiz also received a navy Achievement for
Community Service. He also received several Letters
of Commendation, including one for being a Volunteer
Counselor in Charleston’s “Operation Shipmate”, a
Navy Program for inner city youth needing mentors.
Mike also served as Navy Color Guard for 2 years.
Mike is honored to say he is a proud military
veteran serving the military today! Mike's son Marshall
has been proudly serving in Afghanistan since July 2011.
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Mr. Ortiz has managed both new and used car dealerships
prior to coming to Bay Auto. Since he’s been the General
Manager, Mike and
his team of professionals have shattered all
records. He firmly believes in complete
Customer Satisfaction, and personally strives
to ensure all Bay Auto customers’ buying
experience is excellent. Mike Ortiz and family
personally sponsors new programs for various military youth
fellowship organizations in the Hampton Roads
Community. Mike and his wife,
Mary, have been married for 15 years and have
four children and make their home in Chesapeake. |
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