Sauer Reflects on Warren Then and Now

WARREN, Ohio – When Diane Sauer became general manager in 1983 of what was then Martin Chevrolet in Warren, Packard Electric boasted about 9,000 employees, the GM Lordstown plant manufactured cars and vans and the city’s downtown included three major banks.

“It’s just such a different world than it is today,” says Sauer, retired dealer from Diane Sauer Chevrolet Inc.

She started at Martin Chevrolet in 1975 as an office manager trainee, newly minted with an accounting degree from The Ohio State University.

Listen to the full conversation HERE.

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