Dwight Dachnowicz, who has been working for Honda since high school, accepts three-year position as Northeast Chairman of the Honda Dealer Council. Dachnowicz will advocate for 114 fellow dealers and continue to hold down the day-to-day operations at his Tarrytown business, where he has been since he was 35, as the youngest Honda dealer in the tri-state area.

Prior to his most recent honor, Tarrytown Honda was named the fastest growing Honda dealership in the nation in 2009, and while Dachnowicz was General Manager of Madison Honda in Madison, the dealership was recognized by American Honda as the Fastest-Growing Honda Dealership in New Jersey, for three consecutive years.

“I was honored to be asked,” he said. “It’s good for me because I am hands on, and all too often dealers might not know what is going on with daily operations and the products… this allows me to become more involved with product planning and incentives.”

Even with all of his success and recent honor, Dachnowicz claims he hasn’t changed his values or style.

“I’m a very simple guy,” he said. “I drive a used Honda, I don’t come across as a larger than life businessman, I’ve been very fortunate.”

Dachnowicz doesn’t have any plans to expand his business.  Being a family man, he says he just hopes to leave the business to his children, if they choose to get involved.

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