Acura Of Salem
2475 Commercial St. SeSalem,OR97302Sales: (888) 229 - 9882
- Service: (866) 514 - 3057
- Parts: (877) 231 - 5468
Donofrio Dealerships History
Don is now retired but is in our Acura of Salem Dealership often, we couldn't blame him, it is a great place to be. Jim Donofrio now runs Acura of Salem and the other Donofrio Dealerships, along with help from his son Brian (BJ) Donofrio (left). Jim and BJ have a great passion for automobiles and both have a great collection of Vintage Classic Cars, and Exotic Cars. Jim's daughter, Ali Donofrio, is heavily involved. She is the Office Manager of Skyline Ford, which is the backbone to keeping the dealership in order. This is a 3rd Generation Family run business, which is amazing within itself. There are many family members that are involved at different levels. There are many employees that have been with the Donofrio's for many years. A family dealership that has been in business this long depends on long-term relationships with customers, employees and friends.
Donofrio Dealerships include: Donofrio's Skyline Ford, Donofrio's Skyline Keizer Ford, Mercedes-Benz of Salem and Acura of Salem. Mercedes-Benz of Salem (formerly Valley Motor Company) is one of the oldest dealerships in the Willamette Valley which dates back the early 1920's and is still running strong thanks to the Donofrio Family. Interesting to note, Diane Donofrio's (Jim's wife) Grandfather originally started Valley Motor Company Ford in the 20's. Valley Motor Company was purchased by the Donofrio's in the late 1980's.
Donofrio Dealerships have a great future and are in good hands. They want to thank, their Customers, Employees and Friends.
Thank you for being a part of this great family
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Valley Motor Co. Ford 1926, Commercial St. Salem, Oregon
Valley Motor Co. introducing the new 1949 Fords on June 18th, 1948. They put their sign on an early Model-T Touring and used it as advertisement to promote the new Fords.
Valley Motor Company A-1 Used Cars - Circa 1953
Valley Motor Co. Circa 1960, shortly after they moved to 2510 Commericial St. SE, Salem, Oregon.
The Ford Store name was changed to Don's Skyline Ford, in 1962. Today they are still in the current location, notice the building structure is still basically the same.
Donofrio's Skyline Ford - 2009.
2010 Acura TSX
Acura Brief History.
1986
Acura's debut in 1986 marked the beginning of a bold and spectacularly successful venture: the creation of an entirely new automobile division, and the first Japanese luxury car brand. 1987 the Acura Legend won Motor Trend's prestigious Import Car of the Year trophy, and the Integra made Car and Driver's Ten Best list the same year.
1990
Acura dealerships in the US win 5th consecutive first-place ranking on the Customer Satisfaction Index by J. D. Power and Associates. Expansion of research and development in US announced.
1991
The Acura Legend coupe won Motor Trend's prestigious Import Car of the Year trophy. Honda's revolutionary VTEC is introduced in the NSX.
Acura introduced in Hong Kong by Reliance Motors
1997
Integra Type-R introduced. Highest Hp/liter (108) of any production car.
2001
MDX won the prestigious Motor Trend "2001 Sport/Utility of the Year" award
2004
Acura introduced in Mexico by Honda de Mexico
2005
Acura TL wins "Consumer's Most Wanted Vehicle" at Edmunds.com
Turning heads and exploding with engineering prowess, the stunning NSX sport coupe hit the streets in late 1990, blending mathematics and metaphysics to create what Motor Trend called the best sports car ever built. This aluminum bodied supercar made a quantum leap in automotive innovation by incorporating complete comfort and reliability into an exotic sports coupe.
ANSWER: ACURA LOGO- Horizontal Acura logo. Acura launched for 1986 without a logo and the "calipers" didn't appear until the NSX launched as a 1991 model. The "Calipers" are a tool used for Engineers.