Billy Fuccillo gets key to the city by Schenectady Mayor McCarthy

SCHENECTADY -- Car dealer Billy Fuccillo is carrying a whole new kind of key, now.

Mayor Gary McCarthy presented Fuccillo with a key to the city of Schenectady Thursday.

The owner of the Fuccillo automotive group was honored at a celebration at Rivers Casino.

McCarthy thanked Fuccillo for his charitable donations to groups across New York state.

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It's huge! Schenectady mayor will give Billy Fuccillo key to the city

Schenectady Mayor Gary McCarthy will present Billy Fuccillo with a key to the city tonight at the Rivers Casino & Resort.

According to the Daily Gazette, Fuccillo will be in the area to film commercials. McCarthy told the Gazette the auto dealer is being recognized for his work with a handful of nonprofit organizations. Fuccillo has supported groups that help domestic violence victims, veterans, hunger relief, disability services and more.

Fuccillo owns Fuccillo Automotive Group which has dealerships in Florida and upstate New York, including Syracuse, Watertown, Buffalo, Rochester and the Capital Region.

His famous line in car commercials typically ends with: "It's huge!"

Or, more accurately, "IT'S HUUUUGE-GA!!!"

But did you know that's also what Fuccillo calls his official corporation in paperwork filed with New York State? It's Huge Inc., has its own state ID: 3138034 and date of filing: Dec. 15, 2004. 

Fuccillo began selling cars after graduating Syracuse University in 1979.

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Billy Fuccillo gets very large city award

SCHENECTADY — Leave it to Billy Fuccillo to compare Schenectady to a car brand.

Fuccillo, the ubiquitous owner of Fuccillo Automotive Group and star of TV commercials, was at the Rivers Casino & Resort to film new spots — and receive the key to the city from Mayor Gary McCarthy.

In accepting the honor, Fuccillo compared Schenectady's progress in recent years with the progress of the car brand Kia.

He recalled Kia franchises going from "really bad" 20 years ago to now "No. 1 in initial quality over all franchises" over the last two years.

"It reminded me a lot of Schenectady when I came through Schenectady today," Billy Fuccillo said, adding his trademark phrase. "You're making a HUGE comeback." 

McCarthy handed Billy Fuccillo the key to the city in a brief ceremony, citing Fuccillo's employment and charity work. (The plaque included a large, ceremonial key, not, say, a smaller or equal-in-size car key or fob.)

Speaking to reporters afterward, he also spoke of building work expected in the coming three years at his three Schenectady-area dealerships down Route 5 — Kia, Hyundai and Volkswagen. 

He said he intends to invest likely in excess of $20 million over in that time to rebuild and expand the dealerships, increasing his workforce at the three from about 200 to close to 300.

"I really appreciate this award and I'm really proud of the people that have not only come into my dealerships and purchased cars, but I'm really proud of the way the community here is coming back," Billy Fuccillo said. "It's just unbelievable."

He then made sure to get in one more reference to his very large trademark phrase, saying if he was to phrase it in one word, it would be that. 

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Billy Fuccillo "It's HUGE" Story

Billy Fuccillo, owner of Fuccillo Automotive Group, has been a “HUGE” part of the automotive industry for nearly four decades.

Born and raised in Greenport, Long Island, Billy maintains close ties with his family, including his father Veto, a hair stylist, his mother Joan, and his two siblings, Joan and Gary. A born leader and excellent athlete, Billy served as captain of this high school football, baseball and golf teams. While he loved all sports, Billy excelled on the football field, where he was voted a McDonald’s Football All-American. Billy was recruited by many universities including Notre Dame, Penn State and Temple, before ultimately choosing to attend Syracuse University on a full football scholarship.

After graduating from SU in 1978 with a degree in marketing, Billy got his start in the automotive business as a salesman at a dealership in Fayetteville, New York. He then spent three years in the wholesale business rounding out his automotive education. In 1987, Billy Fuccillo purchased his own used car dealership in Syracuse, New York.

Billy made the most of his opportunity in Syracuse, cutting through the clutter with aggressive advertising and promotions. The formula quickly paid off, as he expanded his reach, first northward into Adams, New York, before stretching it across the state. Today, Fuccillo Automotive Group is the largest automobile dealer in New York State with locations in the Albany, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Watertown markets.

Billy Fuccillo was one of 15 dealers nationwide to be welcomed into the Kia President’s Club in 2009 for achieving the highest overall sales volume and outstanding customer satisfaction. He has been accepted into the Kia President’s Club each year since. Over the course of his career, Billy has owned dealerships all over the country, including New York, Florida, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina.

In 2010, Billy brought his “HUGE” auto empire and personality to Florida and opened Fuccillo Kia of Cape Coral. Relying on the same formula that yielded decades of success in New York, Fuccillo Kia of Cape Coral quickly garnered national recognition and was named the “Best New Dealer” by Kia Motors Corp. after just one year of business. In the years since, Fuccillo Kia of Cape Coral has been named the “National Dealer of the Year for Highest Sales Volume” four additional times.

To further expand his footprint in Florida, Billy Fuccillo soon opened Fuccillo Kia of Wesley Chapel in 2015, and both Fuccillo Kia of Merritt Island and Fuccillo Kia of Port Charlotte in 2016. Fuccillo Kia of Port Charlotte features a two-story, 50,000-square-foot building that sits on 70 acres of property, making it Billy’s largest dealership in Florida to date.

Altogether Fuccillo Automotive Group now comprises 28 dealerships and 33 franchises in New York and Florida, and employs 2,500 people. Billy’s son, Billy Fuccillo Jr., has followed in his father’s footsteps and operates four of his own dealerships.

Known for his “HUGE” monthly promotional events, Billy hosted his first event in May 1996 at his dealership in Adams, New York, where Robbie Knievel, son of Evil Knievel, set a world record with a no-hands jump over 25 new cars. Since then, Billy Fuccillo has held half-court basketball shoot-outs, miniature golf tournaments and enter-to-win contests to give his customers the chance to win not only cars, but houses, a tanker of gas, trips around the world, cruises and cash, and more.

Most importantly, Billy has made giving back to the communities he serves a top priority. He regularly includes charities in his promotions, with benefactors of Billy’s generosity having included local children’s, disability services, domestic violence, veterans and hunger relief organizations, and schools.

Today, after nearly 40 years in the business, Billy remains at the top of his game and Fuccillo Automotive Group is stronger than ever. Whether you’re talking about sales numbers, customer service or commitment to community, there’s really only one way to describe it all – “IT’S HUGE!^TM” 

Know About New York's Car Dealing Mogul

Billy Fuccillo is well known for every American due to his huge automobile business. "Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty and persistence" and is proved by Billy Fuccillo. He acquired his net worth as the title-holder of Fuccillo Automotive Group that is the largest automobile dealership in the state of New York and Florida. Today, Fuccillo Automotive Group is considered as the leading auto dealer in New York State that specializes in offering new and used trucks, hybrids, cars, vans, and SUV’s.

After attending Syracuse University, he bought his first automobile dealership in Adams, which is based in the South of Watertown.  He started his journey with hard work and intelligence. Now, he has more than 1,400 employees located in 22 car dealers and 31 franchises in the New York State and Florida region. There are 30 separate businesses now registered in New York State with the Fuccillo name. Billy runs huge advertising campaign on traditional media to sell his product. He spent the huge amount of money on newspapers, billboards, radio, buses, and television commercials.  For an average TV viewers, he will appear somewhere between 2-10 times per night. This guy knows how to get in front of your face by the concoction of marketing money, screaming erratically statements and an attractive woman that kind of just stands behind him. BillyFuccillo knows how to make his commercials entertaining and get the job done. You either enjoy his ads or you dislike them.

Success means completing an objective or reaching a goal. Success can be expanded to encompass an entire project or be restricted to a single component of a project or task. It can be achieved within the workplace, or in an individual's personal life. Billy Fuccillo has gained a huge success with his hard work and persistent. Today Billy is one of the top auto dealers in the United States. His automobile dealership business hires over 1,400 employees and is located in 22 areas and it has 31 franchises in Florida and New York.  Billy Fuccillo also owns residential properties in New York, Buffalo, Jamaica, Mexico, Cabot, San Lucas, Camillus N.Y., Florida, Montego Bay, and Fort Lauderdale.

Billy Fuccillo and His Charity Work

Billy Fuccillo is a renowned United States car salesman, who runs car dealerships based in New York and in Florida. All you know him, saying his trademark "it's huge!" in local media. When talking about charity, Billy Fuccillo is always among the big names that first come to people's mind in the Florida. He has a net worth of $100 million. Billy Fuccillo earned his net worth as the owner of Fuccillo Automotive Group which is the largest automobile dealership in the state of New York.  

Let's talk about his charity work:

Billy has "Huge" heart for needy people. In 2015 Billy Fuccillo has announced that his dealership has donated $100,000 to the Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida between Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve. Harry Chapin Food Bank provides food to more than 30,000 people through a network of 150 partner agencies every month. Last fiscal year, the food bank distributed 18.4 million pounds of food and other grocery items.

In August 2015, Billy Fuccillo has given 'huge' donation to war veteran Gordon Page. Gordon Page is an 85-year old Korean War Veteran.  Fuccillo wrote a check to Gordon Page for $30,000. Out of that the $25,000 came from his own pocket and the remaining $5,000 was the contribution of his employees.

In November 2015, Billy Fuccillo Automotive Group presented a check for $21,600 to the Buffalo City Mission to combat domestic violence in the community. The money went to a local domestic violence relief organization in each dealership's market. Under Billy's initiative, the company had raised $218,000 in support of domestic violence awareness.

Aubrey Calhoun, associate executive director of the Buffalo City Mission thanked Billy Fuccillo for the donation and for choosing the Buffalo City Mission of Western New York as their charity of choice.  

In July 2016, Billy Fuccillo donated $50K to the Center for Disability Services Foundation. This center has been doing huge things for families in the capital region. For 75 years, the Center for Disability Services, known as the place where people get better at life, the center has been one of upstate New York’s largest providers of programs and services for individuals who have disabilities.

As per Billy Fuccillo philosophy, before you put your head on the pillow at night, it’s always good to make sure you do something right for peoples for the day.

Billy Fuccillo - The Successful Business Empire

Billy Fuccillo is a well-known car dealer in New York and in Florida. Along with him his trademark* "It's Huge!" is famous in New York and Florida.

To run a successful business one should have strong marketing knowledge. Billy Fuccillo got into car business after graduating from the Syracuse University in marketing major.  As per his memory, his first dealership was in Adams, New York which he bought in 1989 and started selling cars. Now there are more than 30 separate businesses listed in New York State with the Billy Fuccillo's name.  Billy’s advertising campaigns are very entertaining and amazing. He knows how to get the job done. People either enjoy his ads or they dislike them.

The Story behind his signature phrase has started when he was the first time doing a radio commercial in Syracuse for his business. He unconsciously yelled, “It’s huge, Tom, huge.” This seems apparently funny and entertaining to everybody present in the studio. That phrase later dominated the local airwaves for decades. Now he is everywhere in the New York. He is running TV spots that seem to flow back to back from station to station.  People of the New York follow his commercials like a reality TV show, whether they want to buy the car or not

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Many of his Advertisement feature Billy Fuccillo facing the camera accompanied by a good looking blonde lady named Caroline. He stands in sunglasses with arms raised heavenward, bellowing about "huge!" deals and "huge!" savings.  For an average TV Viewers, he appears more than ten times per night. Billy Fuccillo' want to get into people's mind every time.  He launches powerful TV commercials that run day and night, promising to give a big discount on a car purchase. He is also making a lot of dollars out of it. Billy Fuccillo knows how to get in front of people's face.

Day by day car dealership business is flourishing in the United States and many people want to be a part of it. They are working hard to establish themselves as a successful businessman. Billy Fuccillo has written his own success stories like many American businessmen with his ambitions and hard work. Unfortunately, many people see his success with a jealous feeling. The people should adopt the liberate attitude and appreciate his success rather than their own laziness and lack of ambition.