Longtime Columbus car dealership has new owners

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Mark Webber
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Leo Portaluppi, from left, president of P-4 Automotive, Caron Lang, partner at P-4 Automotive, and Bob Lang, operations manager at P-4 Automotive, stand in the showroom of Ford of Columbus in Columbus, Ind., Monday, Jan. 7, 2019. They partnered with Robert C. Poynter to purchase Renner Ford. Renner for was renamed Ford of Columbus after the purchase. Mike Wolanin | The Republic
Leo Portaluppi, from left, president of P-4 Automotive, Caron Lang, partner at P-4 Automotive, and Bob Lang, operations manager at P-4 Automotive, stand in the showroom of Ford of Columbus in Columbus, Ind., Monday, Jan. 7, 2019. They partnered with Robert C. Poynter to purchase Renner Ford. Renner for was renamed Ford of Columbus after the purchase. Mike Wolanin | The Republic

COLUMBUS, Ind. — One of the longest-established Bartholomew County automobile dealerships has a new name and new owners.

The former Renner Ford dealership at 3040 N. National Road is now known as “Ford of Columbus” as of Dec. 28.

This franchise is the only automobile dealership in Bartholomew County that has been consistently in operation since 1948, said Chevrolet of Columbus owner and co-investor Leo Portaluppi.

The other 50-percent owner of Ford of Columbus is Robert C. Poynter, Portaluppi said.

Please read Thursday’s edition of The Republic for more details.

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