CAG Newsletter | Edition 3 – January 2024

 













Second Annual Company Picnic

INFINITI Hands Tug of War Crown Over to Competition Subaru

The Competition Auto Group had an incredible time at the second annual Company Picnic held earlier this September! Highlights included Competition Subaru snagging the tug of war win from previous winning team Competition INFINITI, musical chairs, face painting, delicious food, an ice cream truck, getting to pet the most adorable animals, music, games for all ages, and so much more! We had such a fun time spending time with our coworkers from all of the sister stores! We are patiently looking forward to next year!



Trunk or Treat 

 Competition BMW of Smithtown, Mercedes-Benz of Smithtown, Competition INFINITI and Competition Subaru of Smithtown held their first-ever Trunk or Treat at all of our dealerships in St. James! From 4pm-7pm on Friday, October 27th, 2023, local friends and family came by our Smithtown sister-stores’ showrooms to say hello, acquire some delicious candy and celebrate Hallow’s Eve with our friendly staff and impressive vehicles! All of our employees had a wonderful time decorating our storefronts and vehicles as well as seeing everyone had such fun in their wonderfully creative costumes!



Turkeys

The Competition Auto Group’s yearly tradition of turkey giving is one that always starts off the holiday season with such excitement! Every year, the Buzzetta family gives out a turkey to each employee so that every family gets to enjoy an amazing Thanksgiving meal with their loved ones. We are so incredibly blessed to work for such a thoughtful and caring company! Let the holiday festivities begin!



Holiday Food, Toy and Clothing Drives

For the 2023 holiday season, Competition Auto Group was honored to continue to partner with various organizations around Long Island to help our local community. All of our dealerships hosted their own Food Drive with Long Island Cares, to help families facing food insecurity, and Hope House Ministries, to collect new, gently used and/or clean coats/jackets and blankets to help those in need stay warm during the cold months ahead. Across all of our dealerships, Competition Auto Group was able to humbly donate 1,248 lbs of non-perishable donations!

Competition Auto Group was also wordlessly proud to support both EJ’S PJs and Angels of Long Island for the third holiday season in a row. Thank you so much to everyone who had helped us gift the gift of the holiday season by donating food, new pajamas, new and unwrapped toys, electronics, dolls, and gift cards for children of all ages! We are so fortunate to be able to have the selfless opportunity to give back to the community that we are so proud to be a part of!

Thank you so much to everyone who has whole-heartedly gotten involved in our philanthropic fun and stopped by St. James to donate! As we accept a plethora of new toys and cozy pajamas of all sizes for young Long Islanders, we would love to emphasize how grateful we are for our Competition Auto Family!





Pink Aid Sponsor BMW, Subaru, MBH

Pink Aid Long Island helps support underserved breast cancer patients survive treatment with support & dignity and empowers survivors to heal by inspiring others. Competition BMW, Subaru, and Mercedes-Benz of Huntington are proud sponsors of Pink Aid Long Island in helping them achieve their goals with the PInk Gala held earlier last month! We had such a great time showing our support!



Top Reasons Why You Should Buy An EV in 2024

Whether you are looking for a Mercedes-Benz, BMW, or Subaru, our stores have a large stock of electric vehicles ready to hit the roads! As electric vehicles experts, we are ready to bring our customers into this brand new world of efficiency! If you are wondering why this switch is becoming increasingly popular, be sure to check out these popular benefits below!

  • Environmentally Friendly

  • Energy Efficient

  • Cost Efficient

  • Government Incentives

  • AdvancedTechnology

  • Quiet and Smooth Driving

  • Energy Independence and Resilience

  • Future-Proofing









MBH Cars and Coffee Benefits Alternatives for Children

Mercedes-Benz of Huntington’s biggest event of the year took place this Columbus Day Weekend and was a huge hit! Cars of all kinds showed up to enjoy food by Uncle Giuseppe’s, a food truck by No Good Burger Truck, cookies by Specialty Sweets LI, music, raffles, giveaways, and so much more! The Competition Auto Group is proud to announce that we were able to raise $38,720 to support Alternatives for Children. We are so fortunate to have been able to host this community event for all to enjoy, and to help a local, amazing cause!





MBH Holiday Sales Event

Mercedes-Benz of Huntington had a holly-jolly good time at our Holiday Sales Event this December 9th! Customers enjoyed one-day only event specials, including amazing lease offers, low finance rates, payment waivers, incredible holiday giveaways such as a 65-inch smart-tv won by one of our wonderful customers, Lorraine, holiday pastries, and so much more! Thank you to everyone who came by and made our event such a success!







Subaru Motorsports Car Show with Bucky Lasek

On August 17th, 2023 Competition Subaru of Smithtown had the unbelievable opportunity to host our Subaru Motorsports Car Show with one very special guest, professional skateboarder and rallycross driver, Bucky Lasek! Vermont Sportscar brought their own impressive trailer and rallycross car, and our passionate General Manager, James, brought a rally car he acquired as well! Terry and Yaki, a local Halal food truck, brought tasty rice, salad, steak and tofu bowls, and a delicious ice cream truck ended the event even more sweetly!

Bucky had a blast meeting and greeting everyone, signing their genuine Subaru parts and Competition Subaru-supplied posters! Additionally, Bucky had brought and sold 100 signed skateboards for a great cause; a partial donation from all 100 skateboards went towards benefiting Paws of War, a local non-profit dedicated to returning overseas furry-friends back to their brave veteran owners! After saying hello to our Competition Subaru Family, Bucky took a walk around our dealership to check out everyone’s vehicles before we announced the car show winner! Congratulations to our winner, Nick, we hope he had an amazing time at our event and has enjoyed his official Subaru Igloo Cooler as well as one of the signed skateboards from Bucky Lasek ever since! Competition Subaru of Smithtown is whole-heartedly looking forward to our next free-to-the-public event!



2024 Subaru Crosstrek Sport

The 2024 Subaru Crosstrek Sport has arrived at Competition Subaru of Smithtown! Guaranteed to catch your eye, its yellow-finish exterior accents are ready to grab your attention and adventure everywhere with you! Its 2.5 liter SUBARU BOXER engine brings increased torque, 182 horsepower, and an innovative Dual-function X-MODE! With 8.7” of ground clearance and drive settings for snow/dirt and deep snow/mud, this safe Subaru will adjust to whatever the trail throws at the both of you; these 18” dark gray-finish alloy wheels will keep turning! Its cozy all-weather package tones heated front seats, heated exterior mirrors and windshield wiper de-icer pairs perfectly with its snug leather-wrapped steering wheel! Stop by St. James to see this bright new star from Subaru and take the trail less traveled easily!



Subaru Loves Pets Pet Adoption Event and Costume Contest

Competition Subaru of Smithtown celebrated #SubaruLovesPets with Pawsitive Possibilities Rescue, Inc., and hosted the cutest Pet Adoption Event as well as Pet Costume Contest at our dealership on October 22nd, 2023! With delicious pup-corn (popcorn) for all, waived adoption fees, $100 per pet adopted going towards the Subaru Loves Pet Charity, everyone in attendance at a tail-waggingly exciting time! We cannot thank everyone enough for bringing generous donations for all sizes of furry friends, everyone involved is eternally grateful for our Competition Subaru Family’s benevolence! Thank you so much to Pawsitive Possibilities Rescue, Inc., for bringing the most adorable new friends- we are proud to help find 12 furry friends their fur-ever home on Long Island, New York!



Subaru’s Black Saturday Sales Event 

Competition Subaru of Smithtown held their awesome Black Saturday Sales Event this past November 25th! Customers enjoyed giveaways and exclusive one-day only offers on our stunning fleet of Subaru vehicles while enjoying crisp, local apple cider and fresh apple cider donuts! Excitedly, customers also received the coolest genuine OEM Subaru swag bag when purchasing an awesome vehicle from our friendly staff!





Electric Sprinters Arriving Soon!

The all-new eSprinter will be arriving to Mercedes-Benz of Smithtown this February! For the first time in the U.S , customers can make their whole fleet eco-friendly and sustainable! The eSprinter will feature up to a 113 kWh battery capacity, and a max range of 248 miles/ 400km. We are so excited to continue our evolution towards a greener future for everyone!





MBS Holiday Sales Event

Mercedes-Benz of Smithtown held their Holiday Sales Event this past December 16th! Customers enjoyed one day only special offers, giveaways, a hot cocoa bar, pastries, and SO MUCH MORE! Thank you to everyone who stopped by and helped spread some holiday cheer!





Port Jefferson Dragon Boat Race Festival

Competition BMW is proud to have sponsored the 9th Annual Port Jefferson Dragon Boat Race Festival on September 16th, 2023 at the Port Jefferson Harbor! We had an amazing and informative booth with our staff where local Long Islanders and Dragon Boat fans were able to fully explore the brand-new, innovative BMW X7! We had such a grand time introducing everyone to the BMW X7 while supporting the local community and sharing cultural values.



Competition BMW x Long Island Bimmer Cars and Coffee 2023 with King Fights Cancer

Competition BMW of Smithtown hosted an incredibly successful Cars & Coffee event on Sunday. September 3rd, 2023 with an amazing local Long Island BMW community, Long Island Bimmer to honor and benefit the King Fights Cancer Foundation! Long Island Bimmer brought a plethora of amazing friends and stunning vehicles, the Lunchbox Food Truck brought delicious food, Tend Coffee, a St. James coffee shop, brought scrumptious Long Island Coffee, Face Painting by Tara Rose, @faceandbodyartbytararose on Instagram, brought even more fun by painting all of our lovely patrons! Thank you so much to everyone in attendance for helping raise awareness and support the King Fights Cancer Foundation!



BMW i5 Launch

On Thursday, November 2nd, 2023 Competition BMW hosted our BMW i5 Premiere Event. With the brand-new, first-ever BMW i5 on display, delicious finger foods, cool refreshments, official BMW giveaways and an informative speech delivered eloquently by Mohammad, our amazing Sales Manager, everyone in attendance had a great time meeting the next-gen BMW i5! Thank you to everyone who took the time to get introduced!





QX Monograph

There are whispers of HUGE news for Competition INFINITI and our innovative future! Anticipated for 2024, the INFINITI QX Monograph, based off the flagship INFINITI QX80, will be gracing our showrooms and your garages with its massive presence! Red-tinted windows and matching red accents sets off the striking new exterior color, Akane, a complex 6-layer glowing warm tone. The newest Light Path Technology from INFINITI is implemented from the new double arch grill to its innovative Piano Key taillights! With front and rear digital lights, inspiration from Japanese bamboo forests, and Japanese philosophies of Ma, Utsuroi and Kabuku as INFINITI’s muse, Competition INFINITI is wordlessly excited for this gigantic beauty!



Mike Demeo’s 30th Anniversary Celebration 

The Buzzetta Family and Competition Auto Group were proud to celebrate Mike Demeo, the general Manager of Competition INFINITI, as he celebrated his 30-year anniversary at our dealership in Smithtown, New York! It was so heart-warming to witness the generosity of the Buzzetta Family as Mike was gifted with a beautiful watch and catered lunch for the entire dealership as a gesture of gratitude! Thank you endlessly Mike for your many years of dedication, we are so grateful for your skillful talents!





Competition INFINITI Fall Sales Event

Competition INFINITI had their first sales event in years this past November 18th! We were stoked to offer customers one-day only event specials, giveaways, pastries, and so much more! Thank you to everyone who came by to make it such a success. We had a great time seeing all of our customers, past and new!





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