Chevy dealership head lauded by General Motors for 50 years of service

Under Lawrence Dimmitt III’s leadership, Clearwater-based Dimmitt Chevrolet won the brand’s Dealer of the Year award in 2015.

By Brian Hartz
| 3:20 p.m. November 21, 2022
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Lawrence Dimmitt III, center, was honored by General Motors Co. for leading Clearwater-based Dimmitt Chevrolet for 50 years. He is flanked by his wife, Elizabeth Dimmitt, and GM executive Steve Davis. (Courtesy photo)

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

General Motors Co. last week honored Lawrence Dimmitt III, who represents the third generation of the Dimmitt family to lead the 98-year-old Dimmitt Automotive Group, with an award recognizing his five decades of representing the Chevrolet brand in the Tampa Bay area.

Dimmitt Automotive Group was established in 1924 in Clearwater by Lawrence Dimmitt Sr., and his son, Lawrence Dimmitt Jr., took over the business in 1933. In addition to Chevrolet, the company sells and services a wide range of leading automotive brands, including Cadillac, Toyota, Land Rover, Rolls-Royce, Mercedes-Benz and Jaguar.