Release March 19, 2013 To commemorate a $1 million dollar gift from Ocala business and community leader Frank DeLuca, the Marion County Y and the Central Florida Y association’s leadership have offered to name the local Y the Frank DeLuca YMCA Family Center. And DeLuca has accepted the honor. The surprise announcement was made at [...]
Mar 26
Nov 19
October 23, 2012 – Of the more than 17,000 automobile dealers in the country, only 57 were nominated for the award, which will be presented Feb. 9 during the 96th annual National Automobile Dealers Association Convention in Orlando. “I’m pretty honored by it. I was surprised when I got the call,” DeLuca said. “With [...]
Aug 6
June 26 2012 – Frank DeLuca is excited to learn that the Central Florida Auto Dealers Association (CFADA) has nominated DeLuca Toyota for the TIME Dealer of the year award (link). The TIME Dealer of the Year program honors new-car dealers in America who exhibit exceptional performance in their dealerships and perform distinguished community service. [...]
Aug 6
Frank DeLuca was honored to be “designated as our Philanthropist of the Year for his extraordinary, tireless devotion to numerous charities” by Ocala Magazine and the Non-Profit Business Council of the Ocala/Marion County Chamber of Commerce. The full article can be seen at Ocala Magazine here.
May 14
(Article courtesy of the Ocala Star Banner. Reproduced with permission.) By Fred Hiers, Staff writer DeLuca Toyota in Ocala began breaking ground last week on its new $14 million showroom and service center on State Road 200. Owner Frank DeLuca said when he started the dealership 33 years ago on a 3.5 acre lot, selling [...]
Feb 8
The doors to DeLuca Toyota first opened in 1978. There were no Camrys, no Highlanders or Prius Hybrids. It was the only Toyota dealership in Ocala. Through the sweat and hard work of our employees and the loyalty of wonderful customers like you, we are one of the fastest growing Toyota dealerships (now with Scions, [...]
Feb 24
For more than 30 years, my dealership, DeLuca Toyota, has provided the Ocala area with sales and service of quality Toyota vehicles. I am proud of this, but recent events and recalls and investigations have been a challenge. I never had any doubt about the quality of our vehicles, and finally, after a thorough investigation, [...]
Feb 21
Photograph © ESI Photography. OCALA, FL (December 21, 2010)–HITS, Inc. is pleased to announce that DeLuca Toyota will be the title sponsor of the HITS Ocala Winter Circuit’s 30th Anniversary Season Finale, the $100,000 DeLuca Toyota Tundra Grand Prix, presented by Great American Insurance Group on Sunday, March 20 to close out the 2011 show [...]
Feb 3
(Excerpt from March of Dimes press release November 19, 2009) The Marion County Volunteer of the Year Award was presented to Frank DeLuca. DeLuca has been a staple of strength and stability in this community for decades, and exhibits the same virtues toward March of Dimes. As the 2009 March of Babies chair, his team [...]
Jan 31
Frank and the DeLuca family have been supportive of the college for decades now. He has been a sponsor of the College of Central Florida (CF) Foundation’s successful scholarship fundraiser Taste of Ocala for nearly 15 years and also its Dinner Theater series, which raises much needed funds for the Promise for the Future Fund. [...]