Marion N. Battaglia
President
Soave Automotive Group

Marion Battaglia is responsible for the operations of current Soave dealerships in Kansas and Missouri: Independence Honda; Aristocrat Motors which represents Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar, Porsche, Saab and Land Rover vehicles; Mercedes-Benz of Kansas City; and the new Mercedes-Benz of Progress Point, in Weldon Spring, Missouri – a suburb of St. Louis. Mr. Battaglia has overall responsibility for operations of all dealerships in Kansas and Missouri.

Mr. Battaglia has more than 30 years of automotive retail experience that includes co-ownership and general management of two Kansas City dealerships – the BMW Gallery and Baron BMW-Volkswagen-Mini Cooper.

Mr. Battaglia has over 30 years of retail automotive experience in the Kansas City area – specializing in luxury vehicles sales and service. He has served on the VW Regional Advisory Council, the BMW National Dealer Forum, and is an active board member of the Motor Car Dealers Association in Kansas City.