Blumenthal takes control of Mercedes-Benz of Temecula
A little more than five years since opening its doors, dealer principal Garth Blumenthal has purchased 100% of the equity and became the owner of Mercedes-Benz of Temecula.“It was supposed to happen in 2024, but then it got moved forward a few years,” Blumenthal said during an interview in a conference room outside his office at the facility that sits between the Harveston community and Interstate 15. “The timing was a little bit unexpected, but it’s still, obviously, a really great thing.”Before making the move to Temecula, Blumenthal served as general manager of Fletcher Jones Motorcars for 26 years and helped lead a team that was the No. 1 Mercedes-Benz dealer in the United States for 19 consecutive years.“I started with Mercedes-Benz right after university,” B