
Carmine Francese
Customer Service and BDC Manager
Hodges Mazda
10681 Philips Hwy
Jacksonville, FL 32256
Dealership Experience
6 yrs
Industry Experience
14 yrs, 5 mos
Specialties & Trainings
Mazda Elite Master Sales Certified
2017 Customer Service Top 100 in the Nation for Mazda
20 Reviews of Carmine Francese
July 07, 2020
"Everyone was very helpful to me, i had a wonderful..."
- RayginechavisEveryone was very helpful to me, i had a wonderful experience with getting my first car! Eric singer made sure I was well taken care of!
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Other Employees Tagged: Jason Stephens, Eric Singer
March 21, 2018
"Great car buying experience with Carmine and Tim"
- SueWith my lease coming due in May, I contacted Carmine to see if I could take advantage of an early trade in with the March Madness specials. After a couple of email conversations, Carmine and I were able to come up with a win-win new lease and I drove home my new Mazda3 within a week of our original conversation! No sales pitch, no time lost with “ up-selling” tactics. Carmine is personable, knowledgeable , and highly professional! In the finance office, Tim’s friendly demeanor helped all the paper work involved go so quickly! Thank you, Carmine and Tim!
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March 11, 2018
"The best experience we have ever had buying a car. "
- loriThis was the best experience we have EVER had buying a car. Carmine is a great guy and was the perfect person for us. He had such R-E-S-P-E-C-T for my Aretha, a 1993 Black DeVille which I reluctantly traded, that I named my new MX-5 RF C-A-R-M-I-N-E. We are happy.
Read MoreSeptember 23, 2017
"Happy ending to our car shopping"
- MGA tree fell on our car when we evacuated from St Simons to Greenville, SC to escape Irma. We had been doing some intensive research on cars. We found our perfect car, and the experience couldn't have been better. Everyone made us feel great about buying this car. The dealership even returned our rental car for us, so we could ride back together to St Simons. The sales team was very caring, and all we can say is thank you Hodges Mazda Sharon and Mike Grodsky
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Other Employees Tagged: Eric Singer
September 21, 2017
"One of a kind"
- GarGarCarmine has sold me two cars in about a year's time. He is refreshing and one of a kind. The new owners of the dealership have continued the exceptional car buying experience. I felt no pressure to buy and I feel like I got a great deal on both cars. The folks in the service department have been amazing as well. My car was done on time and always had a loaner car for me to drive while mine was in service. If you look in the dictionary for excellence you will see the definition of Hodges Mazda.
Read MoreOther Employees Tagged: Sandy West, Torben Reichhardt
September 18, 2017
"Straight forward helpful dealer and associates."
- 4carSearched 7 other dealers before coming here. There was only one other comparable in customer service. I highly recommend you ask for Carmine Francese when you go here. He was the best Car salesman I have met. He was straight forward and honest and didn't push anything outside of budget.This dealer was not pushy and didn't try upselling unneeded products either. They stayed within the range I was looking and and even settled below budget. The only constructive criticism I have for this dealer is the amount of waiting time for the paperwork seemed a little excessive since I had made a down payment a couple days before hand. I was expecting it to take about an hour and ended up closer to 2 and half. Otherwise I am happy so far with the Kia Forte I purchased here.
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