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Papik buys Sibley Iowa dealership

By
Lori Sorenson

Papik Motors has purchased the Ford dealership in Sibley, Iowa, adding a third Papik location to its Luverne and Rock Rapids dealerships.
As of Monday, Nov. 1, Papik Motors purchased Jeddeloh Ford from Larry and Deb Jeddeloh in Sibley, Iowa.
“We are really excited about this new adventure and are looking forward to adding another franchise to our dealership’s organization,” Gary Papik said.
He said the Sibley deal has been in the works since Papik Motors bought Rock Rapids Vander Lee Motors two years ago, but the timing wasn’t right until now.
 Justin Weidert will move from Rock Rapids to oversee operations in Sibley along with Rick Reed.
“It’s a good fit all around,” Papik said. “It was meant to be.”
He said adding a Ford dealership to his Chrysler and General Motors locations will be appropriate.
“This will be a nice addition to round out ‘The Big Three’ of auto makers,” he said.
Papik said buying the Rock Rapids dealership has been good for Papik Motors, and adding Sibley makes sense for the same reasons. “It’s nice to be in a smaller community where you can get to know everybody,” he said.
Some inventory has already moved from Luverne to Sibley, and temporary Papik Motors signage went up Monday.
Papik said the building needs no renovations or remodeling.
 
About Papik Motors
Schoon Motors dates back to 1914 when Jake Schoon started a garage in Steen and in 1928 opened Schoon Motors in Luverne.
In 1950 his son Warren Schoon became a partner, and in 1977 Gary Papik joined the Schoon Motors team. Warren later bought the business and Gary became vice president and general manager.
In 1989 Schoon and partner Arnie Tofteland were killed in a plane crash.
Gary continued running the business and in 1990 bought the dealership along with Steve Schoon and Carolyn Tofteland.
In the fall of 1994, Gary became full owner and on Jan. 1, 1995, the business became Papik Motors. Later that year it moved to its new location on I-90.
 Papik Motors in Rock Rapids Iowa began doing business in January 2019.

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