If you love classic and exotic cars, you are going to love Sal Akbani. If you love celebrities, you are going to love Sal Akbani. If you love people who give back to their community, you are going to love Sal Akbani. He is the President and CEO of Gateway Classic Cars. He is a “Gear Head” and a businessman and he does both very well. In 2010, Gateway Classic Cars did $4.5 million is gross sales; in 2015, $38 million. That is a five-year growth spurt of 800 percent and Akbani says they are not done. In the first quarter, they saw numbers that topped last year’s figures by as much as 51 percent and expect to see $58 million in gross sales in 2016.
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SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS • JUNE 2016
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