COLONIE — Another high-energy car salesman with a funny catchphrase is taking over many of the local Fuccillo auto dealerships.
Walid "Wally" Darwish, an up-and-coming auto dealer based in New Jersey, has purchased many of the Fuccillo locations in the Capital Region and other parts of upstate.
Fuccillo has been selling off its dealerships since the 2021 death of Billy Fuccillo, the former Syracuse football player who created a car marketing empire with his trademark "yuuuuuuge-jahhh," or "huge," tag line at the end of commercials.
Fuccillo, which is now owned by Billy Fuccillo's son, sold four local dealerships to Darwish recently. Terms of the deal were not announced, although county real estate records indicate that Darwish secured tens of millions of dollars in mortgages for the properties. The stores include those in East Greenbush, Colonie and Amsterdam.
Darwish, with a colorful personality like Fuccillo, has his own snappy catchphrase based on his nickname Wally: "Whoo-hoo!"
The sales were first reported locally by the Albany Business Review, although TV stations in other markets were Fuccillo operated and a national trade magazine were the first to report the original transactions.
Darwish could not immediately be reached for comment, but the company disclosed the purchase in an April 29 post on Facebook, including on the page for the former Fuccillo Ford of East Greenbush. Now, it's Wally's Ford of East Greenbush.
"Joining forces with a company as passionate about selling and servicing vehicles as we are, is what takes us into the next chapter of our storybook. Stay tuned to see where our growth and innovation takes us from here," general manager Wayel Algabyali wrote. "Over the last 20 years Fuccillo has been a HUGE part of the community we serve. Although the name is changing, the commitment is stronger than ever during this exciting time."
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