Schumacher Auto Group: A History of Excellence

Charles “Chuck” Schumacher, Dealer Principal
Schumacher Automotive Group

Charles “Chuck” Schumacher is the President and Dealer Principal of Schumacher Auto Group, an iconic Automotive Family of Dealerships in South Florida. Chuck’s father, Richard Schumacher, founded Schumacher Auto Group in 1971 with the opening of Schumacher Buick in West Palm Beach, Florida, where Chuck spent his youth at the dealership after school and on weekends.

After graduating from SMU, Chuck returned to the Palm Beaches and joined his father at the dealership where he continued the strong dedication to creating the absolute best experience for customers and employees. Chuck graduated from NADA and became President of Schumacher Buick in 1987 where he earned top-ranking as the number one Buick dealership in the nation.

Chuck expanded the Schumacher Auto Group brand with the same commitment to excellence across Palm Beach County offering new vehicle sales showrooms, commercial vehicle sales, and service centers including Volvo, INFINITI, Lincoln, Subaru, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, Buick, GMC, Chevrolet, Volkswagen, and Polestar plus Pre-Owned Supercenters, collision centers, and a Ford parts distribution center. For over fifty years, Schumacher Auto Group has been serving the Palm Beaches with luxury, lifestyle, and adventure retail vehicles and unsurpassed service along with multiple prestigious industry awards.

Mr. Schumacher served as Past President of South Florida Automobile Dealers Association and Florida Automobile Dealers Association. Currently, Chuck serves as the president of multiple dealer marketing association groups including Buick GMC, Chevrolet, and Volvo.

Mr. Schumacher is a Trustee Emeritus board member of Palm Beach Day Academy and serves on the Executive Board of Boys and Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County and SMU Cox School of Business. Together, Charles and Amanda Schumacher support multiple community causes and organizations, including Boys and Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County, American Red Cross, Peggy Adams, and Tree of Life Foundation International, founded by Mrs. Schumacher.

Amanda Schumacher, Chief Executive Officer
Schumacher Automotive Group

 
Amanda Schumacher is global philanthropist, businesswoman, political activist, missionary, entrepreneur, wife, mother of five, and certainly a woman of distinction in the automobile industry. Amanda joined Schumacher Auto Group Family of Dealerships as Chief Operating Officer and enhanced the dealership employee culture by recognizing employee milestones through Schumacher Leadership Awards of Excellence, I Made a Difference, and Strive for Five. Amanda has also been recognized and featured in magazines including Automotive News, Palm Beach Illustrated Palm Beach 100, and Modern Luxury Women of Distinction.

In addition, Amanda created Schumacher University, an exceptional professional training institution for Schumacher employees that is quickly expanding to offer professional development to other companies through Elite Solutions Institute. Amanda Schumacher and Schumacher University were recognized for the Best Idea Award at the 2021 Driving Sales National Convention in Las Vegas.

Amanda is also Founder and President of Tree of Life Foundation International, Inc and has traveled the world to help transform underdeveloped communities by connecting gifts, talents, and resources to people in need.  Since 2006, The Foundation supports local and global initiatives, supporting countries such as Brazil, Congo, Guyana, Haiti, India, and Sudan through a network of its twenty-two branches including medical, environment, animal, arts, and education.  The Tree of Life Resource Center branch of the Foundation received recognition in Automotive News for launching a monthly food distribution site during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Today, the Center has distributed over 21 million pounds of resources including farm fresh food to Palm Beach County residents.  Tree of Life Foundation International is a model for Tree of Life Resource Centers around the world. The Foundation allocates 100% of all donations to the individuals and organizations supported by the twenty-two branches.

Salvatore DelGreco, Chief Operating Officer
Schumacher Automotive Group

 
Sal DelGreco, NADA graduate, joined the Schumacher Family of Dealerships as a sales associate in the Oldsmobile showroom in West Palm Beach in 1999. In 2009, Sal advanced to the GSM position at INFINITI of the Palm Beaches, where he led the sales team to consistently earn the ranking of top four INFINITI dealerships in the country. Sal expanded his leadership role in 2012 where he served as Executive Manager of Sales, Parts and Service at INFINITI of the Palm Beaches. Sal was instrumental in executing new franchise brands as Schumacher Auto Group continued to expand. During Sal’s tenure at Schumacher Hummer as Sales Manager (2003-2004) followed by GM (2005-2009), they consistently ranked in the top five in the country. In 2018, Sal became the GM over the West Palm Beach Campus hosting six franchise brands plus a Pre-Owned Superstore. In 2019, Sal was promoted to Vice President of Sales across all three campuses including 14 stores with 12 brands and in 2022, Sal was appointed the position of Chief Operating Officer of Schumacher Auto Group.