Flow Automotive Companies have agreed to an exciting partnership with Creation Autosportif USA.
Flow is assisting Creation with the acquisition of a new US headquarters for the race team, which is located on University Parkway in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. In addition the partnership will expand into other areas including branded marketing and promotion.
“We are excited to partner with Creation Autosportif USA” said Don Flow, Chairman and CEO of Flow Automotive Companies. “This is a tremendous opportunity for Winston-Salem and the Triad in bringing Le Mans racing to Piedmont North Carolina.”
Creation’s Commercial Manager Andy Woolgar added “We are delighted to partner with such a well respected and influential association as Flow Automotive is in this region. It was vitally important for Creation to remain in North Carolina and after identifying with the advantages of having a Le Mans manufacturer and race team in the city of Winston-Salem, Don Flow stepped forward and has provided us with a fantastic facility within which we will base our US racing operation.”
Flow Automotive is a division of Flow Companies, which has been in the retail automobile business for over fifty years. From its beginings in 1957, Flow has grown to include 11 locations representing 19 manufacturers: Acura, Audi, BMW, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Honda, HUMMER, Jaguar, Land Rover, Mazda, MINI, Pontiac, Porsche, Saab, Saturn, Subaru, and Volkswagen.
Creation Autosportif is a manufacturer of Le Mans prototype racing cars, and the team races its cars in Europe and across the USA in the ‘Le Mans Series’. The team approaches its business with a ‘Green thinking’ initiative both on and off the race track. The Creation P1 race car will carry ‘Flow Automotive’ logos in the upcoming Le Mans 24 Hours race, in June. This event enjoys worldwide prominence, reaching out to over 250 million television viewers around the world.
The team’s new facility which also includes a race shop, offices and a showroom is set to open its doors to the public by appointment, during the summer of 2009. Creation’s other North Carolina partners include Piedmont Triad Partnership, Forsyth Technical Community College, Click Culture, RayLen Vineyards and VisitNC.com
Source : Creation