Thursday, 04 January, 2024

From December 28th-31st, 2023, the Steet Ponte Auto Group was a proud sponsor of the Downtown Classic hosted in the state of the art, beautiful new Utica University Nexus Center in the hear of Downtown Utica, NY!  This tournament featured close to 30 of Upstate New York’s top boys and girls high school teams competing under the bright lights of this beautiful new facility we have in our area. We were proud to also sponsor the Player of the Game photo backdrop! We’re so proud of these incredibly talented local athletes and can’t wait for next year’s event, we know it will be even bigger!

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Thursday, 14 December, 2023

Happy Holidays from our families to yours! This year, our holiday hours are as follows:

Saturday, December 23rd, 2023: Open for regular business hours

Sunday, December 24th, 2023, Christmas Eve: Closed

Monday, December 25th, 2023, Christmas Day: Closed

Tuesday, December 26th, 2023: Open for regular business hours

Saturday, December 30th, 2023: Open for regular business hours

Sunday, December 31st, 2023, New Year’s Eve: Closed

Monday, January 1st, 2024, New Year’s Day: Closed

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2024: Open for regular business hours
 

As always, we hope you have a wonderful holiday weekend and we are so grateful for our loyal customers and employees! Our annual reminder to not drive under the influence still holds! Please call an Uber, Lyft, or a cab from one of our local cab companies: 

Utica

Ace Taxi: (315) 735-5055

Express Tax: (315) 527-4452

CNY Cab & Car Service: (315) 922-7330

Herkimer

Gary’s Transportation: (315) 866-1418

Dependable Cab: (315) 866-7700

Johnstown

Glove City Taxi: (518) 773-7575

City Cab:  (518) 620-6888

Zoomer’s Taxi Corp: (518) 762-8850

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Wednesday, 06 December, 2023

We know that there are a lot of folks looking for used cars for sale near Rome, NY that will provide them with the low monthly payment they are seeking. Our dealership understands that everyone is on a budget, so we try to give our customers options to fit all kinds of budgets.

If you are on the hunt for high-quality and low-priced used cars, trucks, and SUVs, you should come to see our team. United Auto Sales, located at 4994 Commercial Drive in Yorkville, NY, has a huge selection of used cars that will provide people with a monthly payment as low as $200 a month.

Why Should I Buy a Pre-Owned Vehicle?

When you are shopping for your next ride, you may be trying to choose whether you should go with something new or a pre-owned vehicle. Our team knows why car shoppers are drawn to new vehicles. With virtually no mileage on their odometers and all of the latest features, we know that a new car be quite enticing. The staff at Union Auto Sales also knows that a new car isn’t the best choice for everyone.

Many people who consider themselves value-conscious and want to get the biggest bang for their buck find that they can get that when they shop for a used car, truck, or SUV. A pre-owned vehicle is often able to offer more features for the money that you have to spend. Many car shoppers also like that they can save some cash when it comes to insurance costs, registration fees, and taxes when they buy a pre-owned vehicle.

Check Out All of the Low-Priced Options When You Shop with United Auto Sales

One of the reasons that people consider us the premier used car dealer near Syracuse, NY is because we have a huge selection of choices for people to browse when they are looking for a pre-owned vehicle. Folks who are looking for something lower priced will have a great time when they come to United Auto Sales. Our bargain inventory is jam-packed with a host of options that are sure to capture the attention of car shoppers from all over the area.

Many people come to see our team because they know that low price doesn’t mean low quality when they shop at United Auto Sales. Every used car that comes through our dealership is properly vetted by our service center. Our highly trained and skilled service technicians thoroughly inspect every vehicle before it is put out on our lot. You can have peace of mind knowing that any vehicle you buy is going to have gone through an intense examination before it is sold to you.

When customers come to our dealership looking for a low-priced pre-owned vehicle, they will find options from brands such as Toyota, Chevy, Ford, Jeep, Mazda, Nissan, Volkswagen, RAM, and Audi. There are a multitude of options that have low-mileage and are late model year when you choose to shop with us.

Why Should I Buy My Low-Priced Pre-Owned Vehicle from United Auto Sales?

Most folks choose to buy from us because they know that we are a used car dealer near Utica, NY that they can trust. As a family-owned business, we have deep ties to this community, so we are always trying to help our friends and neighbors get a high-quality used car, truck, or SUV at a budget-friendly price.

Additionally, our team is here to assist you, regardless of your credit score. The finance center at our dealership has special financing to help car shoppers with low or no credit scores. If you have struggled with bad credit, and need a second chance, you will find that our finance professionals are the experts you need to get guidance through the auto financing process.

Set up your test drive of one of our low-priced pre-owned vehicles with the team at United Auto Sales, so you can get your budget-friendly ride today.

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Wednesday, 06 December, 2023

Winter roads can be challenging here in upstate New York and that’s why we’re conducting a special Snow Tire Sale from now through January 2nd, 2024. For a limited time, you can get 15% off the purchase of quality snow tires to help you and your family make it through winter safely. The offer doesn’t include the cost of installation but it can give you significant savings on the kind of outstanding snow tires your vehicle needs. Show us the coupon at the service specials link to get this special offer and get the kind of special discount you’d expect from a dealership that’s been serving local communities like Yorkville and Syracuse since 1945.

The importance of winter snow tires in upstate New York

When temperatures drop below freezing and the snow starts falling on New York highways, it will be essential to have winter tires on your used car, truck or SUV from our dealership. Winter roads can give you anything from heavy snowfall to black ice and that means you’re driving over treacherous surfaces. In winter, the tires on your vehicle are more important than at any other time of the year. The right snow tires can help you handle ice, snow and freezing temperatures much more capably than other kinds of tires.

Why all-season tires aren’t adequate for New York winters

All-season tires can work well enough for moderate temperatures but they’re engineered with a number of compromises in order to give you good performance in a wide variety of weather conditions. That’s why all-season tires can’t take on extreme winter challenges like traveling through snow or ice around Utica or Rome NY. All-season tires are a lot like all-purpose tennis shoes. They work well enough for a good part of the year but when the snow falls and ice forms, you need good, heavy boots to get you through the winter. That principle applies to the tires on your car: Extreme weather conditions call for well-engineered snow tires.

Some special strengths that make snow tires more effective

One key difference in well-engineered snow tires is the tread rubber. With all-season tires, the tread rubber can get stiff and become less able to give you the traction you need on snowy highways. To address that issue, quality snow tires have tread rubber compounds that help them stay more flexible and that helps good snow tires to get a better grip on the road.

Another benefit of snow tires is that they have deeper tread depths. That means your tires can reduce any snow buildup which helps you get better traction in snow. The tread patterns in snow tires are designed to help channel away snow while expelling water. In addition, winter tires have more biting edges and higher sipe densities. Sipes are the thousands of tiny slits in the tread that give you better traction on snow and ice.

Why you need a full set of snow tires

When we mount winter tires for the cold weather season, we always recommend installing a full set. If you only change the front tires, you increase the risk that the rear tires will skid and that can present a clear hazard for you and your family. If you put snow tires only on the rear wheels, that might cause your front tires to lose traction and make it harder to steer your vehicle.

To get 15% off snow tires, you must act by January 2nd, 2024

We’ll be happy to provide additional information about the value of snow tires and help you find a quality brand that can help keep you and your family safe. During this limited time when we’re offering 15% off the purchase of snow tires, we encourage you to schedule an appointment in our service center and allow us to install a great set of snow tires at United Auto Sales of Utica in Utica, NY.

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Saturday, 02 December, 2023

Steet Ponte Auto Group 16th Annual Holiday Giving Trees to Benefit ICAN in Utica, NY!

November 24th-December 13th: Happy holidays from our families to yours! For the past 16 years we’ve donated to different local schools and organizations to help put a smile on the faces of our local kids in need. 

This year, we will be supporting the non profit organization, ICAN as well as the Amsterdam City School District!
 

ICAN helps support a number of family and children services throughout Oneida and Herkimer Counties. Our Yorkville plus Chevy stores will be donating to ICAN, while Steet Toyota of Johnstown will be adopting families through the Amsterdam School. Take a tag from one of our giving trees located in all 8 of our showrooms and return an unwrapped gift with the tag attached to be donated!

We hope you can experience the joy in paying it forward and help those in need have a great holiday!

From our families to yours, thank you!

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Wednesday, 08 November, 2023

Come one, come all! It’s our 11th, that’s right, ELEVENTH Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive within the stores of the Steet Ponte Auto Group! This year, our donations will be going to local food pantries around Oneida, Herkimer, and Montgomery Counties. Our six stores in Yorkville’s donations will be going to the Johnson Park Center’s Food Pantry located in West Utica, NY. Our Chevy store’s donations will be going to Catholic Charities of Herkimer County located in Ilion, NY. And our Toyota of Johnstown-Gloversville store’s donations will be going to the Amen Soup Kitchen located in Amsterdam, NY, which services local towns from Johnstown to Amsterdam and Saratoga, NY.

We are collecting non-perishable items to fill the vehicles located in each of our showrooms! Donations can be dropped off during business hours Monday-Saturday. Our Chevy store’s food drive will end earlier on Friday, November 17th at 10am, while our Yorkville and Johnstown store’s food drive will end on Tuesday, November 21st at 10am.

Please consider donating an item listed below that the food pantries are in most need of! Thank you for your continued support over the past decade, we can’t wait to provide a great Thanksgiving holiday for those in need in our area! 

Johnson Park Center Most Needed Items: 

Canned cranberries, canned fruits, rice, pasta, cereal, stuffing mixes, reusable bags to pack items in, dinner fixings, canned corn, canned vegetables, canned chicken broth or turkey broth.

 

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Tuesday, 03 October, 2023

It’s our 6th Annual Coats for Kids Coat Drive going on all October long at the Steet Ponte Auto Group! We created our coat drive in response to our Toy Drive that we started 16 years ago. We were getting an overwhelming request for winter coats and snow pants for kids, instead of gifts for the holidays. So we thought, why not kick off our Holiday Giving season with a Coat Drive in October, to get the kids their warm winter clothes before the snow falls! This year, our Coat Drive donations are going to: 

Utica & Rome Elementary Schools (Yorkville stores)

Herkimer & CVA Elementary Schools (Steet Ponte Chevy)

Johnstown & Fulton-Fonda Elementary Schools (Steet Toyota of Johnstown)

We are asking for donations of NEW coats, snow pants, hats, gloves, mittens, scarves. Sizes needed are all children’s sizes ranging from 4T-Kids XL Husky! Last year, we donated 675 articles of winter clothing and are looking to beat that number this year, but can only do it with YOUR help! Purchase a coat or winter outerwear item and bring it to any of our eight locations. We’ll have an area in our showroom designated for the donations where you can leave it. On November 1st, we’ll tally everything up and the schools will come to take everything back to be distributed! We hope you can help keep our local kids warm this winter and help our Coats for Kids Coat Drive!! 

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Friday, 11 August, 2023

On Sunday, July 30th, we held our 21st Annual Steet Ponte Auto Group Golf Tournament!! The golf tournament is open to our employees, friends, family and business associates. One of our Finance Managers plans this every year and it’s bigger and better each year! Each ticket includes 18 holes of golf, lunch, dinner, and entries to raffles. 

And since we get so many prizes for the tournament, everyone leaves with something! The winning team gets to display the trophy in their showroom for the year until the next tournament. This year, Chris Bivins’ team won of Steet Toyota of Yorkville! Last year, Dave Abdou’s team of Steet Ponte Ford Lincoln won the trophy. 

Our Golf Tournament is held at a different area golf course each year to support our local businesses and to change up the course for our participants. This year, we had 13 teams, including teams from 6 of our stores! We had a great day on the course and can’t wait for next year. 

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Wednesday, 02 August, 2023

We sponsored the amazing Fire Truck Spectacular for the 10th year in a row this year! The event is always a huge success, drawing thousands of local residents to the New Hartford Shopping Center. There, you can find fire trucks and rescue vehicles from area Fire Departments such as New Hartford, Whitesboro, Utica, Floyd, Sylvan Beach, and New York Mills, NY. This is a free event, held conveniently in the parking lot of the Shopping Center directly in front of Nicky Doodles Ice Cream! The event is geared towards kids and families to educate on fire prevention and safety, with a smokehouse, contest with firemen to see who can gear up the fastest, police vehicles and a rescue helicopter that lands at the end of the show. Our personal favorite? The sirens that all of the trucks let off at the very end as they depart! 

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Monday, 10 July, 2023

We are sponsoring the annual Classic & Antique Car Show held at Munson, our local art museum this year! This is a FREE event held on Sunday, July 23rd that is kicking off the annual sidewalk art show that features art from our local artists and students in the Pratt Institute, a branch of the renowned Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY. All are welcome to attend this great show, which includes food trucks, music, and of course, all of the classic and antique cars you can think of!

Sunday, July 23, 2023
10 am to 4 pm (Rain or Shine)
Museum of Art Parking Lot
310 Genesee Street
Utica, NY

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