On April 1, the patriarch of the Amato Auto Group, John Amato Sr ... he moved to Milwaukee and opened what would become Southgate Ford. By the mid-1970s, he had built one of Wisconsin’s ...

Amato sold the dealership to his son John S. Amato. Amato Automotive Group proceeded to expand further over the years acquiring Steingraeber Ford in Mukwonago, Nodell Cadillac Oldsmobile in ...

John Amato Sr. served in the U.S. Army as a medic ... In 1962, he moved to Milwaukee and opened what would become Southgate Ford. By the mid-1970s, he had built one of Wisconsin’s largest ...