Sushi Maki just launched a new location in Brickell next to Dolores Lolita.
Owner of Brickell Motors, Mario Murgado, was involved in the grand opening that took place Wednesday April 7th.

South Florida Children's Miracle Network Open

Miami Childrens Hospital and Marriott have been proud sponsors of the South Florida Children's Mircale Network Open for 10 years. Both companies thrive on making helping local communities which is why they joined forces to help south Florida children. Miami Children's Hospital Foundation raises funds and awareness for Miami Children's Hospital, its programs and projects. Working together, the foundation and the hospital are committed to ensuring that no child will ever have to leave this region to receive state-of-the-art pediatric care.Marriott has always played a special role in helping to ensure that our communities thrive. Helping others, especially children, is an enduring value at Marriott.

Mario Murgado from Brickell Motors has been a proud sponsor of this local event for over 3 years. Funds are used to generate awareness for Miami Children's Hospital's programs, projects, and its foundation.

As a parishioner of the St. Theresa Little Flower Church, co-owner Alex Andreus of Brickell Motors developed the idea of donating $100 to the Little Flower church whenever someone purchases a new vehicle at the dealership. An ad was created in the church's bulletin which must be presented at the dealership when you purchase your new car.

GM Vehicles sent to Haiti

Brickell Motors of Miami, a Buick, GMC and Honda dealership, was one of the many companies to show support in Haiti. More than 2 dozen GM vehicles packed with relief supplies were headed to Haiti and owner Mario Murgado was at the forefront of the effort.  The GM Foundation donation is part of a coordinated effort of the GM Foundation and the William J Clinton Foundation in response to the dire need for trucks to transport supplies to survivors:
such as water, food, medical equipment and much more.

Brickell Motors Supports 'Pull Your Pants Up' Event About a dozen at-risk youths, part of a Buick-GMC sponsored group called "Pull Your Pants Up," recently toured the Brickell Motors facility in Miami and learned about both the car business and life from dealership president and CEO Mario Murgado.

Pull Your Pants Up is a community outreach initiative focusing on an at-risk youth group that has adopted the custom of wearing their pants at mid-waist (hence the name of the program) and who have had limited contact with strong, positive male role models.

Murgado gave the group a tour of the Brickell Motors dealership including the showroom, parts and service divisions, and he even challenged two young men in the group to help change the oil on a truck in less than 30 minutes. He then gave an inspired talk about his career in the car industry and how he has grown Brickell Motors from a small organization with only three employees into a major employer of more than 100.  He also offered insight into how an operation of this size and scope depends on every employee and why it is important to be dedicated and disciplined in your home and work life.

"I look forward to any opportunity to try to inspire young people," said Murgado.  "We live in the greatest country in the world that offers opportunity for everyone.  We have to groom and inspire the next generation." 

Murgado, who started in the business as a salesman and worked his way up, holding nearly every position possible in the dealership industry, was selected by GM for this program because of his notable, successful story.

Pull Your Pants Up exposes at-risk youths to success stories which show the value of education, hard work, dedication, and long term goal-setting and planning.  Organizers of the initiative believe that such experiences can make an incredible difference when it comes to forging a rewarding future - even for minorities who have had to battle incredible odds.

"I tried to impart that by being diligent and working hard, you can reach even the loftiest of goals," said Murgado.  "You never know, we might have the next Bill Gates or Lee Iacocca in that group."

Brickell Motors Mario Murgado Featured in Hispanic Business

Mario Murgado of Brickell Motors was recently featured in Hispanic Business June 2010 issue as one of the top 500 US Hispanic-owned companies. Mr. Murgado was featured in the top 100 which included companies like MasTec Inc. and Brightstar Corp. Mr. Murgado knows how important his clients are and stated in the recent issue that  "The American consumer is a great consumer, and consumer confidence is back." The combination of Mr. Murgado's  positive view of his customers and his customer service driven business is what makes Brickell Motor dealerships so successful.

Christmas Toy Drive

Christmas is the Season for giving, loving, and sharing, especially to those who need it most. For the 2009 Christmas Season, Miami Dealership Brickell Honda participated in a Toy Drive that gave over 1000 gifts to children. This was the dealerships fourth annual Holiday Toy giveaway. Over 5 organizations were contacted and drove school buses of children to the dealership to pick up their gifts. Overtown Youth Center, Boys and Girls Club of Miami-Dade, and Community Partnership for the Homeless visited the dealership to receive their toys.

Mario Murgado and Brickell Motors held a radio fundraiser at their dealership. Many radio stations took part in the event such as Romance 106.7, El Zol 95 and Clasica 92. The dealership was able to raise more than $600,000 for Camillus house.