Meet Joe Minnocci 

“If they need special attention, I’m always here,” is how BMW of Bridgeport Service Manager Joe Minnocci starts our conversation. “Not everyone is always having the best time if they need a service appointment, but there are customers I’ve met this way and they always come back to see me.” We’re all lucky to have him working here. 

Joe is a car guy, through and through. Growing up, his father owned Alfo Romeo of New Haven and used to bring new cars home for Joe to install radios starting when he was 13 years old. He started in the service department, graduated from an automotive management program, and eventually ran the dealership with his wife Robin (our current comptroller at Mauro Motors), while earning Alfa Romeo Tech of the Year two times over. When Alfa Romeo stopped importing to the United States, he was a natural fit to become a team leader, shop foreman, and eventual service manager at BMW of Bridgeport. 

“I’ve always been on the mechanical side,” he says. “And BMW has been good to me, both the product and the support. We have a lot of high-level techs and advisors here – everyone wants to help each other.” 

“The team is great. A dealership isn’t anything without its people.” 

And we’re certainly better off having Joe with us.