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Jonathan Allen, dealer principal at J. Allen Toyota in Gulfport, Mississippi, was nominated on October 16, 2025, for the 2026 TIME Dealer of the Year Award, one of only 47 nominees selected from more than 20,000 auto dealers nationwide

Allen is a third-generation dealer who earned a bachelor's degree in automotive management and marketing from Northwood University in 2007 and expanded the family business to include Ford and Mazda franchises in 2023

He served as chairman of the Mississippi Automobile Dealers Association in 2022, vice chairman in 2021, and treasurer in 2020

Allen has served as president of the Rotary Club of Gulfport, board member for the Boy Scouts of America, and chair of the American Heart Association Heart Walk

J. Allen Toyota became the first automotive partner in the world to host Project SEARCH, a program providing workplace experience to young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities