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It was a tight race at the top, but Galpin Ford managed to rank as the top-selling certified pre-owned dealer for Ford in 2015. The North Hills, Calif., dealership sold 1,464 CPO units last year.

As part of our “Best CPO Dealers in the United States” issue this winter, we asked Al Joseph — the general manager of used cars for Galpin Motors — how Galpin Ford provides a like-new experience for its CPO customers.

“It starts with an incredible team that prides itself on providing our customers with the best car-buying experience they have ever had,” Joseph said. “And when you combine that with phenomenal product, it really makes it fun for our customers.”

If the name Galpin Ford sounds familiar, it should; the store was Auto Remarketing’s 2013 CPO Dealer of the Year.

Ford’s complete top 10 CPO sales ranking for 2015 is below:

1. Galpin Ford | North Hills, Calif. 1,464

2. Brandon Ford | Tampa, Fla. 1,401

3. Washington Ford | Washington, Pa. 1,394

4. Mullinax Ford | Apopka, Fla. 1,339

5. Capital Ford | Raleigh, N.C. 1,202

6. McCombs Ford West | San Antonio 1,069

7. Jordan Ford, Ltd | San Antonio 1,055

8. Future Ford Lincoln | Roseville, Calif. 920

9. Beau Townsend Ford Lincoln, Inc. | Vandalia, Ohio 908

10. Five Star Ford | North Richland Hills, Texas 900

Staff Writer Emeritus Sarah Rubenoff contributed to this report