It all began in the 1950s, when Nanni Fodde conceived a new way of selling cars in a completely new way for Sardinia. These were the years of the economic boom and thousands of Sardinian families, also thanks to Acentro, brought the car into their homes for the first time.

“My father was a pioneer. He was among the first to understand that it was necessary to put not the car, but the person "at the centre" of everything. He even invented the little red book of consumer rights, a detailed list of what the customer should expect from us and that we would undertake to do for him. A true innovation for its time."

Enrico Fodde, son of the founder and current sole director of Acentro, tells the story. The famous Cagliari company has just turned 70, but is more than ever a point of reference in the area.

The customer at the centre: a philosophy that has been going on for 70 years and which is carried forward with pride by this family company which has helped hundreds of thousands of Sardinians to purchase the right car for their needs.

In Sardinia, saying Acentro and saying car is practically the same thing. The bond established by the Cagliari dealer with customers on the island is as solid as ever. This is according to a market survey carried out in September 2023 by Interactive Market Research on a sample of 1000 interviewees. From this survey it emerged that Acentro is the first brand that comes to mind when you think of a dealer, therefore qualifying itself as a "top of mind" company, to use marketing jargon. The second brand is six times less mentioned. Again according to the Interactive survey - Acentro also excels in customer trust, quality of customer care, quality-price ratio, possibility of alternative financial solutions, after-sales assistance and breadth of choice of car brands and models: Fiat, Abarth, Jeep, MG, Iveco, Nissan, Evo, Fantic and the vast range of used, company and 0 km cars.

“The results of the survey are a source of pride and satisfaction for us - comments Enrico Fodde -. According to the people interviewed, we are a company that offers support and assistance to its customers, that does everything to make mobility accessible to everyone through numerous financial solutions. We range from machines that cost a few thousand euros up to vehicles that cost up to one hundred thousand euros, passing through all the intermediate solutions that we call 'Corporate, the quality will amaze you' and not 'used' precisely because they are of like-new quality. Lately we have dedicated ourselves to satisfying new mobility needs by providing a wide choice of vehicles, from electric scooters to bicycles and electric scooters, from single-day to long-term rental. These results are the result of the mutual trust built over the years between us and our customers. The credit goes to them and we can only thank them."