World Famous Autos has been family-owned, family-focused, and has been in downtown Medford since 1984. Many of our employees have been with us over 20 years. Plus, our sales team are all bi-lingual, native Spanish-speakers.
Derek Phillips
Owner, World Famous Autos
Derek is 2nd generation owner at World Famous Autos, taking over the company from his father in 2018 and working hard to make WFA the largest independent used car dealership in Southern Oregon.
Located in Medford, OR, World Famous Autos is Southern Oregon’s longest serving “buy here, pay here” used car & truck dealership, and we are now the only independent CARFAX Advantage automotive dealership in the Rogue Valley.
George Silva
Auto Sales
George was born in Columbus, Ohio and grew up in Antigua Guatemala.
He has worked with World Famous Autos now for 20 years.
His favorite car is Nissan GT-R, and his favorite part about working at World Famous is the people and the in-house financing.
¡Se habla español!
Jose Espinosa
Auto Sales
Originally from Mexico City, Jose has worked at World Famous Autos for almost 20 years.
His favorite thing about working here is the people he works with.
¡Se habla español!
Ramiro Lopez
Auto Sales
Ramiro has worked at World Famous Autos for 20 years.
His favorite cars are Ford Explorers and Honda Civics, because they are reliable and easy-to-work on.
Ramiro’s favorite thing about about working at World Famous Autos is how easy they make in-house financing for new car shoppers.
¡Se habla español!
David Adams
Service Manager
David has been with World Famous Autos for 17 years, and his favorite part about working here is the people.
He currently owns a Dodge Ram 1500 that he really likes for the fuel mileage and the nice drive, plus it’s needed very few repairs over it’s lifetime. His first car was a 1965 Ford Mustang that he loved racing a lot.
William "Francis" Sarsona
Service Technician
An ASE Certified Technician, his mom calls him William, but everybody else knows him as Francis.
Francis has worked at World Famous Autos for over 9 years.
He really loves older cars because as mechanic they are more fun to work on.
His first vehicle was a 1956 Ford pickup.
Rico Pulido
Inventory Manager
Originally from Mexico City, Rico has worked at World Famous Autos for over 32 years.
His first car that he learned to drive in was a VW Bug.
¡Se habla español!
Ron Kubota
Operations Manager
Ron’s favorite part about working at World Famous Autos is getting to talk to people every day and making their car dreams come true.
His favorite vehicle is his Chevy pickup because he bought it new and it makes him smile to drive it.
Nicholas Leiter
Finance Manager
Nicholas has been with World Famous Autos for 8 years.
His favorite thing about working here is the ownership and how they treat their employees.
Nicholas’s favorite car would be a Honda Civic because they’re great on maintenance and cheap to buy.
Bryan Moreno
Finance
Bryan has been with World Famous Autos for 2 years. His favorite part about working here is the freedom within his department to do what I need to do. “The ownership and the management here is great,” he says.
His very first car was a 1995 Toyota 4Runner that was a “fun little hooptie” – it was a project car that didn’t run when he bought it, and his best memory was hearing the engine start for the first time after working on it himself.
Paul Walker
Collections Manager
Paul has been with World Famous Autos for just a little over six and a half years.
His favorite part about working here is driving the tow trucks and going on the long trips for repos.
Paul’s favorite vehicle would be his big F550 flatbed tow truck because it has never left him stranded.
His very first truck was a Chevy S10.13
Nicholas McShane
Tow Truck Driver
Nicholas has been with World Famous Autos for 5 years and thoroughly enjoys it.
His favorite part of working here are the owners. They take good care of their employees and make it a fun place to work.
Isaias Camarillo
Lot Attendant
Isaias just started working at World Famous Autos the Summer of 2023. His favorite part of the job is helping out people.
His favorite car is a 2005 BMW, and he just got his own first car, a 2004 Honda Accord. He likes the way it drives and that it’s good on gas.
Brandon Pulido
Lot Attendant
Brandon has been a World Famous Autos for four years.
His favorite part about working here is just hanging out with all the cool people.
Brandon’s favorite vehicle is a Toyota FJ Cruiser that he bought from here.
His very first car was a 1995 Honda Civic that drove until he ran into the ground.
