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Try CasePortal for FreeJ. Ashe grants summary judgment to a Chevrolet dealership, dismissing the age discrimination claims of a 62-year-old service manager who was fired and replaced by a 41-year-old employee he trained for the position. The older worker had 14 years of managerial experience and he was certified as a master mechanic, unlike his younger replacement, who had two years of experience as service manager and no comparable training as a mechanic. However, the younger manager supervised more employees and had twice the vehicle repair volume and twice the revenues. The fact that the older manager had unrequired certifications does not in itself prove that he was clearly better qualified. He has simply not met his burden of proving that no reasonable person could have chosen the younger manager over him.