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In the beginning, it
was on November 1st of 1970 when Dale Willey opened his first franchise to a
Pontiac-Cadillac franchise. In September of 1990 we added the GMC Truck &
SUV franchise, and then in 1996 on January 1st we added the Buick franchise. Finally
in 2010, the Chevrolet franchise was added giving us the ability to be a full
line-full service General Motors dealer of Trucks & Cars & SUV's.
Our original
owner Dale Willey started his automotive career in June of 1961 and was the
sole owner that opened up his first franchise of Pontiac & Cadillac on
November 1st, of 1970 here in Lawrence. Then in September of 1990 we added the
GMC Truck & SUV franchise, and finally in 1996 on January 1st we added the
Buick franchise. Our owner then became partners with our current owner Greg
Maurer in November of 1998, who started his career in the retail automobile
business beginning in 1983 in central Illinois and moved to Lawrence Kansas in
January of 1993. He worked his way up from Parts & Service Manager to the
Fixed Operations Manager, and then he earned the General Manager position prior
to becoming the sole owner of Dale Willey Automotive in 2014. Finally back in
2010, the Chevrolet franchise was added giving us the ability to be a full
line-full service General Motors dealer of Trucks & Cars & SUV's.
On March 1st
2019, we acquired the local Honda store in Lawrence and are currently servicing
and offering Sales & Leasing of New and Pre-Owned Honda's. We are excited
to announce that we are going to move all Honda personnel into a couple of
newer buildings that will be larger and have the ability to grow new business
for both Service and Sales and accommodate our customers with new and upgraded
facilities that they deserve. Please be patient with us during this next full
year and during our construction and repaving events.
On May 22nd
of 2019, we acquired the legal ownership of the local Chrysler Dodge Jeep and
Ram Truck store right behind the Honda store and could not be more excited for
our local residents. We are already up and rolling for both Sales & Leasing
of New & Pre-Owned Chryslers, Dodges, Jeeps and Ram Trucks. We have a state
of the art newer building for both Sales and Service and look forward to
meeting and servicing all of our potential customers.
Throughout this
exciting year of new acquisitions, we have not waivered on how we do business.
Our basic long
term principles of doing business have been and still are 3-fold;
1. "All
individuals must be respected" [respect by family, co-workers & customers].
2. "Our
customers must be given the best possible service" [every individual &
department should focus on customer service].
3. "Excellence
& Superior Performance must be pursued" [each individual's job tasks should
be accomplished in a superior fashion].
Our purpose in
business is to provide a serious level of service with outstanding quality to
our customers, offer quality products to prospects and customers and be greeted
by professional personnel who will listen, answer questions, consult, and
present "dollar-for-dollar" values to our prospects and customers to ensure
total customer satisfaction.
Our abilities
& services include the following; Automotive Service Repairs, Automotive
Maintenance, Automotive Detailing, Automotive Paint & Body Repairs, and
Sales of NEW Chevrolet-Buick-GMC-Cadillac-Honda-Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram Trucks
& Pre-Owned Certified vehicles.
We look forward
to doing business with YOU!
