

We will gladly inform you of the new vehicles on our lot. If you don't see a particular vehicle, you have the option to receive New Inventory Notifications to get inventory updates. You can also request more information about a vehicle using our online form or by calling (877) 889-9778. We encourage you to browse our online inventory, schedule a test drive, and investigate financing options. Our experienced sales, service, body shop, towing, and rental staff is eager to share its knowledge and enthusiasm with you. Allow us to demonstrate our commitment to excellence! We know that you have high expectations, and as a car dealer we enjoy the challenge of meeting and exceeding those standards each and every time. We are very close to Stoughton, Mansfield, Taunton, and Brockton. We are only 25 miles south of Boston and 30 miles north of Providence. “It’s the small, outlying ones that have closed,” Mastria said, adding that, “we’ve picked up a lot of that business.”ĭomenic Grieco isn’t fazed that Silko Honda dropped Kia less than a year and a half after picking up the Korean brand.Bourne's Auto Center in South Easton, MA is the largest pre-owned dealership in MA, conveniently located off Route 24 exit 31B (old exit 17B) on the Brockton line. He said regional domestic-brand dealers - such as the former Poirier’s General Motors franchise in Fall River - that do not enjoy the luxury of sharing space on the Auto Mile, or some other location near a highway, are unfortunately falling by the wayside. “It was the first real resistance, no matter the brand.” Mastria said when gas began to head to $4 a gallon, everything took a turn for the worse. Mastria operates four separate facilities, including Buick/Pontiac/GMC, Saturn, Subaru and Nissan. Since establishing himself in the early ‘90s as one of the anchors of the Route 44 Auto Mile, he’s expanded Mastria Auto Group so that it is now the largest player in terms of brands. Rick Mastria’s auto dealer pedigree goes back to 1955, when his father Richard opened Richard Chevrolet on Winthrop Street in Taunton. But even that had a silver lining, he said, in that small car sales picked up.īut when the real estate market tanked and the overall economy began to take a hit, he said even Auto Mile dealers felt the pain. Since January of this year, however, he’s been general manager of the newly-christened Central Chrysler Jeep Dodge - formerly known as simply Central Dodge - located a couple of miles due west, at 191 New State Highway.Īlbert said rising gas prices were the first real blow to car dealers on the block. Up until 2008 Albert, 63, owned Classic Chrysler Center. “Absolutely the last couple of years,” he said. Dealerships clustered in Bedford that have called their location the Automile for about 50 years are suing car sellers in North Olmsted who recently began using the same term. That was before gasoline prices soared, and many re-evaluated the wisdom of gas-guzzling trucks and sport utility vehicles.Īsk Albert what he now considers to have been the worst years for his industry, and he doesn’t hesitate. BEDFORD, Ohio (AP) Two groups of car dealers in the Cleveland suburbs are a mile apart in a marketing dispute that may have to be resolved in court.
