Byers Auto Group is family owned and operated and has been serving Central Ohio in the transportation industry since 1897.
1897
George W. Byers founded Blue Ribbon Stables. He was a horse trader and he built buggies for Chillicothe and Columbus. He was a renowned showman who once staged the largest horse sale in central Ohio. He rented the entire Ohio State Fair grounds and he installed electric lights, at his own cost, back in 1899.
1929
The company founded by George W. changed its name to George Byers & Sons, and the two brothers, Frank Byers, Sr. and George Byers, Sr., like their dad, were also forward-thinking and aggressive. They knew that the automobile was here to stay and they began buying and selling cars. The first models of cars that were sold were Hudson, DeSoto, Essex, and Plymouth.
1934
Byers added a truck department and started their relationship with GMC.
1954
Hertz car and truck rental franchises were added.
1957
Byers started their import division with Subaru and Volvo. That store is still operating as "Byers Imports" with Subaru, Volvo, Audi, Volkswagen, Porsche, and Jaguar.
1977
Purchased the remaining models and all the rights to the Bricklin car brand. (The Bricklin was a gull-wing door, sports car manufactured in Canada from 1974 to 1975. It was the creation of Malcolm Bricklin, an American millionaire who had previously founded Subaru of America.)
1982
Byers became a Chevrolet dealer
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2022