POHANKA is the oldest automotive dealership group in the Washington metropolitan area under the same family ownership. Frank S. Pohanka founded the first Pohanka dealership in 1919, selling and servicing Chevrolets at Ward Place, N.W., in downtown Washington, D.C. He quickly established a reputation as a master mechanic and service consultant and for thirty years called his company "Pohanka Service" to emphasize that fact. Our chairman, John J. Pohanka, is a former President of the National Automobile Dealers Association. He was the founder and first chairman of the National Institute of Automotive Excellence (ASE) which tests and certifies auto technicians nationally. He also founded and was the first chairman of the National Automobile Technicians Educational Foundation, which evaluates and certifies automotive curricula in the country's vocational schools.
THE POHANKA AUTOMOTIVE GROUP now has locations in Marlow Heights, MD; Salisbury, MD; Bowie, MD; Waldorf, MD; Chantilly, VA; Leesburg, VA and Fredericksburg, VA. Pohanka dealerships sell 16 makes of cars and trucks, including: Acura, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Dodge, Honda, Hyundai, Isuzu, Lexus, Mazda, Mercedes, Nissan, Saturn, Scion and Toyota.
THE POHANKA AUTOMOTIVE GROUP has won many awards and we’re the only dealer group to have received these three awards concurrently:
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Time Magazine National Dealer Award |
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Sports Illustrated All-Star Dealer Award |
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Membership in the National Automotive Hall of Fame , for outstanding service to the automotive industry, the consumer, and to the Nation. |
We have grown through the years by providing four generations of our very loyal customers a variety of easy ways to meet their transportation needs. Pohanka prides itself on offering: a wide selection of new and used cars, innovative/multiple methods of financing, advanced training and equipment in our service departments, state-of-the-art techniques in our collision centers and friendly, well-trained and professional personnel in all of our locations. Our heritage of “firsts” has committed us to delivering first-class service to our customers. We look forward to the chance to make you first!
Mission Statement
1. Right the First Time
2. Make it Easy for the Customer
3. Make it Easy for the Team Member
4. Find a way to do it Better, Faster and Cheaper without sacrificing service
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