Beans Talk

The Beans Bronco helps mark 50 years of the Fred Beans Automotive Group with appearances at Peddler’s Village this summer and planned stops in the coming months throughout the region.

Doylestown, Pa. - Fred Beans moved his family to Doylestown 50 years ago this August, shortly after purchasing Mel Harris Ford in Doylestown in April 1975. To commemorate not only 50 years in business, but the growth of the Fred Beans Automotive Group in the Greater Philadelphia Region, a special Beans Bronco has hit the road. The community is invited to follow its journey and snap a few pictures with…

Fred Beans Automotive Group is now a seven-time recipient of the Philadelphia Business Journal’s Best Places to Work award. This year, Fred Beans placed third among the select group of “extra-large” organizations (those with 300+ employees) honored.

The Doylestown-based automotive group has earned the Best Places to Work award every year since initially entering the contest in 2019. However, founder Fred Beans has long understood that the company would only ever be as good as its people. His focus on the Fred Beans team has helped him steadily grow the Fred Beans Automotive Group...

Doylestown, Pa. – Fred Beans Automotive Group recently presented the inaugural Marc Kulp Memorial Scholarship to Payton McGarry, a senior studying automotive service technology at the Technical College High School Brandywine Campus. McGarry became a clear choice for the scholarship, demonstrating her passion for the automotive industry through her resume, multiple recommendations and scholarship application.

Fred Beans Automotive Group Today Operates Eight Ford Dealerships

Photo Caption - From left to right: Fred Beans Automotive COO Chris Gilbert with Andrew Frick and Fred Beans Automotive Group Vice President Beth Beans Gilbert and Fred Beans

Doylestown, Pa. - Fred Beans, founder and president of Fred Beans Automotive Group, purchased his first dealership in 1975 - a Ford dealership in Doylestown. Fifty years later, that dealership remains the heart of the Fred Beans organization. This is where Beans has his office and walks the floor, greeting customers and handing out his personal cell.

Abington, Pa. – More than 60 Scouts from Cub Scout Packs in the Washington District recently competed in the Pinewood Derby held at Fred Beans Honda of Abington. A new location for this year’s race, the Fred Beans dealership provided a fitting setting for the miniature car race and additional STEM activities for young racers and their families to explore the scientific principles of automotive engineering.

As the host, Fred Beans Automotive Group also provided trophies and t-shirts for participants.

Pictured from left to right are Bill Painter, Fred Beans Automotive Group corporate fixed operations recruiter; Lauren Doherty, MBIT assistant director; Pamela Swoyer, MBIT Work-Based Education coordinator and Philanthropy Today advisor; Beth Beans Gilbert, Fred Beans Automotive Group vice president; Dr. Mark Covelle, MBIT administrative director; and Julian Dragos, Fred Beans Automotive Group fixed operations director.

Fred Beans Automotive Group recently presented Middle Bucks Institute of Technology (MBIT) with a new Honda minivan. The Fred Beans Charitable...

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Photo Caption: Fred Beans Automotive Group Vice President Beth Beans Gilbert presents funding through the company’s participation in the Pennsylvania EITC Program to Bucks County Community College Vice President for Advancement & Alumni Relations Karen O’Donnell.

Doylestown, Pa. – Through its annual participation in the Pennsylvania Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) Program, Fred Beans Automotive Group has contributed $3.5 million to local organizations that provide scholarships, educational services and innovative school programs.

​Brian Boger, partner at Bike Works, LLC, accepts a sponsorship contribution from Fred Beans Automotive Group, presented by Vice President Beth Beans Gilbert.

Bike Works p/b Fred Beans Cycling Team Returns for 2025 Season

Doylestown, Pa. - The Fred Beans Charitable Foundation, the giving arm of the Fred Beans Automotive Group, has renewed its sponsorship of the Bike Works p/b (powered by) Fred Beans Elite Cycling Team. The Fred Beans organization has been the team’s title sponsor since 2015.

Fred Beans Automotive Group met its year-end goal to sell vehicles for a good cause and is now donating $50,000 to fund about 100,000 meals in communities where Beans operates. Starting Black Friday through the end of the year, Fred Beans donated a portion of each sale to this hunger-fighting effort. The automotive group also collected food to include in its donations.

Fred Beans Automotive Group is now distributing the funding and food to the following hunger-fighting organizations...