Beans Talk

​The Fred Beans Automotive group has awarded a $5,000 scholarship to both Jacob Raudabaugh and Rinaldo Rossi to aid the high school seniors in their post-secondary education at Automotive Training Center (ATC). Both recipients demonstrated a strong aptitude and desire to excel in the automotive, diesel or collision repair technology fields.

“We are dedicated to discovering and supporting the next generation of automotive technicians through this High School Senior Scholarship Program,” said Beth Beans Gilbert...

The Fred Beans Automotive Group has extended many of the savings and benefits afforded through its AutoRewards Program to commercial customers. The new Fred Beans Commercial Rewards Program launched this quarter, with the same goal as AutoRewards to offer repeat customers savings and special perks. Commercial customers can now enroll for free to start earning points and receive valuable service and parts discounts.

​Abington, Pa. - The Fred Beans Automotive Group has purchased four dealerships and one collision center from Rosenthal Automotive. Abington Collision Center, Acura of Abington, Honda of Abington, Hyundai of Abington and Mazda of Abington now bear the Fred Beans name, as of April 23, 2024. But company leadership says complete rebranding means implementing the processes and values that are standard across all Fred Beans operations.

Fred Beans Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep, Ram of Doylestown has earned its ninth Walter P. Chrysler Award, which is presented annually to a select number of dealerships exhibiting excellence in sales, service or parts volume and customer retention. This is the third straight win out of a total of nine overall wins for the dealership.

Jeff Reeb has served as general manager of Fred Beans Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep, Ram for the past five years and said the dealership’s success starts at the top with owner, Fred Beans.

Fred Beans Volkswagen of Devon is now a seven-time winner of the Wolfsburg Crest Club. This annual recognition program highlights the best performing Volkswagen dealerships in the country. Only an elite group of dealerships are named to the Wolfsburg Crest Club for meeting the highest standards in both service and sales.

Fred Beans Volkswagen of Devon earned the 2023 recognition for market performance, which considers customer service, customer retention and sales. The dealership has previously won for its impressive sales volume.

The Fred Beans Automotive Group has set another ambitious end-of-year goal to provide 50,000 meals through both food and monetary donations. In December, Fred Beans will set aside a percentage of every sale and service bill for food pantries in areas where the automotive group operates. The company also will collect nonperishable food items all month to add to the monetary donations.

Organizations receiving the donations to benefit the community are the Bucks County Opportunity Council, the Salvation Army of Boyertown, the Salvation Army of West Chester, the Central Pennsylvania...

The Fred Beans Automotive Group was named for the fifth straight year among the Best Places to Work in the Greater Philadelphia Region. The company is one of only four “extra-large” organizations (those with 450+ employees) named to the 2023 list.

Fred Beans Subaru of Doylestown has donated nearly $30,000 to support five different charities through the annual Subaru Share the Love ® Event. The dealership recently presented nearly $24,000 of the funds raised to a local charity selected, the Autism Cares Foundation out of Southampton.

Throughout December, Subaru of America, Inc. and participating retailers, like Fred Beans, work in partnership to sell vehicles with the intention to make a difference with each sale.

We are proud to announce that our Fred Beans Automotive Group has won the 2022 Top Performing Dealer of the Year award from Polly. This prestigious award was granted because of the Polly insurance sales our dealerships have earned and the commitment that our team has for helping our Pennsylvania and Delaware Valley customers with all of their vehicle needs.

Our Fred Beans Automotive Group added Polly to our dealership offerings for many reasons. Fred Beans said, "We saw this partnership as an added benefit for our customers. 

There have recently been some changes to the Electric Vehicles IRS Tax Credit. While future changes are still being discussed, there are some that have already been implemented with the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. To help our Pennsylvania area drivers better understand the EV tax credit changes, here are a few answers to some of the most frequently asked questions.

What Does the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Change for the Electric Vehicles Tax Credit?

The biggest change is the final assembly requirement.