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Fred Beans Automotive Group has purchased CARSTAR Keystone Collision, located at 420 Lancaster Ave. in Frazer, Pa. Now known as CARSTAR Fred Beans Malvern, the collision center is the ninth CARSTAR and 10th collision center owned and operated by Fred Beans.
Fred Beans Hyundai of Doylestown contributed to a $300,000 grant distributed through Hyundai Hope on Wheels to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Fred Beans Hyundai of Doylestown General Manager Paul Zolnierz recently joined other Greater Philadelphia area Hyundai dealers to present the funding to Dr. Haley Newman, an attending physician with the Cancer Center at CHOP, in support of pediatric cancer research.
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...
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.
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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.
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.
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The Fred Beans Automotive Group will sell cars for a good cause this holiday season. Starting Black Friday, Nov. 29, through the end of the year, Fred Beans will donate to a food bank with every vehicle sold. To make an impact in the fight against hunger, the automotive group has set an ambitious goal for its dealerships to sell 4,000 vehicles. Beans anticipates meeting this goal will fund 100,000 meals - double the meals funded last year through a similar year-end campaign.
“This is the time to buy a new car or truck,” said Beth Beans Gilbert, vice…
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Mechanicsburg, Pa. - The Fred Beans Automotive Group has purchased three Mechanicsburg dealerships and one auto body shop from Freysinger Automotive. As of Monday, Oct. 28, Freysinger’s GMC/Buick, Hyundai and Mazda dealerships are operating under the Fred Beans name, and the Freysinger Body Shop is CARSTAR Fred Beans New Cumberland.
“We knew the Fred Beans Automotive Group was the right steward for our company, community and employees,” said Garry Freysinger...
The Fred Beans Automotive Group is once again offering Veterans Day discounts on automotive services, including a free oil change, to both retired and active military personnel. The discounts extend over three days: Friday, Nov. 8; Saturday, Nov. 9 and Monday, Nov. 11.
In addition to a free oil change and a filter, the Fred Beans Automotive Group is offering a discount of 20 percent off any service bill and doubling the military rebate following the purchase of a new vehicle. The rebates vary by manufacturer.
