Fred Beans Automotive Group earns eighth consecutive
‘Best Places to Work’ award
Doylestown, Pa. – Fred Beans Automotive Group has earned its eighth Best Places to Work recognition from the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Doylestown-based company first participated in the contest in 2019 and has since secured a spot annually among the Greater Philadelphia Region’s Best Places to Work.
Fred Beans Ford’s Chris Gilbert Completes Ford Rising Leaders Program
Doylestown, Pa. – Ford Motor Company recently held a graduation ceremony in Michigan for participants in its Rising Leaders training program. Chris Gilbert, who has worked to grow the Mobile Service operations for Fred Beans Ford dealerships, was among the graduates. He was one of only 20 participants from across the U.S. to complete the year-long program.
Fred Beans Automotive Group participates in Special Olympics Airlift, transports New Jersey Tennis Team to Special Olympics USA Games in Minnesota
Trenton, N.J. - Fred Beans Automotive Group recently participated in the Textron Aviation Special Olympics Airlift, transporting the New Jersey Special Olympics Tennis Team to and from the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games in Minnesota. This is the third year Fred Beans Automotive Group has participated in the event, covering all operating expenses for the flights.
Fred Beans and Beth Beans Gilbert Share Tips on Building a Family Legacy in Auto Retail
The Car Dealership Guy recently interviewed three families in automotive retail - the Beans family being one of them - to share tips for building legacies while maintaining relationships.
Doylestown, Pa. – Fred Beans Ford of Doylestown is now a Ford Pro Top 50 Volume Dealer in back to back years, 2024 and 2025. The dealership recently accepted two plaques, one for each year.
Cynthia Dobbins, commercial business manager in the NY/Philadelphia Market for Ford Pro, participated in the award presentation and commended the Ford Doylestown team for receiving the top 50 Volume Dealer award ranking in 2024 at #18 and again in 2025, moving up in the ranks to # 6 in the nation.
Fred Beans Volkswagen of Devon named to Wolfsburg Crest Club
for Ninth Time
-Devon dealership once again recognized for outstanding sales and service-
Devon, Pa. - Fred Beans Volkswagen of Devon earned its ninth invitation to the prestigious Wolfsburg Crest Club, an annual recognition program that 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 sales, marketing, customer experience and facility management and presentation.
Boyertown, Pa. – Fred Beans Ford of Boyertown finished last year in the top 10% of all Ford dealerships in terms of performance and earned the 2025 President’s Award.
This is an impressive 20th President’s Award for the dealership and reflects the Ford Boyertown team’s achievements in both sales and service in automotive retailing.
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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.
After 50 years of owning and operating the Fred Beans Automotive Group, Fred Beans recently talked about the importance of succession planning on an episode of Daily Dealer Live.
He was joined by daughter, Beth Beans Gilbert, who is vice president of the automotive group, and consultant Hugh Roberts, partner at The Rawls Group.
Together, they give a broad overview of Beans' succession planning and emphasize why succession planning matters for the long-term success of a business - especially when family is involved.