THRIVING THROUGH GENERATIONS
His first challenge was to weather World War II. This was a time when tires were not available and gas was rationed. In fact, one might say it was the worst possible time to go into the car business! He persevered, however, using the basic principles of serving the customer and maintaining a high level of integrity and as a result his business prospered.
When Bruton Orand died in 1961, his son-in-law Finley Ewing, Jr., who had gone to work for Mr. Orand in 1957, took over the business. Under Mr. Ewing's leadership, plans for future growth took shape. In 1972, Autohaus, Inc. was formed and became the owner of the newly awarded Mercedes-Benz franchise. Autohaus, Inc. set up shop at new facilities off the Dallas Parkway. In 1973, the Orand Buick name was changed to Ewing Buick. Ewing Buick soon joined Autohaus, Inc. when the dealership was moved to its new location off the Dallas Parkway just north of Autohaus, Inc.
It was amid this climate of change and growth that Fin Ewing, III became involved in the family business. The current President of Ewing Automotive Group has worked in the family-owned business since he was eight years old. As a youngster, he cleaned the coffee shop for $25 weekly. When he was in his teens, he worked in make-ready and the parts department. He eventually went into sales and loved it! In 1985, Fin Ewing took over management of Ewing Buick Company and has never looked back.
Always with an eye to the future, the Ewing family continued to expand when in 1994, Ewing Buick Company bought out Don Carter Pontiac and GMC and relocated the Buick franchise to 4464 W. Plano Parkway. New facilities just east of the existing building were completed for Ewing Buick Pontiac GMC Truck in 1997.
Autohaus, Inc. now doing business as Ewing Autohaus moved into the extensively remodeled facility previously used by Ewing Buick Pontiac GMC Truck. Just prior to the move, Mercedes-Benz North America awarded Ewing Autohaus the new light truck franchise.
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