About

Tom Bush Family of Dealerships

 "Serving Jacksonville with honor and integrity since 1970!"

Vision Statement

"Our vision is to create an innovative and successful environment to achieve customer and employee satisfaction at the highest level.

Philosophy

"Our goal is to treat everyone with respect, ensure that business transactions are fair to everyone involved and nurture long-term relationships.  We think of our employees as family members as they are the life-blood of a dealership."

Left to right: President & CEO John Bush with his children, Brian & Megan Bush and COO Telis Assimenios 

About Us

The Tom Bush Family of Dealerships has been operating in the automotive business for nearly a century. The late Tom Bush Jr. first arrived in Jacksonville and opened a Volkswagen dealership in 1970. The family group has grown to offer Volkswagen, Mazda, BMW, MINI, pre-owned vehicles and a Certified Collision Center now under the leadership of Tom's son, John Bush. John's children, the fourth generation of family members, have recently joined the business. Brian Bush is currently the E-Commerce Manager and Megan Bush Del Pizzo is Business Development Manager. They have been voted the 'Best Car Dealership" in Jacksonville the last three years by the Bold City Best and one of the 'Best Places to Work' in 2016 and 2017 by the Jacksonville Business Journal.

Family History

1918 - Thomas Marvin Bush Sr. opens the family's first dealership (Ford) in Gretna, LA

Tom Bush Jr. opens his first dealership (Nash) across the street from his father's in Carlsbad, NM

1970 - Tom Bush Jr. opened a Volkswagen dealership in Jacksonville, FL

1974 - Tom Bush Jr. added a Mazda dealership in the same building as VW

1977 - Tom Bush Jr. expanded with a second Mazda dealership on Blanding Blvd

1980 - Tom Bush Jr. purchased the BMW franchise from Brumos 

2000 - Tom Bush Jr. and his son, John Bush, opened Tom Bush Auto-Plex Used Car Superstore & Tom Bush Collision Center

2002 - Tom & John Bush were awarded a MINI franchise and they moved into the Auto-Plex

2005 - Tom Bush Jr. passes away

2006 - John Bush opened the group's second BMW location on Blanding Blvd

2012 - John Bush built a brand new facility next door for Tom Bush MINI

2015 - John Bush, along with his children Brian and Megan, relocated Tom Bush Collision Center to make way for a new BMW store

2017 - John, Megan and Brian open the new Tom Bush BMW on Atlantic Blvd

2017 - John, Megan and Brian relocate Mazda into the renovated, previously BMW, building 

Late 2017 - John, Megan and Brian to begin renovating the VW building with Mazda's move out