Brown Automotive Group
About Brown Automotive Group
12500 Fair Lakes , Fairfax, Va. 22030
www.brownscar.com
| 703-352-5555
| Founded: 1978
Industry: Retail | Category: Top Private Companies
Brown's 27 dealerships sell Buicks, Hyundais, Hondas, Jaguars, Mazdas, Nissans, Scions, Toyotas and Volkswagens, both new and used. The company is building a Mazda store in the Chantilly Auto Park for $20 million. It's been hit by high gas prices, though, and reports that sales of trucks and sport-utility vehicles are down.
2007 Financial Data
Revenues: $2,700,000,000Total employees: 3,200 | Local employees: 3,200
Did You Know
STILL WORKS: There's no Brown affiliated with the company anymore; the current owner, William Schuiling, decided to keep the name of the man who founded the business 70 years ago because it had a good reputation.
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