Lone Star Chevrolet

The franchise ranked 56 on the Ward's Dealer Business 500 for 2007, selling 2,984 new Chevies and 1,872 used vehicles. The big Houston Chevy dealer moved up from number 65 the previous year.

Houston Location

Chevrolet shoppers can find the dealership on the frontage of Houston's US-290 Northwest Freeway at Eldridge Parkway. This is in the "Jersey Village" area.

Ownership and Affiliations

Lone Star Chevy is a Sonic Automotive Group property. A publicly held Fortune 300 Company and the #3 dealer group in the US, Sonic Automotive operates 195 dealership franchises, selling 38 different brands at 156 locations.

O. Bruton Smith is founder and chairman of Sonic Automotive.

Mr. Smith is ranked 317th on the Forbes magazine list of the 400 wealthiest Americans, with personal wealth of $1.5 billion.

He is also founder and chairman of Speedway Motorsports Inc., which owns Las Vegas Motor Speedway and five others.

Customer Service

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