When you are considering making a purchase here at O’Daniel, we want you to know that you are not just buying a car, you are building a relationship. Another way of helping you to understand where we come from and what we stand for is our history O’Daniel Oldsmobile was formed in July, 1979 when we purchased theassets of Johnstone Oldsmobile. Our previous Automobile experience was
in Evansville, Indiana at a family owned Oldsmobile/Nissan dealership for more than 20 years. In December, 1981 we acquired the Amc/Jeep/Renault franchises and added them to our expanding business.
The move to our current facilities on Illinois Road was accomplished in March, 1987. In April, 1990 we purchased the Porsche/Audi/Mazda franchises from Langeland Imports and built a separate showroom that was completed in December, 1990.
In November of 1997, the Company completed the purchase of Shaver Ford-Mitsubishi and added yet another Dealership to the O’Daniel family of Dealerships.
On May 1, 1998, O’Daniel expanded again with the purchase of the Chrysler/Plymouth franchises from Poinsatte Motors, Inc. These franchises were moved into the main facility with Jeep/Eagle and Oldsmobile was relocated to its owndedicated facilities at 5321 Illinois Road. The purchase of KLO’S used cars was also completed and underwent renovations prior to its reopening on south Calhoun street as Southtown Auto Outlet.
In May of 1999,O’Daniel became the exclusive Oldsmobile Dealer as a result of the buy out of Collins Oldsmobile. In December of 1999, the property formerly occupied by Bostwick Pontiac was purchased for the new home of O’Daniel Oldsmobile. General Motors did a complete redesign of interior and exterior spaces and construction was started in February of 2000. The move was completed in late 2000. With the announced end to the
Oldsmobile nameplate, further changes have occurred.
The Olds store has now been transformed into a Used Car Auto Mart and a new exclusive Mazda showroom was erected on the premises in November 2005.
The moving of the Mazda franchise from the Porsche and Audi showroom will allow for future expansion of those showrooms to better suit the brand image of the upscale Manufacter. Even though we have been through some very difficult economic times, our business has continued to grow due to the hard work, talents and dedication of our employees. We sincerely hope you will enjoy being part of the O’Daniel team and will take pride in your contributions to our efforts.