{"id":58175,"date":"2025-07-12T00:06:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T00:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/58175\/"},"modified":"2025-07-12T00:06:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T00:06:10","slug":"autobahn-to-acquire-longtime-fort-worth-dealership-frank-kent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/58175\/","title":{"rendered":"Autobahn to acquire longtime Fort Worth dealership Frank Kent"},"content":{"rendered":"

Longtime Fort Worth auto dealership group Frank Kent Motor Co. is being acquired by high-end auto dealership Autobahn.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Will Churchill, grandson of founder Frank D. Kent and co-owner of the dealerships with his sister, Corrie, said the deal is contingent on car manufacturer approval, which should come in about 90 days.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The deal was first announced by Fort Worth Inc.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Frank Kent Motor Co. consists of Frank Kent Cadillac Fort Worth and Frank Kent Cadillac Arlington.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Churchill said he didn\u2019t believe a two dealership company offered much opportunity for growth, so he set out to acquire more dealerships to create the talent pool and provide current employees with an opportunity for growth.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a conversation with Autobahn and realized that their culture is perfect,\u201d he said. \u201cThey\u2019re a forward-thinking company and they\u2019re growing. They\u2019ve brought in the right management team and they understood the same vision I had.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Churchill said the deal, if approved, will give Frank Kent employees a way to grow their careers and provide more opportunities.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The deal calls for the dealership to retain the Frank Kent name, which is important, he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThey saw the value of that,\u201d said Churchill. \u201cWe\u2019ll be planning for our 90th anniversary and also for our 100th. I don\u2019t think if we\u2019d stayed a two-dealership shop we could have made it to 100.\u201d<\/p>\n

Autobahn Fort Worth is planning its own big move soon<\/a>. The 45-year-old high-end dealership owned by Robert Bass, currently located at 3000 White Settlement Road, is planning to break ground on a 75-acre location at Oakmont Boulevard in southwest Fort Worth near Chisholm Trail Parkway.<\/p>\n

Autobahn, which traces its origins to 1979, sells and services high-end brands such as BMW, Volvo, Volkswagen, Porsche, Land Rover and Mini.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Frank D. Kent founded Frank Kent Motor Co. in 1935 and became a highly successful Ford and Lincoln-Mercury dealer. In 1953, he opened a Cadillac dealership that became one of luxury car manufacturer\u2019s largest volume retail operations in the country\u00a0<\/p>\n

Bob Francis is business editor for the Fort Worth Report. Contact him at bob.francis@fortworthreport.org<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Disclosure: Autobahn has been a financial supporter of the Fort Worth Report.<\/p>\n

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