Our History

Shottenkirk Chevrolet/Oldsmobile grew quickly in southeast Iowa, raising the level of service and competition and spurring considerable growth in automotive and service sales. Shottenkirk became a "magnet" for regional car and truck shoppers. Less than 2 years later, Bob Shottenkirk moved the dealership to its current location as well as adding the remaining GM product lines.

Based on the success of the GM GIANT, Greg Shottenkirk expanded his auto dealer operations into Pensacola, Florida opening Shottenkirk Honda in June 1992. Two years later he acquired the Ford, Mercury, Chrysler/Plymouth and Dodge franchises in nearby Mount Pleasant, Iowa. Shottenkirk Ford/Chrysler opened its doors in June 1994. In March of 1996, the company converted its downtown Fort Madison location to "Car Smart" Auto outlet, erecting a new building, expanding and repaving the sales lots.

In the spring of 1997, Fort Madison and Mount Pleasant combined their wholesale auto parts forces to create Shottenkirk Parts Express, using existing route sales people to cover a wider geographical area and allowing wholesale customers to purchase GM/Goodwrench, Ford/Motorcraft and Chrysler/Mopar parts from one source with next day delivery.

In 1999, Shottenkirk acquired the Chrysler/Toyota franchises in Quincy, Illinois and the Lincoln/Mercury franchises in West Burlington, Iowa. As the year 2000 began, Shottenkirk also took over the Ford/Jeep dealership in West Burlington with plans to merge it with Lincoln/Mercury.

In the summer of 2002, the Shottenkirk Superstore opened its doors. The dealership houses a full service restaurant, NAPA Auto parts, Quicklane and houses the corporate offices for the Shottenkirk Automotive Group. In 2003, Shottenkirk Mount Pleasant opened its doors with the same customer-friendly, energized "feel" as the Superstore.

In 2003 Greg expanded in Quincy, purchasing a successful Chevrolet dealership. The following year, he added another Chevrolet dealership in Waukee, Iowa; a rapidly growing suburb of Des Moines. A new facility opened there late in 2007. In that same year Greg added the Kia franchise at his West Burlington location. A year later, Greg opened a new Kia dealership in Quincy, IL. Greg also acquired the full-line of General Motors franchises and incorporated them into the Mount Pleasant operation in 2006. In 2008, Greg purchased a Honda dealership in Conyers, Georgia. In 2011 Shottenkirk Superstore picked up the Chrysler, Dodge Ram lines. Shottenkirk purchased North Fulton KIA in Roswell, Georgia in May 2013 and in 2014 purchased Shottenkirk Honda of Cartersville, Georgia and Shottenkirk Ford in Jasper, Georgia. In 2015 Shottenkirk added Shottenkirk Chevrolet in Creedmoor, North Carolina and Shottenkirk Chrysler, Dodge, Ram, Jeep in Canton, Georgia. North Fulton KIA has since been sold as has Shottenkirk Chevrolet in Creedmoor and Honda of Conyers. In mid-January 2017 Shottenkirk purchased Noble Ford in Indianola, Iowa. In June 2017 Shottenkirk purchased Desert Lexus in Cathedral City, California. In August 2018 Shottenkirk purchased University Honda in Davis, California. In February 2019 Shottenkirk purchased 2 Durant Toyota dealerships in Weatherford and Granbury, Texas.