For the love of drivingBusiness View Magazine interviews Genny Hardeman Hill, Owner of Austin Subaru, and GM Chris Hudson, for our focus on Growth in the U.S. Auto IndustryContinental Automotive Group is a family-owned organization that traces its history back to 1966. Continental started with Austin’s only Mercedes Benz dealership, as well as stores selling Jaguar, MG, Austin Marina, Triumph, Alfa Romeo, and Toyota. It was not until the mid-‘70s that the Hardeman family became owners instead of customers – and from that moment on they have been firmly focused on Austin, Texas as a home, and Continental Automotive Group as part of the backbone.In 1996, the Continental Automotive Group acquired Austin Subaru. Today they run Infiniti, Subaru, Mercedes, Audi, Honda, and Chrysler Dodge Ram dealerships. The Hardemans love cars and know how to choose quality – Subaru was a great fit.“When we moved to our new location in 2017, this was the largest Subaru dealership in the country,” says the f...
