A local car dealership is getting larger. The Bob Johnson Auto Group is buying Doan Chevrolet on Ridge Road West in Spencerport and Doan Buick GMC on Ridge Road West in Rochester.
According to Bob Johnson owners John Love and Greg Stahl, the newly named “Websmart Chevrolet” and “Bob Johnson GMC” will begin operations on Tuesday.
The Bob Johnson Auto Group now employs 750 people including nearly 200 employees from this acquisition. Love says he expects to increase his workforce by 10% in 2019.
The company says the combination of Bob Johnson GM in Leroy and the newly acquired Buick GMC will make Bob Johnson Buick GMC the largest Buick GMC presence in the Greater Rochester area.
Terms of the deal, which the company says has been in the works for almost a year, were not disclosed.