

Mr. Wood's background in the automotive industry started
while he was attending Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo. He was a new
car salesperson for a Mercury-Edsel dealer. After college he continued to sell
full time until he had the opportunity to buy a small Hillman Sunbeam
dealership in Kalamazoo. Within two years the manufacturer went out of business
and Mr. Wood was forced to change his operation into a wholesale-retail used
car lot with a complete body shop making up the major part of the total volume.
He continued that operation until moving to Indianapolis in 1967 and purchasing
Hedges Pontiac, which was located at 3125 E. Washington Street.
Since that initial franchise acquisition, Tom Wood, Inc. has grown to seventeen
franchises and a full scale leasing operation, out of several roof-top
locations in five cities - Indianapolis and Anderson in Indiana, Lexington,
Kentucky, Fort Collins, Colorado and Richfield, Minnesota.
The current franchises include: Toyota/Scion, Nissan, Volkswagen, Subaru,
Jaguar, Volvo, Acura, Mitsubishi, Land Rover, Porsche, Audi, Ford, Lexus and
Honda. In addition to these franchises, there is Tom Wood Rental, Tom Wood
Collision, Tom Wood Aviation, Quality Leasing, and Premier Acceptance.
Although Mr. Wood lost a long, hard fought battle with cancer in February of
2010, his inspiring legacy in the Indianapolis community will long be
remembered. Mr. Wood's philosophy is "Success is not measured by the
number of franchises or locations an organization has; it is measured by the
people associated with it." All of the employees of Tom Wood Automotive
strive every day to live up to Mr. Wood's philosophy by making every guest a
loyal and satisfied guest for life.
Hours
- Monday 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Tuesday 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Wednesday 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Thursday 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Friday 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Saturday 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Sunday Closed
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