Hendrick Automotive Group and Honda: Strength in Experience

Success in the automotive retail industry requires strong, harmonious relationships between dealerships and the manufacturers they represent. When those relationships involve true collaboration and a shared commitment to excellence, customers feel the difference. Few partnerships demonstrate that more clearly than the one between Hendrick Automotive Group and Honda.

Single Store to National Leader

You can’t tell the story of Hendrick Automotive Group without Honda. The brand joined our journey early on, starting in 1979 when we opened our first Honda dealership in South Carolina. It was just our third ever dealership, and it introduced Honda as the second member of our manufacturer lineup.

What began as a single dealership has become one of the most established and experienced Honda retail networks in the country. As both organizations grew and evolved, so did our partnership and overall customer experience. Hendrick Automotive Group now operates 15 Honda dealerships across six states, each anchored in the same standards of service established by our first Honda location over 45 years ago.

That history matters. Over the years, we’ve developed extensive knowledge and a deep understanding of the Honda brand. Backed by decades of proven success, our Honda dealerships bring exceptional care and expertise to the communities they serve. That reach will soon expand with the opening of our 16th Honda dealership – Rick Hendrick Honda. This new location not only marks our next chapter of growth as a company, but it also improves our ability to deliver the award-winning service that sets Hendrick Automotive Group Honda dealerships apart.

Results that Reflect

The strength of our relationship with Honda is evident in the individual performance of our dealerships. Year after year, Hendrick Honda dealerships across the country earn some of the manufacturer’s highest honors.

165+ Honda President’s Awards: Recognizes American Honda dealerships that demonstrate the utmost professionalism while exceeding rigorous performance benchmarks in sales, customer service, training, and facility operation.

15+ Honda Masters Circle Awards: Reserved annually for the nation’s top 50 Honda dealerships based on sales volume and customer service index scores.

These recognitions matter because they highlight the operational excellence that exists at each of our Honda dealerships. But they also reveal the deeper impact of our decades-long relationship with Honda and a steadfast commitment to doing right by every customer we serve.

Reputation Built on Trust

Our Honda dealerships are supported by Hendrick Automotive Group’s industry-leading reputation. Since 2019, we’ve ranked as the nation’s No. 1 dealer group, public or private, for online reputation by Reputation.com. Driven by real customer feedback, this distinction proves that our commitment to the customer experience is consistent across every dealership and brand we carry. Honda is certainly no exception.

In the most recent online reputation rankings, our Honda dealerships shined. Half of them earned individual recognition as a top-rated store, underscoring the consistent level of care customers experience in our showrooms and service lanes across the country. Notably leading the way was one of our very own Honda dealerships, Stevenson-Hendrick Honda, which ranked No. 1 in online reputation among all dealerships nationwide.

Across our entire network, Hendrick Automotive Group dealerships have garnered over 850,000 five-star online customer reviews, reinforcing the confidence customers feel when they choose Hendrick for their automotive needs. It’s something we like to call the Hendrick Difference, and we invite you to experience it for yourself.

More Access, More Confidence, More Honda

We are thrilled to begin the next chapter in our long-standing partnership with Honda. Rick Hendrick Honda will become Hendrick Automotive Group’s 16th Honda location nationally and second in Bradenton, Florida. It will join Hendrick Honda Bradenton in serving the automotive needs of drivers across the greater Bradenton community. With two Honda locations in one market, customers will have even greater access to Hendrick Automotive Group’s world-class Honda experience.

The results speak for themselves. From award-winning dealerships to national recognition as a customer service leader, our Honda dealerships consistently demonstrate the exceptional standard that Hendrick Automotive Group is known for. Together, Rick Hendrick Honda and Hendrick Honda Bradenton will offer expert service and genuine care from the nation’s top-rated dealer group.

Opening soon, Rick Hendrick Honda is set to bring the Hendrick Difference to more drivers in the Tampa Bay region and further establish Hendrick Automotive Group as a go-to destination for all things Honda!