History & Heritage
Our outstanding history of excellence started in 1924 in Merchantville, New Jersey with Steward Holman, the founder of the company. Today Holman Enterprises is a mega-dealer with car and truck dealerships, a sunroof installation company, two leasing companies, international fleet leasing company, and engine and parts remanufacture company, and a truck up fitting company.
ARI, our international fleet leasing company, is the largest privately held fleet leasing and management organization in the world, specializing in the leasing of automobile and truck fleets to large customers with complex fleet management needs. ARI is 700 employees strong serving the world. We employ approximately 2,800 employees total with approximately 900 in our Southern Operations.
The Model T, Model A, and first V-8 models were introduced during the Depression years. In 1947, the opening of Ft. Lauderdale Lincoln Mercury marked the beginning of the Southern Operations in Florida.
Other New Jersey franchises were opened through the years, including:
- Holman Ford, Mt. Laurel Mt. Laurel, NJ 1924Holman Lincoln Mercury Maple Shade, NJ 1939
- RMP (Reconditioned Motors & Parts) Pennsauken, NJ 1946
- ARI (Automotive Resources, Int’l.) Mt. Laurel, NJ 1948
- Holman Enterprises Pennsauken, NJ 1951
- Holman Leasing & Rental Pennsauken, NJ 1959
- Holman Commercial Truck Center Maple Shade, NJ 1959
- Fleet Body Equipment Kansas City, MO 1982
- Holman Lincoln Mercury Turnersville Turnersville, NJ 1985
- Holman Infiniti Maple Shade, NJ 1991
- Saturn of Mt. Laurel Mt. Laurel, NJ 1991
- Saturn of Turnersville Turnersville, NJ 1993
- Saturn of English Creek Egg Harbor Twp,NJ 1996
- Holman Ford Glassboro Glassboro, NJ 1998
- Holman Ford Turnersville Turnersville, NJ 1998
- Holman Motorcars Egg Harbor Twp,NJ 1999
- Holman Linc-Merc-Mazda Engl Ck. Egg Harbor Twp.NJ 2003
Holman expanded into South Florida in 1947 and currently own/operate the following:
- Hollywood Lincoln Mercury Hollywood, FL 1951
- Miami Lincoln Mercury Miami, FL 1959
- South Florida Leasing Hollywood, FL 1963
- Pompano Ford Lincoln Mercury Pompano, FL 1974
- Lauderdale Imports—Rolls Royce Ft. Lauderdale, FL 1985
- Margate Lincoln Mercury Margate, FL 1988
- Lauderdale Imports—BMW Ft. Lauderdale, FL 1991
- Pines Lincoln Mercury Pembroke Pines,FL 1999
- HolmanLauderdale Mini Ft. Lauderdale, FL 2002
- Holman Honda of Ft. Lauderdale Ft. Lauderdale, FL 2003
- Lauderdale BMW of Pem. Pines Pembroke Pines,FL 2004
- Margate Volvo Margate, FL 2004
With over 80 years of service, success, and prosperity in the automotive business, Holman Enterprises is still a family-run organization dedicated to providing customers with a Premier Automotive Experience. The Holman Auto Group’s record of successful growth will undoubtedly continue in the years ahead. |
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