Our History
Three Generations Of The Lester Glenn Experience
The automotive industry has experienced a number of changes throughout the years. Despite these industry-wide changes, Lester Glenn Auto Group has remained focused on its future, while proudly reflecting on its past. More than 60 years since its beginnings in 1956 and three-generations later, Lester Glenn Auto Group continues to operate as a hands-on, family-run automotive organization focused on taking care of the customer.
Where It All Began
In March of 1956, more than sixty years ago, Lester Glenn opened the doors to our very first dealership.
Lester Glenn founded what would become known as Lester Glenn Chevrolet, we welcomed customers to our home on Flint Road in South Toms River, New Jersey. Our first showroom had just enough room for one car and its service department only had room for three!
Within the confines of these small walls is where the Lester Glenn philosophy of taking care of our customer not only was founded, but wildly flourished.
After seven months of developing a solid foundation, Lester Glenn Buick was poised to move on to bigger and better things. We moved our dealership to a new, and much larger, location on Route 37 in Toms River where we watched our new car sales climb from a mere 50 per year to an unprecedented 1,000 per year
The Second Generation
Growing in both sales and ambitions, in 1966 Lester Glenn asked his son-in-law, Stanley Kraushaar, to join the organization.
This "temporary" position for Kraushaar, a pharmacist at the time, later became a permanent change.
Early into Kraushaar's tenure, Lester Glenn Auto Group would look to expand its footprint further onto Route 37 in Toms River, acquiring another storefront where the Lester Glenn Buick GMC location sits today.
In 1972 Stanley Kraushaar became a Partner and the Manager of Operations of Lester Glenn Auto Group. His foresight would help lead Lester Glenn Auto Group into the future as the Glenn and Kraushaar families set sights on continuing to grow.
In 1984, with great sadness, our organization mourned the loss of its founder and first president, Lester Glenn.
Glenn's foundational principles of taking care of the customer and doing everything possible to ensure the customer continues to choose to do business with us lives on today as what we refer to as the "Lester Glenn Experience."
After Glenn's passing, Stanley Kraushaar would succeed Glenn in overseeing all operations of Lester Glenn Auto Group. During Kraushaar's many years of leadership, Lester Glenn Auto Group would continue to grow in sales, number of team members, franchises and locations, all while maintaining what made Lester Glenn Auto Group unique - the customer experience.
The Third Generation
In 2007, after a successful career in the financial industry, Lester Glenn's grandson and Stanley Kraushaar's son - Adam Kraushaar - joined the family business.
From early childhood, Adam grew up in the Lester Glenn dealerships, spending time in every department and learning, hands-on, what it takes to operate an automotive group.
With Adam on the team representing Lester Glenn's third generation, ambitions to expand the Lester Glenn Auto Group footprint had never been higher. Together, with his father Stanley, Adam would pursue purchases of additional properties and franchises to add to the growing list of options Lester Glenn Auto Group would be able to offer its customers.
After Stanley retired later in 2007, Adam would assume his present role as President and Owner of Lester Glenn Auto Group. Under Adam's leadership, Lester Glenn Auto Group would expand into multiple new towns and a whole new county.
With respect to the organization his grandfather founded and his father operated for many years, Adam continues to preach and practice the same founding principles of doing everything possible to take care of our customer and treating them with dignity and respect.
A New Chapter
Lester Glenn Chevrolet of Freehold opened in September, 2018. A member of the Lester Glenn Family of Auto Dealerships, Lester Glenn Chevrolet of Freehold is Lester Glenn's 8th store and second Chevrolet location.
Lester Glenn purchased the property in 2016 and demolished the existing buildings on location to make way for a brand new, state of the art, Chevrolet dealership and service center. A lot of hard work and dedication went into building our newest dealership and we are proud to show it off to all of our neighbors in Monmouth county as the newest place to buy their Chevrolet vehicle. Without the support we receive from the community, we would not be able to do what we do every day and we truly appreciate that.
We are dedicated to providing Freehold and the rest of Monmouth County with the Lester Glenn Experience of buying new and pre-owned Chevrolet vehicles and are excited for all of the opportunities that come along with the opening of this newest location!
From our inception in 1956 all the way through our most recent projects and developments, our mission has always been the same:
Complete Customer Satisfaction and Dedication to the Community
With the help of all of our amazing team members and the loyalty of all of our customers, we have been able to establish a truly wonderful relationship with the residents of Ocean and Monmouth Counties and beyond.
Over the years, we've had great opportunities to contribute to organizations - both small and large - and help to make a difference in the community that helped build us. We look forward to continuing that community service as well as serving our communities with the treatment they deserve and the experience they have come to expect from Lester Glenn Auto Group since 1956.
With a sincere dedication to social responsibility and unparalleled customer service, Lester Glenn Auto Group is just getting started!
Lester Glenn Auto Group's Leadership Through The Years
Lester Glenn
Years Providing The Experience: 1956 - 1984
Stanley Kraushaar
Years Providing The Experience: 1966 - 2007
Adam Kraushaar
Years Providing The Experience: 2007 - Current
