Dealership History
The History of Weld County Garage Buick GMC
In 1901, D.R. McArthur established Weld County Garage Buick GMC selling buggies and shoeing horses for the then dirt roads of Greeley Colorado. In 1908, Weld County Garage Buick GMC entered the car business under the name of Weld County Automobile Company and became the first Buick dealership west of the Mississippi selling Buick’s most popular vehicle the Model 10. General Motors (GM) was founded on September 16, 1908 as a holding company for Buick, and on that date Weld County Automobile Company became a GM dealer. At this time Weld County Automobile Company was also selling Cadillac models. It is not currently known when the dealership stopped selling Cadillacs. In 1908, GM purchased the Reliance Motor Truck Company and the Rapid Motor Vehicle Company. These two were merged to create GMC Trucks in 1912 and Weld County Automobile Company was in the truck business. In 1914, the Weld County Automobile Company changed back to the original name of Weld County Garage Buick GMC. Weld County Garage Buick GMC began selling Pontiacs in 1926 when that brand was introduced into the GM fold.
Dealership Info
Phone Numbers:- Sales or Service:970-400-9952
- Mobile Service:970-502-2254
- Commercial & Fleet Sales:970-573-6661
- Truck City Service:970-352-7200
- Main:(970) 400-9952
- Sales:(970) 400-9952
- Service:(970) 502-2254
- Parts:(970) 400-9952
- Mon - Sat9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- SunClosed
Visit Weld County Garage Buick GMC to Purchase Your New Buick Pontiac GMC…and Washing Machine?
Weld County Garage Buick GMC hasn’t always just been in the car business. Appliances were sold in the large showroom in the same building as the Buick, Pontiac and GMC sales on 8th Avenue and 10th Street in Greeley. This showroom later became the large indoor showroom for Buicks and Pontiacs that allowed Weld County Garage Buick GMC customers to shop for their new vehicle in the warmth of the indoors during the cold Colorado winters. Throughout the years Weld County Garage Buick GMC has sold many forms of transportation and entertainment including trailers, boats, jet skis, four-wheelers and motorcycles. The building on 8th and 10th was remodeled and expanded several times to house Weld County Garage Buick GMC’s service department, Collision Center, and detail shop and even had two large apartments upstairs. One of these apartments was the residence of Gene Bush who was an employee of Weld County Garage Buick GMC for over 50 years.
New Ownership
In 1982, Lee Yoder and 2 other partners purchased Weld County Garage Buick GMC from the 3rd generation of the McArthur family. His son Warren Yoder worked for the dealership in every department and moved up to become the general manager of Weld County Garage Buick GMC. In 2012, Warren purchased the company and is the current owner of all Weld County Garage Buick GMC locations.
The New Weld County Garage Buick GMC
In June of 2003, Weld County Garage Buick GMC moved into its new home at 2699 47th Avenue in Greeley. This new location features a 60,000 square-foot building set on over 12 acres of land. Weld County Garage Buick GMC features two large service departments; one on 47th Avenue and our Truck City Service Center located at 1415 1st Ave in Greeley. The Truck City Service location services all makes and models including medium-duty and recreational vehicles. The new location also features a huge parts warehouse, detail shop, all the administrative offices, a large multimedia and meeting room, our vehicle financing offices, one of the largest used vehicle departments in the state of Colorado, and of course it is the home our GMC and Buick sales. In 2009, Weld County Garage Buick GMC saw the end of the Pontiac brand name and extensive restructuring of GM, but Weld County Garage Buick GMC continued as a strong business leader in our community and celebrated their 100th anniversary!
Weld County Garage Buick GMC Today
Weld County Garage Buick GMC has grown to become one of the largest Buick and GMC dealerships in the Nation. With over 150 employees and four locations, Weld County Garage Buick GMC serves our community’s vehicle needs in every way. Weld County Garage Buick GMC has also delivered new and used vehicles to every state in the Nation and is excited to be celebrating over 105 years in business.