All that you Need to Know About Lester Glenn Hyundai - A Toms River, NJ Dealer

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.

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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 Buick, 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 Look Back, And To The Future

Lester Glenn Hyundai

1997

Hyundai joins the Lester Glenn Auto Group family. What would later become the number one Hyundai store in New Jersey for several years in the 2000’s (and the entire eastern region), Hyundai made its Lester Glenn debut in 1997. We built our first store on Route 37 E and its growth was astounding. Hyundai provided us with a huge opportunity for sustained growth, and we swiftly took it.

2010

With our Auto Group’s eyes set firmly on continued growth, and with our Hyundai store completely outgrowing the confines of our original showroom, an opportunity to move down the road to a larger facility was researched and found. In 2010, our Hyundai showroom would close its doors and head a short distance further east on Route 37 to its new home. The new home was a much larger building and lot, allowing for more inventory, increased service opportunities and a better customer experience.

2022

After 12 years of making memories at our Hyundai store at the 386 Route 37 E address, it was time for something new. Lester Glenn Auto Group created a plan to completely renovate the existing Hyundai showroom to make way for a new, state of the art Hyundai facility. Last remodeled in 2010, construction on the new renovation began late 2022, with expectations to re-open late 2023/early 2024. Our goal is always to bring the best, latest and greatest experience to all of our customers. This new facility will allow us to deliver the Lester Glenn Experience in new and exciting ways!

2023

Just over a year after construction began, our state-of-the-art Hyundai sales and service facility reopened! On December 4th, 2023, we welcomed back customers to our home located at 386 Route 37 E, Toms River, NJ to enjoy the beautiful, new showroom. This new sales and service facility features a completely refreshed design and updated amenities to ensure all of our guests are comfortable for years to come!

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!